Inland Revenue Department introduces new measures to further streamline the processing of departure tax refunds.

Simplify business procedures, promote mutual recognition of cross-border businesses, and advance the pilot of online stores' departure tax refund... The State Administration of Taxation recently issued a notice, taking multiple measures to promote the more intelligent and convenient handling of departure tax refund services, further enhancing the departure tax refund services for overseas passengers' domestic consumption. The notice specifies that the State Administration of Taxation actively promotes the intelligent upgrade of departure tax refund services, realizing the online circulation of electronic information for departure tax refund applications and sales invoices of tax refund items, and supporting the entire process of departure tax refund being paperless. Local tax authorities must deepen their guidance on the business of tax refund shops and agents, effectively ensuring the orderly and efficient operation of paperless handling of departure tax refunds at all stages.