State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, People's Republic of China (PRC) issued the Announcement on Issues Related to Issuing VAT Invoices (People's Republic of China (PRC) State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China Announcement No.20 17 16, hereinafter referred to as "AnnouncementNo. 16"), which came into effect on July 20 17, stipulating that enterprises need to provide taxpayer identification numbers when requesting VAT invoices, except enterprises.