"The left hand is a fake invoice, and the right hand is a real invoice. I am rubbing the invoice code and character area with white paper. You can see that the real invoice has anti-counterfeiting ink, and there are red scratches on the invoice and white paper, but there is nothing in fake invoices." At the scene of the Consumer Rights Day special event held by the Changshou District Taxation Bureau, Xu Zibin, the fourth-level sponsor of the Third Taxation Office, explained the method of identifying the authenticity of paper invoices and guiding taxpayers to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
On the "3.15" International Consumer Rights Day, the Chongqing Taxation System took tax law knowledge related to invoices as the main line and promoted tax law on hot topics of concern to consumers.
"We rarely receive paper invoices, so how can electronic invoices be identified?" Peng Wensheng, the owner of Chongqing Tiantianlai Supermarket, raised questions on the spot.
"The most convenient way to verify paper invoices or electronic invoices is to log in to the national VAT invoice inspection platform. After entering basic information such as invoice code and number, you can check the authenticity of the VAT invoice." Xu Zibin said that if citizens receive fake invoices, they can call the 12366 tax service hotline to report or log in to the official website of Chongqing Taxation Bureau, and click on the "Report of Tax Illegal Acts" in the "Interactive Communication" column to report online.
In addition to issuing fake invoices, merchants' refusal to issue invoices is also an infringement on consumers' legitimate rights and interests.
htmlOn December 1, the 12366 tax service hotline of Tongliang District Taxation Bureau received a call from a citizen Mr. Huang who reported that the merchant refused to issue invoices."The hotel staff said that they could only issue invoices for business that year, and they would not issue invoices during the New Year's Eve." Mr. Huang introduced that he spent more than 1,600 yuan in a hotel in December last year. He did not ask for an invoice at that time. Recently, he contacted the hotel to request an invoice but was rejected.
After receiving the report, the tax staff contacted the hotel on the same day, popularized the relevant tax law knowledge of the hotel staff and ordered them to correct the illegal acts as soon as possible. The next day, Mr. Huang received the hotel's reissue invoice.
At the Wulong District Taxation Bureau’s special event with the theme of “You make the decision to protect the rights of invoices”, tax personnel distributed the legal publicity brochure of “Invoices Protection Tips” to the citizens on site.
"Don't have invoices, the price can be discounted."
"If you enjoy the preferential price of group purchases, you cannot issue invoices."
"The invoices are used up and you cannot issue invoices."
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Tax personnel list the usual "routines" of merchants refusing to issue invoices, and give on-site explanations based on how to identify false invoices and identify "tax refund scams".
Chongqing Taxation Bureau reminds that as long as consumption behavior occurs, it is not restricted by the consumption amount or method, consumers have the right to allow the seller to issue an invoice. The seller's behavior of refusing to issue an invoice or issuing a fake invoice for any reason is an illegal act. The behavior of consumers requesting invoices protects the country's taxation, social and economic order. At the same time, when after-sales issues such as quality occur, invoices are an important proof of consumption behavior and can help consumers protect their legitimate rights and interests.
