China Announces Consolidation of Returns for Several Tax Types

China's State Administration of Taxation has issued Announcement No. 9 of 2021 concerning the consolidation of returns for several different tax types. The announcement provides that from 1 June 2021, taxpayers can use a single return for the declaration and payment of multiple tax types, including urban land use tax; house property tax; vehicle and vessel tax; stamp duty; cultivated land (farmland) use tax; resource tax; land valued-added (appreciation) tax; deed tax; environmental tax; and…