Q: Why must high-tech enterprises be re-certified in order to enjoy the national tax preferential policies?
A: According to the "Guidelines for the Administration of High-tech Enterprise Recognition" (Document No. 362 [2008] of the Ministry of Science and Technology), the qualification of high-tech enterprises recognized under the original method inside and outside the national high-tech industrial development zones (including Beijing New Technology Industry Development Test Zone) before the end of 2007 is still valid within its validity period. However, recognition under the new "Recognition Measures" and "......