Fiscal Administration |
Transfer of Accounting Practitioners’ Qualifications
Legal Basis
1. Accounting Law of the People’s Republic of China
2. Administrative Measures for the Qualification of Accounting Practitioners (Ministry of Finance No.73)
3. Implementing Measures of Shanghai Municipality for the Administration of Accounting Practitioners’ Qualifications (Hucaikuai【2013】No.25)
Preconditions
I. AQC holders who are subject to a different provincial-level administrative authority, including administrative institutions directly under the Central Government and Finance Bureau of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, shall apply for transferring their AQC.
II. AQC holders who are subject to a different district or county-level administrative authority in Shanghai shall also apply for transferring their AQC.
Documentation
I. Applicants for transferring AQCs between province-level authorities shall provide the following documents:
1. AQC;
2. Photocopy of valid ID credentials;
3. Registration Form for Transfer of Accounting Practitioners' Qualifications;
4. Credentials of applicant’s current employment, in case the transfer is due to employment relationship change. The credentials of applicants to transfer from other provinces to Shanghai shall include: applicant’s name, valid ID card and number; employer’s full name, address, telephone number, postcode, tax registration or organization code certificates (original certificates and photocopies), business type, and a note to certify that the applicant is an employee working for the employer with official seal.
5. Photocopy of valid household registration certificate or residence certificate in case the transfer is due to the change of household or residence registration.
II. Applicants for transferring AQCs between district or county-level administrative authorities in Shanghai shall submit the following documents:
1. AQC
2. Photocopy of Valid ID credentials
Credentials of applicant’s current employment, in case the transfer is due to employment relationship change within Shanghai. The credentials shall include: applicant’s name, valid ID card and number; employer’s full name, address, telephone number, postcode, tax registration or organization code certificates (original certificates and photocopies), business type, and a note to certify that the applicant is an employee working for the employer with official seal.
4. Photocopy of valid household registration certificate or residence certificate in case the transfer is due to the change of household or residence registration within Shanghai.
III. If the applicant delegates any proxy, the Letter of Delegation by the applicant and original ID certificate of the proxy shall also be produced.
The aforesaid photocopies must be made on A4 paper, and the applicant must give the remark declaring that the photocopy is consistent with the original, and put signature or seal on the photocopy. The original documents shall be produced while handling the transfer.
Procedures
1. Application. Applicants or their proxy shall submit necessary documentation to the administrative authority at the designated address.
2. Acceptance. The administrative authority shall accept and check the documentation submitted by applicants.
3. Review. The administrative authority shall review the documentation to decide whether the applicants meet the Preconditions for AQC transfer.
4. Transfer. The administrative authority shall transfer the AQC jurisdiction.
Deadlines
The administrative authority shall review the application and handle the transfer on the spot if the decision can be made on the spot.
Fees
None
Administrative bodies
Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau; and the district or county-level Finance Bureaus of Shanghai
Addresses
I. Applicants who have formal or contractual employment with legal entities that pay taxes to the municipal taxation authorities shall apply to Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau at the following address:
Department of Supervision and Inspection, Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau
Address: Fl. 3, 1060 Lujiabang Road, Shanghai 200011
Tel.: 63770882
II. Applicants who have formal or contractual employment with legal entities which are administrative or public service institutions funded by the municipal treasury shall apply to Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau at the following address:
Shanghai Financial and Accounting Administration Center
Address: 1054 Lujiabang Road, Shanghai 200011
Tel.: 63185588
III. Applicants who have formal or contractual employment with legal entities which belong to Shanghai railway authority shall apply to Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau at the following address:
Shanghai Financial and Accounting Administration Center
Address: 1054 Lujiabang Road, Shanghai 200011
Tel.: 63185588
IV. Applicants who have formal or contractual employment with legal entities which pay taxes to the district or county-level taxation authorities, or are funded by the district or county-level treasury shall apply to the local district or county-level authorities at the designated addresses as follows:
Pudong New Area:
Pudong New Area Center for Public Services
Address: 2 Hehuan Road, Shanghai 200135
Tel.: 68542222
Financial and Accounting Administration Center (Investment Promotion Center) the Former Nanhui District
Address: Fl. 2, 1366 Chengnan Road, Huinan Town, Shanghai 201300
Tel.: 68004888
Changning District: Changning District Center for Accounting Administration and Services
Address: Fl. 3, Bldg. 1, 476 Maotao Road, Shanghai 200050
Tel.: 52065656
Xuhui District: Xuhui District Center for Financial Trainings
Address: 652 West Jianguo Road, Shanghai 200030
Tel.: 64718058, 64718500
Huangpu District: Huangpu District Center for Accounting Administration
Address: Ground Floor, 222 Xietu Road, Shanghai 200020
Tel.: 63262020*51071, 63262020*51073, 63262020*51075
Zhabei District: Finance Bureau of Zhabei District
Address: Ground Floor, 1207 West Guangzhong Rroad, Shanghai 200070
Tel.: 63542590, 63179911*8101
Jing’an District: Jing’an District Center for Accounting Administration and Services
Address: 1058 North Shanxi Road, Shanghai 200040
Tel.: 62278881
Yangpu District: Finance Bureau of Yangpu District
Address: Bldg. 4, Fengcheng Sichun (Near the intersection of Huangxing Road and Fushun Road), Shanghai 200093
Tel.: 65018811
Hongkou District: Hongkou District Center for Accounting Administration
Address: 380 Feihong Road, Shanghai 200086
Tel.: 25658819
Putuo District: Finance Bureau of Putuo District
Address: Finance Service C, 2nd floor, Sunshine Commercial Building, 1718 Daduhe Road, Shanghai 200333
Tel.: 52564588*8237, 52564588*8238
Jinshan District: Finance Bureau of Jinshan District
Address: 99 North Mengshan Road, Shanghai 200540
Tel.: 37907653, 37907655
Songjiang District: Service Center for Enterprises
Address: Fl. 2, Building No.4, 69-70, 825 Leduxi Road, Shanghai 201600
Tel.: 67736049
Qingpu District: Finance Bureau of Qingpu District
Address: 38 West Chengzhong Road, Qingpu Town, Shanghai 201700
Tel.: 59734849
Minghang District: Minghang District Center for Certificate and License Processing
Address: 201 East Xinjian Road, Shanghai 201100
Tel.: 34120853
Jiading District: Finance Bureau of Jiading District
Address: 3333 Cangchang Road, Shanghai 201800
Tel.: 69985104
Baoshan District: Finance Bureau of Baoshan District
Address: 238 Youyi Branch Road, Shanghai 201900
Tel.: 66785177
Fengxian District: Fengxian District Center for Accounting Administration
Address: 1218 East Jiefang Road, Shanghai 201400
Tel.: 33611045
Chongming County: Finance Bureau of Chongming County
Address: 60 Renmin Road, Chongming County, Shanghai 202150
Tel.: 69613740
V. Applicants who have formal or contractual employment relationship with any legal entities while working for other organizations in Shanghai shall apply to the local authority of the district or county where the entities they belong to are registered.
VI. Applicants who have no formal or contractual employment shall apply to the local authority of the district or county where their residence is registered.
Reception Time
Work days; or refer to the information at the Addresses above
Contact Information
Refer to the information at the Addresses above
Decision-making Authorities
Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau and the district or county-level Finance Bureaus of Shanghai