How long does it usually take for the tax refund to arrive?

The tax refund usually arrives within three working days.

The personal income tax refund can be received within three working days at the earliest, but in some cases it may take as long as one month. If the tax refund has not arrived for more than 30 working days, contact the tax bureau in time to find out the reason for the delay. Usually, the tax refund process will have the following stages:

1. The application has been successfully submitted;

2. In the process of tax review;

3. Tax audit failed;

4. The Ministry of Finance is handling it;

5. Treasury withdrawal failed.

If the state treasury fails to return to the state treasury, it may be related to the bank account information. At this time, it is necessary to resubmit the correct bank account information to complete the tax refund process.

Calculation method of tax refund:

1, according to the provisions of the tax law, determine the specific items and applicable conditions of tax refund;

2. Calculate the tax payable, including pre-tax deduction, tax exemption and applicable tax rate;

3. Accounting of paid taxes, including prepaid taxes and paid taxes;

4. Compare the tax payable with the tax paid to determine the tax refund;

5. If there is a special tax refund policy, it shall be implemented according to the regulations, which may involve tax refund rules for different taxes such as value-added tax and income tax.

To sum up, the personal income tax rebate is generally received within three working days, but it may be extended to one month due to auditing and other links. If it takes more than 30 working days, you should contact the tax bureau. The tax refund process includes the stages of application submission, tax review and treasury handling, and the bank information should be checked when the treasury has not returned to the treasury.

Legal basis:

"People's Republic of China (PRC) tax collection and management law"

Article 5

The State Council tax authorities are in charge of national tax collection and management. The local State Taxation Bureau and the local taxation bureau shall conduct tax collection and management respectively according to the scope of tax collection and management stipulated by the State Council.

Local people's governments at all levels shall strengthen the leadership or coordination of tax collection and management within their respective administrative areas according to law, support the tax authorities to perform their duties according to law, calculate the tax amount according to the statutory tax rate, and collect taxes according to law.

All relevant departments and units shall support and assist the tax authorities in performing their duties according to law.

No unit or individual may obstruct the tax authorities from performing their duties according to law.

Individual Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 11

When individual residents obtain comprehensive income, they shall pay individual income tax on an annual basis; If there is a withholding agent, the withholding agent shall withhold the advance tax on a monthly basis or every time; If settlement is needed, it shall be settled within March 1 day to June 30th of the following year. The withholding measures shall be formulated by the competent tax authorities of the State Council. Where individual residents provide withholding agents with special additional deduction information, the withholding agent shall deduct the withheld tax in accordance with the provisions when withholding monthly, and shall not refuse. If a non-resident individual has a withholding agent for income from wages and salaries, remuneration for labor services, remuneration for manuscripts and royalties, the withholding agent shall withhold and pay the tax on a monthly basis or every time, without making final settlement.