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STA Form CIT Form A 100000

PRC Enterprise Income Tax Annual Return (Form A)

Country

China

Revision year

2024

Methods

efile

Updated

2026-05-20

PRC Enterprise Income Tax Annual Return (Form A)

Annual enterprise income tax (CIT) return for resident enterprises.

Who must file: PRC resident enterprises subject to enterprise income tax at the entity level.

Practical overview

The PRC CIT annual return is filed within five months of year-end and accompanied by multiple schedules covering revenue, costs, tax adjustments, related-party transactions, and asset-impairment items. The general CIT rate is 25 percent; small low-profit enterprises and high-tech enterprises may obtain reduced rates of 20 percent or 15 percent subject to conditions.

Practical steps

  • Prepare statutory financial statements following PRC GAAP.
  • Compute tax-adjusted taxable income.
  • File CIT annual return within five months of year-end.
  • Pay any balancing CIT owed.

Due-date notes

Within five months after the fiscal-year end.

Timing: 5 months after year-end

Penalty snapshot

Late-payment surcharges and administrative penalties under PRC tax-collection law.

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