E-commerce bigwigs' "post-autumn reckoning": the tax storm is coming, what is the truth? Red alert has sounded!
Have you heard? The e-commerce circle has not been peaceful recently, and several big-name e-commerce companies in Shanghai have been invited by the tax bureau to "drink tea", which has caused a lot of trouble. On May 12, 2024, the news first released by **Taifeng Chat Entertainment** directly blew up the quiet night in the e-commerce industry.
**Tax inspection raid, e-commerce giants can't escape the eyes of the law**
Here's the thing, on a seemingly ordinary weekend, the high-level mobile phones of several high-level e-commerce leaders in Shanghai suddenly clanged, and when they opened it, the "invitation letter" of the tax bureau was lying there quietly, saying that it was a comprehensive "physical examination" of the tax situation in the past three years. This is not an ordinary party invitation, it is simply a bolt from the blue, you know, tax inspections, such things are usually traceable, but this time there is no warning, which makes people unprepared.
**Details determine success or failure, every penny must be clear**
The tax bureau has taken a real step this time, and the inspection content is meticulous, from value-added tax, customs duties to business tax, and personal income tax has not been left behind. Especially in the area of cross-border e-commerce, it is the hardest hit area, the transaction chain is long, there are many types of taxes, and the eyes of the tax bureau are like copper bells, for fear of missing any suspicious corners. The CEOs of the company are busy now, rummaging through the cabinets to find financial records and transaction vouchers, for fear that something will go wrong.
**Insider trading, the "unspoken rules" in the stock market have been kicked out**
What's even more exciting is that an e-commerce boss was also targeted by the Securities Regulatory Commission, saying that it played the trick of insider trading and quietly made more than 200 million yuan. Now it's good, the principle of fairness in the stock market has been trampled on, and the hearts of small shareholders are broken. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has taken a tough stance and cracked down on this kind of "rat barn" and vowed to return the stock market to a clean place.
**Trust crisis, the integrity test of the e-commerce industry**
After this series of operations, we, the people who eat melons, also began to mutter: E-commerce giants, are your account books really clean? Tax compliance, this is the face of the enterprise, and now it is so messed up, the boat of trust will be overturned. As for those friends who bought stocks, they have fifteen buckets of water in their hearts - seven up and eight down, this investment risk is really impossible to prevent.
**Different responses, some are open-minded, some are low-key**
In the face of this storm, the reactions of e-commerce companies are also mixed. Some companies are generous, directly issued an announcement admitting that they had accepted the inspection, and also promised to rectify, with a posture of "I change and I progress"; And some of them are much more low-key, secretly working hard, striving for internal digestion, and trying not to let the negative impact spread.
Can the future of e-commerce be wider and wider?
This double whammy of taxation and insider trading has cast a shadow over the future of the e-commerce industry. But then again, isn't it a rainbow after every storm? Can e-commerce bigwigs take this opportunity to change their minds and regain the trust of the public? Let's wait and see!