Cai Lei, vice president of JD.COM Group, said. The purpose of this move is to respond to the call of the country to speed up the implementation of electronic invoices, save energy and protect the environment, conform to the trend of fiscal and taxation management in internet plus, improve the operational efficiency of enterprises, optimize the shopping experience of consumers and facilitate reimbursement. As a leading enterprise in e-commerce, JD.COM has been fully implementing the application of electronic invoices from technology to practice, which has also set an example and played a leading role for the industry.
Electronic invoice is a valid receipt and payment voucher recognized by tax authorities. Like ordinary paper invoices, it is suitable for reimbursement and after-sales rights protection, and it also brings convenience to consumers in terms of preservation and inquiry. 20 15 1 1 year 10. In October, State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China issued the Announcement on Issues Related to the Implementation of the VAT Electronic Invoice System (State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China Announcement No.84 of 20 15), which stipulated that the legal effect, basic use and basic use provisions of electronic invoices were the same as those of ordinary paper invoices.
(Example of Electronic Ordinary Invoice)
The promotion of electronic invoices in China began on 20 13. At present, electronic invoices have been popularized in more than a dozen industries such as e-commerce and logistics. For consumers, the use of electronic invoices can be obtained in time, easy to find anytime and anywhere, and reduce the risk of fake invoices and invoice loss; For enterprises, the full implementation of electronic invoices will help to reduce the use of ordinary paper invoices, save the posting and pasting of traditional paper vouchers, greatly improve financial efficiency, reduce enterprise costs, and at the same time prevent invoice risks and ensure tax compliance; For the government, the full implementation of electronic invoices can form real, detailed and timely big data to help the government make scientific decisions. For the whole society, popularizing electronic invoices is conducive to protecting the environment, saving resources and promoting the sustainable development of the whole society. Based on the above multiple advantages, the implementation of electronic invoice was officially listed in the Outline of the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China on March 20 16.
JD.COM Group takes innovation as its value. Since its establishment, it has always adhered to the concept of "success lies in the right path, paying taxes according to law and operating with integrity" and actively participated in the innovative practice of "internet plus's fiscal and taxation governance". 20 13 On June 27th, JD.COM took the lead in issuing the first electronic invoice in China. According to statistics, from 20 16 to 20 17, JD.COM issued more than one billion electronic invoices 10, thus saving about 650 tons of paper, which is equivalent to cutting down at least 5,000 adult trees.
During 20 17 1, in order to encourage consumers to use electronic invoices and advocate environmental protection, JD.COM also joined hands with Tencent, Huiyun Elephant and Ruihong. Com launched the activity of "downloading electronic invoices to WeChat card packages to draw red envelopes". Users can successfully add an electronic invoice to the WeChat card package in JD.COM, and then get a chance to draw a cash-filled red envelopes lottery on WeChat, and the bonus will last.