Consumers requesting invoices to purchase items is a matter of course, but nowadays, it is almost normal for furniture merchants not to issue regular invoices or to issue invoices for free. The reporter visited a number of home furnishing stores in the city, and the response was that the furniture and building materials industries did not invoice, and the marked price did not include tax. If consumers still ask for invoices, some businesses will require customers to pay 4% -5% more taxes. In order to save money, many people choose to compromise.

Relevant national laws and regulations stipulate that consumers request invoices from merchants after consumption, and merchants are obliged to provide invoices, and must provide them, otherwise it is a tax evasion that deliberately conceals the true sales amount. In this regard, consumers can call 12366 or log on the website of the Shenzhen Municipal Taxation Bureau to report. Lawyers also remind consumers that if they do not issue invoices, it will be difficult to implement rights protection in the future if the furniture they purchase has quality problems.

Invoices for home stores must be paid for taxes

Citizen Wang Minqing intends to get married on "Eleventh". Before that, she and her quasi-husband almost traveled to large and small home furnishing stores in Luohu and Futian to buy building materials and add various furniture for Love Nest. After several months of "shopping", it cost 60,000 to 70,000 yuan, but she found that no store or store was invoiced, and all she could get were "receipt", "receipt receipt" and other documents.

"Invoking in restaurants, shopping malls and other places, invoicing is a matter of course, why is it so difficult to buy furniture to invoice it?" Wang Minqing said.

Recently, reporters have visited furniture brand stores in many stores such as Red Star Macalline and Hundred Years of the Century Center, and consulted the staff of the service desk. The reporter found that the phenomenon of non-invoicing exists in the furniture industry to varying degrees, and many merchants choose to issue receipts as proof of consumption or warranty.

If consumers insist on invoicing, they need to pay taxes. For example, when buying furniture from some brands of Red Star Macalline, the invoice tax rate is 4.26%. Some brand stores that enter the company's name are directly invoiced by the brand; in Jinhaima Home Furnishing, office furniture is invoiced by Jinhaima free For self-use furniture, consumers will communicate with the brand stores to pay tax points. This problem also exists in other large stores.

"The office furniture store is self-operated, so you can invoice directly when you buy it. The home store is a brand store that has returned from investment, so invoices have to pay taxes." Jinhaima staff said.

Want a discount or an invoice?

The situation is similar for merchants. Only a small number of merchants indicated that they can sell at the discount indicated by the selling price, and provide free invoices. However, the sales staff all said that they did not have the habit of invoicing, and most of them issued receipts as "vouchers", and consumers of their own furniture basically did not ask for invoices.

"Miss, you can rest assured that you have no credibility. You will be doing this in a short time. We will issue you a receipt with a product warranty card, which has the company's contact information and contact person. Once you find that the product has quality problems, you can always contact us "" Said a salesperson of a Red Star Macalline brand.

The reporter insisted on asking for an invoice. The merchant's statement was consistent with the store's statement. Both said that if they want to issue an invoice, they will pay more. "Furniture and building materials industries are not invoiced, and the marked selling price is also tax-free." For a hundred years, a salesperson of a solid wood furniture brand said that consumers would have to pay 5% more for invoicing.

When the reporter showed dissatisfaction, the salesperson pretended to be willing to make a profit and bear the taxes and fees that the reporter needed to pay, but the price was to increase the discount, that is, the furniture price was a little more expensive. Similarly, if you do not invoice the discount, you can still make a profit. "If it is for personal use, there is no need to invoice, so the price can be much cheaper." The sales staff directly proposed.

The reporter interviewed more than ten citizens in various stores and asked them if they had no invoices for their purchases. Almost all citizens interviewed said that they did not have this habit, and they also knew the “unspoken rules” of the furniture market. Once invoicing was requested, the selling price would increase. Under such circumstances, they accepted in order to save money.

Citizen Li Hong calculated a sum of money and bought a four-bedroom set, which cost about 13,000 yuan. If a 5% tax point is to be added, the tax payment will cost 650 yuan more, "This is not a small amount. Anyway, the merchant also issued a receipt and a warranty certificate, and they went away. "Industry insiders say that Mo has lost the guarantee for the small money. Why is the furniture industry particularly reluctant to invoice?

As the above-mentioned Jinhaima staff said, the home store is often composed of many brand stores, the store is only responsible for unified management, and each store is an independent tax body. This is confirmed by the staff of Red Star Macalline. Staff said that they issue invoices for some brands, but also pay taxes for the merchants, and this part of the expenditure is borne by consumers. As a result, with little or no invoicing, dealers in specialty stores are naturally the biggest beneficiaries.

"The market competition is so fierce, we basically sell furniture at a cost of a few hundred yuan, and labor is becoming more expensive, and profits are getting lower and lower. It is also necessary to not invoice." Said a store manager of a Shenzhen brand furniture store.

Most of the interviewed citizens are puzzled. Why are the taxes and fees that businesses have to pay to be paid by consumers?

In this regard, representatives of furniture companies are reluctant to say more. A representative of a furniture company interviewed said that the habit of buying and selling furniture is generally that consumers do not pay the full amount at the time of purchase, but pay a part of the deposit first and wait for the goods to be delivered in full. "In this way, the merchant only needs to Open a receipt or delivery note to the consumer, and after receiving the balance, very few consumers return to the store to ask for an invoice. They can evade taxes without invoicing, so that the price of furniture can be lowered. "

"Some stores are opened by dealer agents, some are privately contracted, and the pursuit is to maximize profits. In fact, the merchants use tax increases to let consumers automatically give up asking for invoices." The representative of the enterprise said.

In the interview, several representatives of the interviewed enterprises said that there is no loss to consumers if they do not invoice. "We reduce costs and consumers can buy furniture at a cheaper price. Moreover, there will be no shortage of after-sales services."

However, some people in the industry interviewed suggested that if possible, consumers should still ask for invoices, "If the store is withdrawn or relocated, who will you go to with a receipt?"

Consumers do not need to "pay for" tax evasion by businesses

Consumer tips

Regarding whether consumers should bear the increased tax points for invoicing, lawyer Wang Hongchao said that taxes and fees are fees paid by merchants as taxpayers based on the total turnover and should not be borne by consumers. The invoice is not only a voucher for taxation by the tax authorities according to law, but also an important voucher for safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. The invoice must be "authentic". As consumers, they should take the initiative to ask for invoices to enhance awareness of rights protection and tax protection.

The Municipal State Taxation Bureau stated that it was a violation of the "Invoice Management Measures of the People's Republic of China" for merchants not to issue invoices, and it was a tax evasion that deliberately concealed the true sales amount. According to Article 63 of the "Tax Administration Law," "If a taxpayer evades taxes, the tax authority shall recover the unpaid or underpaid taxes and overdue fees, and impose over 50% of the unpaid or underpaid taxes. A fine less than five times; if it constitutes a crime, it shall be held criminally responsible. "

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