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Fuel Station Fined for Hiding Sales and Fraudulently Claiming VAT Refunds via Personal Payment Codes

  • Qianlixing Gas Station in Zunhua City used personal accounts to hide sales income and fraudulently claimed 518,600 yuan in VAT credits from January 2020 to April 2023.
  • The station also underpaid 513,300 yuan in VAT and other taxes by concealing income.
  • Tax authorities discovered discrepancies through big data analysis and on-site inspections, revealing sales and inventory figures that did not match actual operations.
  • Investigations found 11.83 million yuan in hidden sales income via personal payment codes, not reported for tax purposes.
  • The station was fined and required to repay a total of 2,240,500 yuan in taxes, late fees, and penalties; all funds have been recovered.

Source: chinatax.gov.cn

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.



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