Our company plans to find an agent for export tax rebates and wants to understand in advance what are the classifications of agency export tax rebates. I hope it can be explained in detail so that I can better choose the agency method suitable for our company's business. Could you experts please help answer this question? Thank you!
Our company has export business and would like to understand how export agency fees should be classified, whether there are different classifications under different circumstances, and their impact on financial accounting. The best answer states that export agency fees are usually classified as selling expenses since they are directly related to sales activities, accurately reflecting cost inputs in the sales process and benefiting financial accounting. It also mentions that for small amounts or due to financial habits, other treatment methods may be considered, but consistency should be maintained.
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Sarah ZhangYears of service：8Customer Rating：5.0
Document expertConsult
There are mainly two common classification methods for agency export tax rebates. According to different principal parties, it can be divided into agency export tax rebates commissioned by manufacturing enterprises and foreign trade enterprises. When a manufacturing enterprise entrusts an agent to export goods, the basis for tax rebate is the free - on - board (FOB) price of the export goods, and the "exemption, credit, and refund" tax method is implemented. "Exemption" means exempting VAT in the export link; "Credit" means that the input tax amount that should be refunded for raw materials, components, etc. consumed by the manufacturing enterprise in exporting self - produced goods offsets the tax payable for domestic sales; "Refund" means that when the input tax amount that should be offset by the self - produced goods exported by the manufacturing enterprise in the current month is greater than the tax payable, the un - offset part is refunded. For agency export tax rebates commissioned by foreign trade enterprises, the basis for tax rebate is the amount indicated on the special VAT invoice for purchased export goods, and the tax rebate is calculated according to the specified tax rebate rate. According to the scope of agency services, there are full - process agency export tax rebates and partial - link agency export tax rebates. The full - process agency covers all links from the preparation before the goods are exported to finally obtaining the tax rebate amount; the partial - link agency is only responsible for some links such as customs declaration and tax rebate application.
Andrew HuangYears of service：7Customer Rating：5.0
Supply chain optimization expertConsult
From the perspective of the tax rebate calculation method, agency export tax rebates can be divided into calculating tax rebates based on the actual purchase price and calculating tax rebates based on the FOB price of export goods. The former is common in foreign trade enterprises, calculating the tax rebate based on the invoice amount of purchased goods; the latter is more common in manufacturing enterprises.
David LiYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Senior customs declaration consultantConsult
According to the tax rebate declaration method, there are paper - based declaration agency export tax rebates and electronic data declaration agency export tax rebates. In the past, paper - based declarations were more common, but now electronic data declarations are more convenient and efficient, greatly saving time and labor costs.
James LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Foreign trade tax refund consultantConsult
According to the type of export goods, general trade export agency tax rebates and processing trade export agency tax rebates are different. General trade follows the normal process; processing trade is divided into processing with supplied materials and processing with imported materials, and there are differences in tax rebate policies.
Elizabeth LiYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Compliance and risk managerConsult
From a geographical perspective, it can be divided into domestic agency export tax rebates and cross - border agency export tax rebates. Domestic agency involves domestic principal and agent parties; cross - border agency involves overseas principal parties, etc., and there are differences in processes and policies.
Emily LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Settlement and payment expertConsult
From the nature of the agency subject, there are professional foreign trade agency companies for agency export tax rebates, and there are also some comprehensive enterprises for agency export tax rebates. There are differences in professionalism and service focus.
William YangYears of service：5Customer Rating：5.0
International logistics consultantConsult
According to the cooperation model, there are long - term cooperation agency export tax rebates and single - time cooperation agency export tax rebates. Long - term cooperation is suitable for enterprises with stable business, and single - time cooperation is suitable for occasional export businesses.
Robert ChenYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Customer service consultantConsult
According to whether to advance the tax rebate amount, there are agencies that advance the tax rebate amount and agencies that do not advance the tax rebate amount. Agencies that advance the tax rebate amount can enable enterprises to obtain funds more quickly, but there may be additional costs.
Joseph ZhouYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Senior foreign trade managerConsult
According to the scale of the service target, there are agency export tax rebates for large - scale enterprises and agency export tax rebates for small and medium - sized enterprises, and the service plan will be adjusted according to the enterprise scale.