On the 2nd, Liu Jinghong, the financial manager of Hengqin Jieke Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Hengqin Jieke"), received a text message stating that the tax refund represents the successful handling of the first export tax refund business for goods entering the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone (referred to as "the Cooperation Zone") after implementing "branch line management", marking the full implementation of the tax related policies in the "Overall Plan for the Construction of Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone". The overall plan for the construction of the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone clearly states that a "first line" is established between Hengqin and the Macao Special Administrative Region; The second line is established between Hengqin and other areas within the territory of the People's Republic of China. Previously, the financial and tax departments of the cooperation zone jointly issued a notice stating that from March 1, 2024, when the cooperation zone was officially closed and put into operation at midnight, relevant goods entering the cooperation zone through the "second line" of the mainland that meet the regulations will be considered as exports, and value-added tax and consumption tax refund policies will be implemented. According to the requirements of export tax refund policies, enterprises can apply for tax refunds as early as the following month after the goods are declared. Hengqin Jieke is an Australian funded enterprise operating in the cooperation zone, mainly engaged in the production and sales of electronic engineering and instrument equipment. On March 1st, the company purchased a batch of goods from the "second line" and declared them in the area. According to regulations, Liu Jinghong submitted a tax refund application to the tax department on April 1st. "Handling tax refunds is very simple. The entire process only requires operation at the electronic tax bureau, without the need to submit any paper materials. The entire process of declaring and processing tax refunds takes less than 5 minutes," said Liu Jinghong. "On the day of customs declaration, we processed the registration of the change of export tax refund enterprise for Hengqin Jieke, and arranged a dedicated person to guide taxpayers in selecting input invoices and pre filling declaration forms at the Guangdong Electronic Taxation Bureau, preparing relevant declaration materials, and doing a good job in the software and hardware connection of policy implementation." Meng Ning, the third level organizer of the Goods and Labor Tax Department of the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation, introduced. (Lai Xin She)