The Notice of Confirmation of General Taxpayer shall be printed and stamped by the Tax Service Department of your competent tax authority and handed over to the taxpayer. Generally, it is a notice of tax matters. Article 8 of the Administrative Measures for the Qualification Recognition of General VAT Taxpayers (Order No.2 of State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, People's Republic of China (PRC)) Taxpayers who meet the conditions of Article 3 of these Measures shall apply for the qualification recognition of general VAT taxpayers according to the following procedures: (1) Taxpayers shall submit the Application Confirmation Form for General VAT Taxpayers to the competent tax authorities within 40 days after the end of the reporting period (see the annex, hereinafter referred to as the Application Form). (2) The identification organ shall complete the identification of general taxpayers within 20 days from the date when the competent tax authorities accept the application, and the competent tax authorities shall make and serve a Notice on Tax Matters to inform taxpayers. (3) If the taxpayer fails to apply for the qualification of general taxpayer within the prescribed time limit, the competent tax authorities shall make and serve the Notice of Tax Matters within 20 days after the end of the prescribed time limit to inform the taxpayer.