Invoices for electronic airplane tickets will be issued in a
trial scheme that takes effect on June 1, the General
Administration of Civil Aviation of China announced yesterday.
The online sale of plane tickets has been hindered in China
because of this invoicing issue. Companies and government
authorities accept only a certain type of invoice when dealing with
a claim for reimbursement or tax deduction.
Official statistics show only 20 percent of plane tickets are
sold in the form of e-tickets in China.
The CAAC and the State Administration of Taxation issued a joint
notice to carry out a two-year trial in which invoices for e-ticket
purchases will be issued.
The invoices will be manufactured under the supervision of the
State Administration of Taxation.
Passengers who purchase e-tickets can get their invoices at the
airport or from the issuing ticketing agency.
The civil aviation administration expects that this system
should increase the number of e-tickets sold by at least 50 percent
by 2007.
The current practice is for airlines to issue customers with
regular company payment vouchers. But these are not acceptable when
claiming reimbursement.
(China Daily April 14, 2006)
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