Article 32 of the Tax Administration Law stipulates that if a taxpayer fails to pay the tax within the prescribed time limit and a withholding agent fails to pay the tax within the prescribed time limit, the tax authorities shall, in addition to ordering him to pay the tax within the prescribed time limit, impose a late fee of 0.5% of the overdue tax on a daily basis from the date of tax payment.
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If it is an additional tax late fee:
1, the first case: add a late fee.
The Law on the Administration of Tax Collection stipulates that if a taxpayer or withholding agent fails to pay or underpays the tax due to miscalculation, the tax authorities may recover the tax and late fees within three years.
2. In the second case, a late fee shall be levied.
Similarly, according to the above provisions, under special circumstances, the recovery period can be extended to five years, including taxes and late fees.
3. The third case: tax evasion, tax refusal and tax fraud will be subject to a late fee.
The above provisions are still used. For tax evasion, tax refusal and tax fraud, the tax authorities shall recover the unpaid or underpaid taxes, late fees or tax fraud, and shall not be limited by the time limit specified in the preceding paragraph.
4. The fourth case: late fees will be charged for overdue taxes.
The Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law on the Administration of Tax Collection in People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the time limit for recovering taxes and late fees stipulated in the Law on the Administration of Tax Collection shall be calculated from the date when taxpayers and withholding agents pay unpaid or underpaid taxes.