The State Taxation Administration ("STA") has recently issued the Circular on Matters concerning the Postponement of the Tax Declaration Deadline for April 2020 (the "Circular").
The Circular reads that: 1. For taxpayers obligated to file tax returns on a monthly or quarterly basis, the tax declaration deadline will be postponed nationwide from April 20, 2020 to April 24, 2020; the deadline may be moderately postponed again in Hubei Province as the case may be, and the specific application of scope and the deadline should be specified according to law by the Hubei Provincial Tax Service, STA. 2. Taxpayers may file applications to the tax authorities for delaying the tax declaration, if it is still difficult for them to file tax returns by the extended deadline for April 2020 due to COVID-19 impact.