国税函[2004]第945号
颁布日期:20040830 实施日期:20040830 颁布单位:国家税务总局
GuoShuiHan[2004] No. 945
August 3rd, 2004
The Administration of State Taxes of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous1 Region:
Your Request for Instructions on the Nanning KangFu Communications Limited Company' Request for Enjoying Preferential Income Tax Policy on the Development of Western Areas (No.143 [2003] of the Guangxi Administration of State Taxes) and the Request for Instructions on Issues regarding the Nanning White Horse Public Traffic Limited Company's Application for Enjoying Preferential Tax Policy on the Development of Western Areas (No.130 [2003] of the Guangxi Administration of State Tax) have been received, we hereby make the following reply:
The “communications and transportation industry” that enjoys the treatment of a production-oriented foreign-funded enterprise as stipulated2 in Item (8) of Article 72 of the Detailed3 Rules for the Implementation4 of the Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China on Foreign-funded Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Tax Law) shall not include the foreign-funded enterprises engaging in the passenger transportation business; the “traffic enterprises” newly established in the western areas, which enjoy the exemption5 of enterprise income tax for two years and collection of half the rate for three more consecutive6 years as stipulated in Item (2) of Article 3 of the Notice of the State Council on the Implementation of Several Policies and Measures for the Development of Western Areas (No.33 [2000] of the State Council) shall refer to the enterprises engaging in the investment and construction of such traffic infrastructure7 as roads and bridges. Therefore, the Nanning KangFu Traffic Limited Company and the Nanning White Horse Public Traffic Limited Company that engage in the taxi business and urban public passenger transportation business do not fall within the scope of application of the aforesaid preferential enterprise income tax. Please dispose the issue by referring to other relevant tax provisions.