Frequently asked questions
Golden Tax Phase IV, platform reporting, what a tax health check includes, and the honest boundaries of the service — in plain English.
What is Golden Tax Phase IV?
Golden Tax Phase IV (金税四期) is the current generation of China's tax administration infrastructure. Its defining feature is 'governing tax by data': tax filings, invoice flows, bank payments and platform-reported revenue are consolidated and cross-checked automatically. In practice this means mismatches between what you declared and what the data says are surfaced without a field audit — which is why a self-initiated risk check is far cheaper than a risk notice.
Does the platform reporting regulation (Decree 810) affect foreign or cross-border sellers?
The Regulation on Internet Platform Enterprises' Reporting of Tax-Related Information (State Council Decree No. 810, effective 2025-06-20) obliges platforms operating in China to report the identity and income information of merchants on their marketplaces quarterly. If you sell through Chinese platforms — cross-border or domestic — the platform-side data on your revenue already reaches the tax administration. Your own obligation is unchanged: report your taxable income correctly; the difference between your declarations and the platform data is what triggers attention.
What exactly is Shoushuibao?
Shoushuibao (守税宝) is a tax compliance risk-check platform for Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises, delivered as a WeChat mini-program. A free 3-minute questionnaire gives a three-level risk triage; paid tiers add an AI tax health check over your authorized e-Tax Bureau data and business records, and — from CNY 1,599 — a report reviewed and stamped by a partner tax firm in Shanghai. It is a check-up, not a bookkeeping or filing service.
What do the services cost?
Free self-check: no charge. AI Tax Health Check: CNY 299 per check. Tax-Firm Health Check: CNY 1,599 per check (AI scan + professional review + firm-stamped report + 30-minute call). Year-Round Tax Watch: from CNY 5,980 per year. Special-project services (audit response, tax structuring, historical cleanup, pre-deal compliance) are quoted per project. Upgrades are credited: the CNY 299 is fully credited toward the CNY 1,599 tier (top up CNY 1,300), and the CNY 1,599 is fully credited toward Year-Round Tax Watch (from CNY 4,381/year net).
How does the data authorization work, and is my data safe?
Deeper checks use an official e-Tax Bureau authorization session (QR scan) to read your filing data. Shoushuibao does not collect or store your tax bureau username or password, and authorized data is used only for your own risk scan. Published case studies and statistics use only public documents and anonymized aggregates.
Are the reports available in English?
Reports are issued in Chinese by the partner tax firm in Shanghai. For international engagements — foreign-invested entities, overseas advisors working on a China file — write to bd@intentengine.cn and we will scope what an English-language deliverable would require.
Is Shoushuibao a replacement for my accountant?
No. Shoushuibao answers one question: 'what tax risks does my company carry, and how big is the exposure?' It does not keep books or file returns. Many users share the results with their bookkeeping firm as a rectification to-do list; the firm-stamped report at the CNY 1,599 tier is designed to be handed to your accountant exactly that way.
Can I use the tax-firm report as an attestation for banks or investors?
No. The Tax-Firm Health Check report is stamped by the tax firm and intended for your internal self-inspection and rectification reference only. It is not a tax attestation report (涉税鉴证) and must not be used as external proof for bank loans, due diligence, filings or similar purposes. If you need an attestation-grade deliverable, that is what the special-project tier is for.
How long does a check take?
The free questionnaire returns its triage result immediately. The AI Tax Health Check typically completes within 1–3 hours after you submit your authorization and records. The tax-firm tier adds professional review and a scheduled 30-minute walkthrough call.
Who operates Shoushuibao?
Shoushuibao is operated by Intent Engine (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. (ICP license 沪ICP备2026013361号-5) and built by the Acaiguanjia team, whose AI finance products serve Chinese small businesses.
Run the free check: open WeChat, search the mini-program 守税宝 (ShouShuiBao). International inquiries: bd@intentengine.cn.