On the morning of April 1st, in the taxation hall of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, the financial staff of BASF New Materials Co., Ltd. received an environmental protection tax stamp from the declaration window. This is the first tax stamp issued since the introduction of the environmental protection tax in China. .

On January 1, this year, China’s first environmental protection tax law was formally implemented. As a new tax category reported on a quarterly basis, the environmental protection tax on the 1st of April has ushered in the nationwide first levy.

The reporter saw the Local Taxation Bureau of Quanzhou City in Fujian Province. The Tax Service Office established a consulting service area for this declaration. Although it is still the weekend, staff members have already been in place early and many company representatives are coming to apply. “Simple completion of the declaration form requires only a few minutes to complete the entry and billing process. The entire process is very convenient.” On the morning of the same day, Ke Yuanmei, the financial manager of Cardin (Fujian) Children’s Products Co., Ltd., received the first environmental tax tax in Fujian Province. ticket.

“The opening of the first environmental tax stamp indicates that the environmental protection fee tax system has been successfully transferred to the grassroots level.” Zhang Jinshan, Director of Property Tax Division of Fujian Local Taxation Bureau, introduced that, in addition to strengthening the guarantee services for the reporting period, the tax authorities will also The use of PSAs, mini-videos, micro-films, etc. to carry out extensive publicity, for taxpayers to popularize environmental tax background knowledge and detailed operating procedures.

In Beijing Miyun, Wang Hu, the chief financial officer of Beijing Special Hope Feed Co., Ltd., came to the taxation hall. After a simple application procedure, he successfully received the first environmental tax tax payment book in Beijing. “After the company completes the formalities, we will donate this tax payment certificate to the Beijing Tax Museum to express our determination to practice the green tax system and pay taxes according to law.” Wang Hu said, “The environmental awareness of companies is increasing. We are also willing to do our part to reduce environmental pollution and retain green mountains."

“The environmental protection tax is aimed at solving the practical problems people are concerned about, and carrying the heavy responsibility of practicing the concept of green development and promoting ecological environmental protection.” Fan Yonghong, deputy head of Beijing’s Miyun District, said that Miyun is the ecological conservation area of ​​Beijing. First, shoulder the special mission of protecting a pot of clear water for Beijing. Doing a good job of collecting environmental taxes is particularly important for Miyun.

The environmental protection tax law is the first single tax law in China that embodies the “green tax system” and promotes the construction of ecological civilization. As the first local tax after the implementation of the reform reform and reform pilot, the new environmental protection tax will support the protection and improvement of the environment. Since the beginning of this year, the State Administration of Taxation, together with the departments of finance and environmental protection, have done various preparations for the first levy of environmental protection tax to further ensure the smooth transition of the tax system.

According to reports, the current national taxation departments’ core collection and management systems and online newspaper systems have been deployed. A total of more than 240,000 green taxpayers have been identified, identified, and collected. The joint environmental protection department has organized more than 4,600 trainings. At the same time, local taxation departments have successively conducted on-site consultations and consultations on hotline 12366, and conducted taxation guidance for taxpayers in various ways.

Cai Zili, Director of the Department of Property and Behavioral Tax of the State Administration of Taxation, said that in order to fully guarantee the smooth and orderly tax returns for environmental taxes, local taxation service offices have extensively added special windows for environmental tax declarations and green channels. In addition to going to the Tax Office to handle business, taxpayers can also apply for environmental tax declarations on the Internet and fully enjoy the convenience brought by Internet + taxation.

“Preferential tax policies have further enhanced our motivation to optimize production processes and reduce emissions of pollutants.” Financial staff of BASF New Materials Co., Ltd. stated that in accordance with the environmental protection tax, it is an incentive to “multiple, multi-distribution, low discharge, low discharge, and no discharge”. As a result, the company’s pollutant discharge amount is lower than the national standard, and the originally-paid 9400 yuan environmental protection tax was deducted. The actual tax amount is only 8,800 yuan.

Fan Yong, a professor at the Central University of Finance and Economics, said that the collection of environmental protection taxes is not aimed at increasing fiscal revenue, and its ecological significance is far greater than that of taxation. Implementing the tax reform of environmental protection charges is a major strategic plan made by the Party Central Committee and the State Council. It is of great significance to promote the construction of ecological civilization in our country and promote the high quality development of China’s economy. It also pinpoints the people’s concern that “the sky is bluer, the mountains are greener, and the water is more "Clear" good expectations.