According to the official account of the State Administration of Taxation, on November 4, tax authorities in Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Qingdao and other places exposed six cases of online celebrity and online store tax evasion investigated and dealt with according to law in recent years. They are: 1. The First Inspection Bureau of Chifeng Municipal Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation lawfully investigated and dealt with the tax evasion case of online anchor Guo Xinxin. After investigation, from 2020 to 2022, Guo Xinxin engaged in business activities such as live streaming, e-commerce, and selling dance courses. By concealing sales revenue and making false declarations, he underpaid a total of 1.4101 million yuan in personal income tax, value-added tax, and other taxes. In June 2024, the First Inspection Bureau of Chifeng Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations such as the Tax Collection and Administration Law of the People's Republic of China and the Administrative Penalty Law of the People's Republic of China, made a decision to recover taxes and fees, impose late fees, and impose fines totaling 2.6889 million yuan. At present, the involved taxes, fees, late fees, and fines have been recovered and stored in the warehouse. 2、 The First Inspection Bureau of Jilin Municipal Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation has lawfully investigated and dealt with the case of tax evasion on the platform sales of Fat Duo plus size clothing stores in Changyi District, Jilin City. According to the investigation, from 2020 to 2023, the online stores registered on the Internet platform by Pangduo Big Code Clothing Store in Changyi District, Jilin City, through off account operation, hidden income, false declaration and other ways, underpaid 675200 yuan of personal income tax, value-added tax and other taxes. In November 2024, the First Inspection Bureau of Jilin Municipal Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation issued a penalty decision to recover taxes and fees, impose late fees, and impose fines totaling 1.177 million yuan in accordance with relevant laws and regulations such as the Tax Collection and Administration Law of the People's Republic of China and the Administrative Penalty Law of the People's Republic of China. At present, the involved taxes, fees, late fees, and fines have been recovered and stored in the warehouse. 3、 The Inspection Bureau of Harbin Municipal Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation has lawfully investigated and dealt with the tax evasion case of the Women's World online store in Harbin Hongbo Trading City. After investigation, it was found that from 2022 to 2024, the Women's World online store in Harbin Hongbo Trading City sold women's clothing through live streaming, and underpaid a total of 1.1248 million yuan in value-added tax, personal income tax, and other taxes through concealed sales revenue, false tax declaration, and other methods. In July 2025, the Inspection Bureau of the Harbin Municipal Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation issued a penalty decision of 1.8903 million yuan in accordance with relevant laws and regulations such as the Tax Collection and Administration Law of the People's Republic of China and the Administrative Penalty Law of the People's Republic of China, including the collection of taxes and fees, the imposition of late fees, and fines. At present, the involved taxes, fees, late fees, and fines have been recovered and stored in the warehouse. 4、 The First Inspection Bureau of Changzhou Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation has lawfully investigated and dealt with the case of tax evasion in the online store sales of Changzhou Emanelli Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. According to the investigation, from 2018 to 2022, Changzhou opened stores on the Internet platform with Maneli Plastic Industry Co., Ltd., concealed the un invoiced income by collecting sales funds from the Internet platform through personal accounts, made false tax returns, and underpaid VAT, corporate income tax and other taxes totaling 1.0167 million yuan. In May 2025, the First Inspection Bureau of Changzhou Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations such as the Tax Collection and Administration Law of the People's Republic of China and the Administrative Penalty Law of the People's Republic of China, made a decision to recover taxes and fees, impose late fees and fines totaling 2.2528 million yuan. At present, the involved taxes, fees, late fees, and fines have been recovered and stored in the warehouse. 5、 The Inspection Bureau of Nanchang Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation has lawfully investigated and dealt with the online sales tax evasion case of Shangpinwu Clothing Store in Donghu District, Nanchang City. Shangpinwu Clothing Store in Donghu District, Nanchang City, has not confirmed its tax registration information and has not declared taxes for a long time since registering as an individual business with the registration authority in April 2017. From 2017 to 2024, the clothing store paid a total of 3.6689 million yuan of VAT, personal income tax and other taxes underpaid by means of split operation and concealing the sales revenue of the Internet platform. In September 2025, the Inspection Bureau of Nanchang Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations such as the Tax Collection and Administration Law of the People's Republic of China and the Administrative Penalty Law of the People's Republic of China, made a decision to recover taxes and fees, impose late fees, and impose fines totaling 6.6958 million yuan. At present, the involved taxes, fees, and late fees have been recovered and stored in the warehouse, and the fines are being recovered. 6、 The First Inspection Bureau of Qingdao Municipal Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation has lawfully investigated and dealt with the case of tax evasion in the live sales of Shangpinyou Food Store in Shinan District. Through investigation, from January 2022 to January 2024, Shinan District Shangpinyou Food Store opened a live broadcast shop on the Internet platform to sell seafood, concealed sales revenue through personal account collection and other means, made false tax declaration, and underpaid VAT, personal income tax and other taxes totaling 1.7712 million yuan. In March 2025, the First Inspection Bureau of the Qingdao Municipal Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation issued a penalty decision of 3.0883 million yuan in accordance with relevant laws and regulations such as the Tax Collection and Administration Law of the People's Republic of China and the Administrative Penalty Law of the People's Republic of China, including the collection of taxes and fees, the imposition of late fees, and fines. At present, the involved taxes, fees, late fees, and fines have been recovered and stored in the warehouse. Paying taxes in accordance with the law is the legal obligation of every business entity. The act of concealing sales revenue and making false tax declarations through personal account collection and other means on online platforms will be punished by law. Operators and employees on the Internet platform should consciously enhance their awareness of tax law, truthfully report income information according to regulations, and adhere to compliant operation and honest tax payment. The tax department will continuously optimize tax and fee services while continuously improving tax supervision for new business models, investigate and punish various tax related illegal activities in accordance with the law, maintain a fair and just tax order, and better promote the long-term, standardized and healthy development of the platform economy. (New Society)