At a national tax work conference held on January 28, it was announced that in 2026, tax authorities will deepen reforms in the tax sector, actively improve a tax and fee system conducive to high-quality development, social equity, and a unified market, and deploy a series of key tasks. Hu Jinglin, Commissioner of the State Taxation Administration, stated that driven by factors such as economic growth, tax authorities collected a total of 33.1 trillion yuan in taxes and fees in 2025, successfully fulfilling the budget target for tax and fee revenue. Among these, tax revenue reached 17.8 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%, excluding export tax rebates.

The year 2026 marks the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan. The conference emphasized the need to continuously build a high-efficiency, full-chain tax and fee revenue governance system, firmly uphold the principle of not imposing excessive taxes and fees, rigorously address tax-related issues in irregular investment promotion and "invoice-driven economy" practices, and strive to maintain a sound economic and tax order to better support the development of a unified national market.

Hu Jinglin noted that while steadily implementing the Value-Added Tax Law and its implementing regulations, tax authorities will collaborate with relevant departments to deepen tax system reforms, optimize the tax structure, and strengthen efforts to standardize tax incentives. They will also work with other agencies to promote the national coordination of basic pension insurance and provincial-level coordination of basic medical insurance, while encouraging and supporting individuals in new forms of employment to participate in employee insurance programs.

In terms of strengthening tax supervision and inspection, tax authorities will continue to enhance oversight in key areas, strictly investigate and penalize illegal activities such as fraudulent invoicing, fraudulent export tax rebates, improper enjoyment of tax incentives, and tax evasion in sectors like refined oil and medical aesthetics. Efforts will also be made to promote tax compliance through case studies, warnings, and governance improvements.

To better support the business environment, the conference proposed the nationwide unification of tax administrative penalty discretion standards in a phased and categorized manner, further standardizing tax enforcement practices. Tax authorities will also deepen international tax governance and cooperation, improve mechanisms for resolving cross-border tax-related disputes, and enhance the role of the "Tax Road Connect" initiative within the national overseas comprehensive service system.

Additionally, it was reported that in 2025, tax authorities strengthened tax compliance management and intensified efforts to serve broader development goals. On one hand, supervision in key areas such as refined oil, export tax rebates, and online influencers and celebrities was deepened, with continued efforts to address tax-related issues in irregular investment promotion and "invoice-driven economy" practices. On the other hand, the "Silver-Tax Interaction" initiative helped small and micro enterprises with good tax compliance secure nearly 3 trillion yuan in credit loans. Tax and fee reductions, exemptions, and rebates under major policies supporting technological innovation and manufacturing development exceeded 2.8 trillion yuan, while the "immediate refund upon purchase" policy for departure tax refunds was rolled out nationwide, helping enterprises eliminate over 3 billion yuan in international double taxation.