The tax department has concentrated on exposing a batch of cases of individuals evading taxes through under-the-table payments.

On May 22, it was learned from the State Administration of Taxation that tax authorities in many places exposed a batch of typical cases on that day of using personal accounts to receive payments and conceal income, and evade taxes. The cases involved various terminal consumer industries closely related to people's livelihood, such as medical clinics, home renovation, public services, and gas stations. According to the cases reported, the criminals built a "foreign circulation" chain of funds through personal accounts to hide the actual sales income and evade taxes through false tax declarations. For example, Inner Mongolia Yidong Group Xiwusu Coal Co., Ltd. concealed income by receiving payments through employees' and their relatives' personal accounts and underreporting income on the books, evading taxes of 217 million yuan from 2019 to 2023. Experts explained that the Tax Administration Law clearly stipulates that taxpayers engaged in production and operation should open basic deposit accounts and other deposit accounts in banks or other financial institutions with their tax registration certificates, and report all accounts to tax authorities. Evading taxes by receiving payments through private accounts to hide income and making false tax declarations is a violation clearly specified in the Tax Administration Law. Officials from the State Administration of Taxation pointed out that businesses should open and use corporate bank accounts in accordance with the law, issue invoices in accordance with the law, and declare sales income in accordance with the law. Consumers should actively request invoices, and if they discover clues related to tax evasion through private account payments, they can report them to the tax authorities in accordance with the law.