Electronic invoice is the product of the information age. Like ordinary invoices, they are distributed to merchants in the form of unified issuance by the tax bureau. The invoice number is distributed to merchants with national unified coding and unified anti-counterfeiting technology. The electronic invoice is accompanied by the signature mechanism of the electronic tax bureau.
2065438+On February 9, 2005, China Life took the lead in issuing the first electronic invoice of Chinese mainland's financial and insurance industry, and Huize.com became the first insurance e-commerce company to jointly issue electronic invoices with China Life. It is reported that after consumers choose electronic invoices,
Relevant inspection information will be obtained. On this basis, the inspection can be carried out at any time through the electronic invoice service platform of official website and tax authorities, so as to avoid the inconvenience caused by the loss of paper invoices by consumers. ?
Statistics show that 201310 billion electronic invoices are issued in China, and it is estimated that it will reach 54.55 billion in 2022, maintaining an average annual growth rate of more than 100%.
The promotion of electronic invoices benefits from the "loosening" and encouragement at the policy level. Since electronic invoices are all VAT invoices, service businesses, including hotels and restaurants, are really included in the invoicing scope of electronic invoices after the "VAT reform" officially landed.
In March, State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China issued "Guiding Opinions on Further Improving the Implementation of VAT Electronic Ordinary Invoice", which further clarified the key points of the implementation of VAT electronic ordinary invoice in e-commerce, finance, express delivery and other industries.