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SUPPLEMENTARY CIRCULAR OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATION OF TAXATION CONCERNING ISSUES OF TAXATION ON PROMOTING THE TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS OF ENTERPRISES

The State Administration of Taxation

Supplementary Circular of the State Administration of Taxation Concerning Issues of Taxation on Promoting the Technology Progress
of Enterprises

GuoShuiFa [1996] No.152

September 3, 1996

In order to better carry out the spirit of the Circular of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation Concerning
Issues of Finance and Taxation on Promoting the Technology Progress of Enterprises (CaiGongZi [1996] No.41), the issues concerning
taxation hereof is complemented as follows:

1.

The wage of staff in research institutions of enterprises shall be accounted in the management expenditure and at the end of the year
when the taxable amount of income is counted, be tax-adjusted according to taxation wage.

2.

Where the expenditure of profitable enterprises for research and developing new products, new technology, new craftwork, is 10% higher
or more than those really occurred last year, the real expenditure of the year shall, in addition to list the expenditure, at the
year-end with the check and approval of competent tax authorities, credit the taxable amount of income according to the 50% of the
real amount occurred. Where the increase is less than 10%, there is no credit. The expenditure of enterprises running at a loss occurred
for research and development, shall only list expenditure according to the fact, and shall not apply to the method of credit the
taxable amount of income when increase amounts to a certain proportion.

3.

Where the expenditure of profitable enterprises for research and development increases to 10% higher or more than that of last year,
where 50% of the amount real occurred is more than the taxable amount of income, the part within the taxable amount of income; may
be credited while the part over the taxable amount of income shall not be credited in current year and the ensuing year.



 
The State Administration of Taxation
1996-09-03