Shenzhen Mobile Tax Payment Platform Launches Blockchain Electronic Invoice

Log in to the Shenzhen Municipal Taxation Bureau's tax payment mini program via your mobile phone, enter the "Easy Invoicing" module, open the QR code, scan the code, enter the information and submit it. After the company's invoice issuer has reviewed and approved it on the Shenzhen Mobile Tax Payment Platform @深税, the blockchain electronic invoice can be automatically sent to the customer's WeChat.

"Easy Invoicing" is free of connection, hardware and fees. There is no procedure for ticket type approval, purchase of invoices, etc. If the use of tickets exceeds the credit limit, you can apply for increased credit by simply scanning your face. The entire process can be handled online.

Starting from April 1, enterprises can also use @深税 to query and count blockchain invoices issued in the month, and can also maintain the invoice QR code, invoice issuer permissions, etc., and various invoicing functions can be realized on a "one screen".

The blockchain electronic invoice express version of the WeChat merchant platform has also been upgraded synchronously. WeChat merchants only need to activate the electronic invoice function and perform simple configuration to use it. Merchants can set the permissions of the invoicing personnel on the WeChat merchant platform, and the front desk staff can operate it, while avoiding the risk of invoice abuse. Merchants can freely choose between the "scan code to issue invoices" and WeChat payment receipt invoices, which is both safe and convenient.

△The blockchain electronic invoice issued by the enterprise using the Shenzhen tax platform @深税 WeChat applet

It is understood that since the first blockchain electronic invoice in Shenzhen was issued at Shenzhen World Trade Restaurant on August 10, 2018, the system has provided blockchain invoice services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Based on the tamper-proof and traceable advantages of blockchain technology, the entire process from invoice issuance to reimbursement is credible. The complete de-mediation completely breaks the physical limitations of electronic invoices and flexibly meets taxpayers' customized business invoice needs.

Currently, it has covered more than 100 industries including wholesale and retail, hotel and catering, port transportation, real estate, Internet, and medical care. More than 25,000 companies, including Tencent, Walmart, China Merchants Bank (50.990, -0.06, -0.12%), China UnionPay, Evergrande Real Estate, Gome Electrical Appliances, Vanke Property, etc., have connected. As of the end of March 2021, Shenzhen has issued more than 47 million blockchain electronic invoices with a total invoice amount of more than 60 billion yuan, and the average daily invoice volume has exceeded 120,000.

Li Ronghui, director of the Tax Administration and Technology Development Department of the Shenzhen Municipal Taxation Bureau, said that blockchain electronic invoices, blockchain bankruptcy linkage cloud platform, "Micro Tax" App, "@Shenshui" and other smart applications are all innovative achievements of the tax department using blockchain technology to promote convenience and benefit the people. As a new technical means to improve tax governance capabilities, blockchain technology has achieved remarkable results in reducing costs and improving efficiency for enterprises, realizing data information sharing among government departments, improving work coordination efficiency, enhancing government departments' data governance capabilities, and improving the business environment. (CCTV reporter Wu Huijun Xu Dawei)