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Daniil Egorov, Commissioner of the Federal Tax Service of Russia (FTS) and Hu Jinglin, Commissioner of the State Taxation Administration (STA) of the People’s Republic of China, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two tax authorities. The document identifies priority areas of cooperation in tax administration, including the exchange of digital transformation experience, organization and delivery of professional training programs, and coordination at the international level.
Daniil Egorov expressed his gratitude to the Chinese side for effective cooperation and highlighted the importance of deepening professional dialogue. “The Russian side highly values the current level of our collaboration and is interested in its further development, particularly through the exchange of best practices in digital tax administration.”
Hu Jinglin, in turn, emphasized that the signing of the memorandum would help further strengthen the partnership. “The implementation of the memorandum’s provisions will elevate the interaction between the tax authorities to a new level and create additional conditions for enhancing the efficiency of tax administration.”
The Commissioners paid particular attention to the deepening of cooperation among BRICS member states and partner countries, taking into account China’s chairmanship of the grouping in 2027. Their discussion covered the creation of a permanent tax secretariat and an additional data exchange system within BRICS. “The Russian side believes that development of a tax information exchange system within BRICS to be a strategically important area that could ensure the technological sovereignty and resilience of the member states’ tax administration,” Daniil Egorov noted.
During the meeting, the parties discussed key areas of the digital transformation of tax administration. The Chinese side presented the Golden Tax project and a smart taxation system based on cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, and interagency data exchange. Special attention was paid to the functioning of the electronic tax bureau, which ensures remote interaction between taxpayers and tax authorities and facilitates the transition to paperless administration.
The Russian side presented its own digital solutions, including the tax payments single account, the online digital tax regime for SMEs, and the development of the electronic data interchange (EDI). “Our goal is to transfer the largest possible volume of business transactions into electronic form, which will increase transparency, improve administration efficiency, and reduce the administrative burden on business,” Daniil Egorov said. He also stressed the importance of expanding data sources for tax control, including the use of information from digital platforms, banks, and customs authorities.
The parties also focused on the development of tax cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative Tax Administration Cooperation Mechanism (BRITACOM). “We are confident that with the joint efforts of all parties, these mechanisms will continue to strengthen and deliver practical results, making a sustained contribution to a fairer, more efficient, and modern global tax governance system,” Hu Jinglin noted.
As a part of the visit, the delegation of the FTS of Russia will also visit the regional office of the STA in Sichuan Province to learn about taxation practices for small and medium-sized enterprises and the income of online marketplace sellers, as well as the operation of smart taxpayer service halls. Additionally, Daniil Egorov held a meeting with Igor Morgulov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the People’s Republic of China, to discuss current issues of bilateral cooperation.
