Legal basis: Article 16 of the Measures for the Administration of Invoices in People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that units and individuals who need to use invoices temporarily may directly apply to the tax authorities in their places of business for issuing invoices on the basis of written documents for buying and selling commodities, providing or receiving services and engaging in other business activities and the identity certificate of the person handling them. If taxes should be paid in accordance with the provisions of tax laws and administrative regulations, the tax authorities shall pay taxes first and then issue invoices. According to the needs of invoice management, the tax authorities may entrust other units to issue invoices in accordance with the provisions of the competent tax authorities in the State Council. Illegal invoicing is prohibited.