In the busy city of Beijing, people from all walks of life are plagued by the complicated process of social security contributions. Recently, five departments in Beijing jointly announced that a new reform measure is in the pipeline, which is expected to have a significant impact on the city's social security declaration and payment process.
This news resonates with the whole industry, making the originally complex and complicated social security payment process more concise and efficient, marking a further optimization of the social security management system in the mainland.
Beijing optimizes the process of paying social security premiums
Starting from January 1, 2024, insured persons can declare and pay directly to the tax authorities, and no longer have to "go back and forth" between different departments.
The most significant change in the optimized social security declaration process is the elimination of the cumbersome steps of payers running between multiple departments. In the past, we had to report to the social security agency first, and then switch to the tax department.
In other words, it's like when we shop at the mall, we have to go to the product counter to ask for the price and then go to the cashier to pay. This undoubtedly adds to the complex burden of our lives.
Now, the new policy unifies the declaration and payment of fees to the tax department, so that businesses and flexible workers can solve all problems in one place.
What's more convenient is that payers can also make real-time inquiries and confirm information such as salary and details through the information system provided by the tax department, so that they can know what to do, making our lives easier and freer.
So, who exactly will be affected by this new policy?
To sum it up, there are two main categories:
First of all, all kinds of employers and their employees, they need to pay insurance premiums include the basic pension insurance premiums for enterprise employees, the basic pension insurance premiums of government agencies and institutions, the basic medical insurance premiums for employees (including maternity insurance premiums), work-related injury insurance premiums, unemployment insurance premiums and other supplementary social insurance premiums.
The second is the flexible employment people, who need to pay insurance premiums including basic pension insurance premiums, unemployment insurance premiums and basic medical insurance premiums.
Whether it is an enterprise, a government agency, or another form of employer, it is only necessary to declare and pay the amount of social insurance premiums payable to the tax department on a monthly basis. Flexible employees can choose to declare and pay basic social insurance premiums on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. This significantly reduces the process and makes the social security payment process much easier.
It is worth noting that urban and rural residents will also declare and pay social insurance premiums in accordance with the current methods and channels.
Tips:
Due to the need for the tax department to upgrade the relevant information system, from 0:00 on December 27, 2023 to 8:00 on January 1, 2024, the city's social insurance premium inquiry, voucher and related certificate printing business will be suspended.
From 20:00 on December 25, 2023 to 8:00 on January 1, 2024, the human resources and social security department will suspend online and offline social insurance registration-related businesses, and the medical security department will suspend online and offline social insurance registration related businesses such as basic medical insurance for employees (including maternity insurance) and basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents.
Answers to relevant questions
Will the implementation of self-declaration increase the payment burden of payers?
The optimization and adjustment of the social insurance premium payment declaration process is aimed at improving the convenience of payers, not the adjustment of the current payment policy.
The contribution base and contribution amount of employers and employees are still determined according to the current calculation method, and flexible employees can continue to voluntarily choose the appropriate contribution base within the scope of the policy, and the calculation method of the contribution base has not changed.
Will the implementation of self-declaration affect the payer's rights and interests record and enjoyment of benefits?
The departments of taxation, human resources and social security, medical security and other departments have established an information sharing mechanism to timely and accurately transmit information such as insurance participation and payment through the information sharing platform to ensure the timeliness and security of the data, so as not to affect the rights and interests of the payers and the enjoyment of benefits.
Therefore, this adjustment will not cause additional financial pressure on the contributors, and at the same time, it will not harm their legitimate interests.
After the implementation of self-declaration, will the convenience of declaration and payment be affected?
In order to cooperate with the new process reform, the tax department provides a variety of declaration and payment channels: online, handheld, physical, self-service, etc.
At the same time, taxpayers can use the social insurance premium collection and management information system of the tax department to inquire and confirm the payment salary, payment details and other information to ensure that their rights and interests are fully protected.
Therefore, this new policy not only optimizes the social security declaration and payment process, but also provides payers with the management and query of their own information, which greatly improves the quality of service.
Write at the end
Overall, although the new policy has brought us some new challenges and issues that need attention, overall, it has optimized and simplified the social security declaration and payment process, making our lives more convenient.
At the same time, it also explains the government's determination to improve the efficiency of public services, reduce the burden on enterprises, and improve the level of social security management. In the process of responding to new changes, we not only need to Xi learn and understand the new policy content, but also make corresponding adjustments and preparations, so that we can better adapt to the new environment.