According to the announcement, the tax authorities have fine-tuned the tax return accordingly, so that taxpayers can fill in the declaration information more accurately. When the annual settlement is made, the taxpayer only needs to submit the annual settlement declaration form. Taxpayers who modify basic information and enjoy new deductions or tax incentives only need to submit relevant information together. Taxpayers need to carefully check the information provided to ensure that it is true, accurate and complete.

In order to facilitate the follow-up service and management, taxpayers and the units that handle the annual settlement and payment need to keep the relevant information of the annual settlement and payment for a period of five years from the end of the annual settlement and payment period.

Through which channels can taxpayers handle the annual settlement?

Article 7 of the Announcement defines three channels for handling annual settlement: online office, mail office and lobby office.

The first is the network information office. The tax authorities provide efficient and fast online tax channels, and suggest that taxpayers give priority to the online tax bureau, especially the mobile personal income tax APP pocket tax for annual settlement and payment. In the online tax bureau, the tax authorities have directly pre-filled all the prepayment declaration data of the four comprehensive incomes of eligible taxpayers into the declaration form, making it more convenient and quick for taxpayers to handle the annual settlement. In addition, in order to further enhance the convenience of taxpayers' overseas income declaration, the online tax bureau will also open the overseas income declaration function in 2020.

The second is the post office. If taxpayers are not convenient to use the Internet, they can also mail the declaration form for annual settlement. The provincial tax bureaus will designate tax authorities that specialize in accepting postal declarations and announce them to the public. Taxpayers need to send the declaration form to the address published by the provincial tax bureau where the competent tax authority is located as stipulated in Article 9 of the announcement. Mail declaration needs to clearly, truly and accurately fill in my relevant information, especially key information such as name, taxpayer identification number and effective contact information. It is suggested to fill in the form, print and sign it by computer.

The third is the lobby office. If it is inconvenient for taxpayers to use the Internet or mail, they can also go to the tax service hall of the competent tax authority as determined in Article 9 of the announcement.