Relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Finance answered reporters’ questions on the promulgation of the "Administrative Measures for the Agency Accounting Industry Association"

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Finance answered reporters' questions regarding the promulgation of the "Administrative Measures for Agency Accounting Industry Associations". The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Finance answered reporters' questions regarding the promulgation of the "Administrative Measures for Agency Accounting Industry Associations". In order to adapt to the overall situation of social management under the new situation of "decentralization, regulation and service" reform,

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，Promote the healthy and orderly development of agency accounting industry associations，Effectively standardize the behavior of agency accounting industry associations，A few days ago，The Ministry of Finance issued the "Administrative Measures for the Agency Accounting Industry Association"(Accounting [2025] No. 32)(Hereinafter referred to as the "Management Measures")，And will come into effect on January 1, 2025。

recently，The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Finance answered reporters' questions on the "Management Measures"。 ask：Please introduce the background and necessity of formulating and promulgating the "Management Measures"。 answer：(one)The formulation and promulgation of the "Management Measures" is an objective need to adapt to the government's follow-up supervision after the reform of the administrative approval system.。

party central、Since the State Council made strategic arrangements to deepen the reform of the administrative approval system，The approval of agency accounting business has gone through the development stages of pre-approval - post-approval - strict management and easy access.，"Measures for the Administration of Agency Accounting"(Ministry of Finance Order No. 80)Clarified and standardized the agency accounting approval process and management under the post-approval mode

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June 28 this year，Premier Li Keqiang emphasized at the national video and telephone conference on deepening the reform of "delegating power, delegating power, delegating power, delegating regulation and optimizing services" and transforming government functions.：“Using innovative supervision to manage fairness and order。While delegating power，The means of supervision during and after the event must be strengthened。Continuously improve regulatory effectiveness，Make the market lively and not chaotic。Improve the new regulatory mechanism based on credit supervision。

"In order to ensure that the agency accounting agencies after the "widening" are brought into the supervisory field in a timely manner，It is necessary to establish a follow-up supervision mechanism that matches the "easy access and strict management"。

to this end，For voluntary industry associations，While the civil affairs department, as the registration and management authority, appropriately relaxes the pre-approval management of industry associations,，Finance department as industry management department，The interim and ex-post supervision of industry associations should be strengthened accordingly.，This in itself is the implementation of the national reform of “decentralization, regulation and service”

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the proper meaning of。 (two)The formulation and promulgation of the "Management Measures" is in compliance with the objective needs of the comprehensive supervision model of industry associations.。

"Opinions of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee on Reforming the Management System of Social Organizations to Promote the Healthy and Orderly Development of Social Organizations"(Central Office of the CPC Central Committee [2025] No. 46)and relevant documents from the Ministry of Civil Affairs，The relevant industry management departments of the State Council and local people's governments at or above the county level，Social organizations should be included in industry management，Provide policy and business guidance to social organizations in corresponding fields，Perform regulatory duties。

2025Year，The "Comprehensive Supervision Measures for Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and other ten departments(National Development and Reform Commission (2025) No. 2657)It clarifies the guiding ideology for comprehensive supervision of industry associations and chambers of commerce.，That is, “building a new governance model of comprehensive government supervision and autonomy of associations and chambers of commerce.。The management departments of various industries should provide policy and business guidance to associations and chambers of commerce according to their functions.，and perform relevant regulatory responsibilities。

"to this end，Under the comprehensive supervision model of industry associations，The financial department serves as the industry management department of the Accounting Agency Association，Its industry supervision responsibilities are indispensable。at the same time，Article 26 of the "Measures for the Administration of Agency Accounting" clearly stipulates，“Agency accounting industry organizations shall accept the guidance and supervision of the financial departments of people’s governments at or above the county level.。

"In order to further strengthen the financial department's regulatory responsibilities over the agency accounting industry，Clarify the relationship between different entities involved in agency accounting industry management during the comprehensive supervision process，It is necessary to formulate and introduce corresponding systems，Define the relationship between government and industry associations、Between government industry management and industry association self-regulatory management、Three aspects of relationship between industry associations and members。 (three)Studying and formulating the "Management Measures" is an objective need to promote the healthy and orderly development of the industry.。

in recent years，The agency accounting industry is developing rapidly，The number of newly established accounting agencies across the country has doubled，But behind the rapid development, many problems have also been exposed.。

like：There are serious violations of laws and regulations such as personal accounting and unlicensed accounting.，Intensified vicious competition in the agency accounting industry，Damage the overall image of the agency accounting industry，Influenced the healthy and orderly development of the industry;The agency accounting industry has low entry barriers，and lacks corresponding exit mechanisms and administrative penalties.，Increased difficulty in supervision by industry management departments;etc.。

These problems should be properly solved，on the one hand，Need to strengthen direct government supervision，Establish a comprehensive supervision mechanism among government departments，Effectively maintain the normal order of the market;on the other hand，Need to strengthen industry self-discipline management，By encouraging agency accounting agencies to voluntarily establish industry associations in accordance with the law，Actively bring into play the self-discipline management and self-service functions of industry associations，Promote industry practice standardization，Standardize the operating procedures of agency accounting agencies，Improve industry risk prevention capabilities，Promote the healthy and orderly development of the industry。

to this end，It is necessary to formulate and introduce relevant systems，Give relevant responsibilities and functions to industry associations。 (Four)The formulation and promulgation of "Management Measures" is an objective need to strengthen the management of agency accounting industry associations。Encouraged by the dividends of the reform of “decentralizing power, delegating power, delegating power, delegating power, delegating power, delegating power, delegating power, delegating power, delegating power and optimizing services”，Some areas are trying it first，Some accounting agencies unite，Provincial-level、Municipal agency accounting industry association。

According to data from the “China Social Organization Public Service Platform”, the official website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs’ social organization management，Up to now，The number of legal agency accounting industry associations nationwide registered with local civil affairs departments has reached more than 60。

However，Due to the lack of corresponding institutional norms and policy guidance，Objectively, there are irregularities in the procedures for establishing industry associations.、The centralized management department is unclear、Insufficient regulatory support and guidance、Problems such as large differences in management between regions，To a certain extent, it is difficult to effectively perform the functions given by the "Agency Accounting Management Measures" to grassroots financial departments to guide industry associations.，The uniqueness of industry associations in new business formats

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and effects cannot be fully demonstrated。

At the 2025 National “Two Sessions”，Premier Li Keqiang emphasized in the government work report，To “promote the healthy development of social organizations”。to this end，It is necessary to formulate and introduce relevant systems，clear、Refining the responsibilities and functions of agency accounting industry associations，Ensure that the agency accounting industry association plays its due role。 ask：Please introduce the drafting process of the "Management Measures"。

answer：The "Management Measures" were formulated through commissioned research，Preliminary research work will be launched from the beginning of 2025，Passed 1 year of research，The "Management Measures" were formed(Draft for comments)。In order to ensure the scientificity and operability of the "Management Measures"，March 21-22 this year，The Accounting Department of the Ministry of Finance made a special trip to Shenzhen to conduct research，Listen to some provincial and municipal financial departments、Opinions and suggestions from the agency accounting industry association and agency accounting agencies。

May this year，The Ministry of Finance publicly solicits opinions from the public on the "Administrative Measures"，A total of 73 revision opinions were received from various parties.，and conducted research on these opinions and suggestions.、absorb。recently，The Ministry of Finance reviewed and revised the "Administrative Measures" again。2025November 13，The "Management Measures" were officially issued，And will come into effect on January 1, 2025。 ask：Please introduce the main contents of the "Management Measures"。

answer：The "Management Measures" contain 5 chapters and 34 articles in total，Divided into general principles、Self-discipline management and self-service、financial management、Guidance and supervision、Supplementary Provisions。

in，Chapter 1 General Provisions 9 articles in total，Provides the legislative basis for the "Management Measures"、Scope of application、The overall responsibilities and functions of industry associations and their internal governance

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，And clarified the industry management department of the industry association; Chapter 2: Self-discipline management and self-service, a total of 6 articles，Clarified the main contents of self-discipline management of industry associations、Basics for formulating professional codes and standards

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、Establish an incentive and punishment mechanism、Specific provisions for self-service; Chapter 3 Financial Management has 4 items in total，Improve financial management system for industry associations、Membership dues collection、asset Management、Audit financial accounting reports, etc.

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; Chapter 4 Guidance and Supervision has 14 articles in total，The main contents of industry supervision are clarified based on the functional positioning of industry management departments.、Registration management and information disclosure of industry associations

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、Scope of supervisory inspections and response to violations of the charter、Don't press

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Filing、Industry associations that fail to fulfill information disclosure obligations，Make an appointment、Ordered to make corrections within a time limit、Penal measures such as social publicity; Chapter 5 Supplementary Provisions 1 in total，Specifies the implementation time of the "Management Measures"。

The "Management Measures" focus on standardizing the following three aspects of relationships:：First, the relationship between the government and industry associations，That is, the financial department of the local people's government at or above the county level is the industry management department of the industry association in the region.，Conduct business with industry associations according to their functions、policy guidance，Perform relevant regulatory duties，Guide the healthy development of industry associations。

The second is the relationship between government industry management and industry association self-discipline management.，The "Management Measures" are based on clarifying the functional boundaries of government industry management and associations.，That is to say, government industry management is through establishing and improving working contact mechanisms.，Strengthen filing management，supervise、Guide industry associations to carry out activities in accordance with laws, regulations and charters，Standardize the self-regulatory management and service behavior of industry associations;Industry association self-discipline management，That is to formulate professional norms and standards、Carry out integrity and self-discipline construction、Supervise and guide members to abide by laws and regulations and the unified national accounting system and implement rewards and punishments，Truly become a governance norm、reflect demands、self-disciplined social organization。

Strive to change the current single administrative management method，Promote shared governance，form a synergy，Promote the formation of a new industry supervision model with positive interaction between industry self-discipline and government supervision。The third is the relationship between industry associations and members，That is, the purpose of an industry association is to serve members，Supervise the quality of members’ practice、professional ethics，Safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of members，And implement rewards and punishments for members in accordance with its charter and industry standards。

ask：What does the Ministry of Finance do for the implementation of the "Management Measures"?

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? answer：First, financial departments at all levels must conscientiously do a good job in policy publicity，Pay close attention to formulating and improving supporting measures。

Financial departments at all levels should strengthen the publicity of the "Administrative Measures"，Support industry associations in their jurisdictions to effectively perform their statutory responsibilities and functions;should be combined with the actual situation of the region，Develop and improve supporting regulatory measures or methods，Strengthen the supervision and guidance of agency accounting industry associations in the jurisdiction，Effectively perform corresponding regulatory responsibilities，Guide the healthy development of various agency accounting industry associations。 Second, local agency accounting industry associations must effectively strengthen their own construction.。

All local agency accounting industry associations should strengthen the implementation of the "Management Measures"，Organize association members to strengthen their study and understanding of the "Management Measures"，and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Management Measures"

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，Do a good job in self-discipline management and self-service of the industry association，Give full play to the role of industry associations in protecting rights and interests、credit rating、Information disclosure、Dispute handling、The positive role of punishment for breach of trust and other aspects，Fulfill reporting obligations to industry management departments on time，Strengthen communication and coordination with industry management departments，Reflect the reasonable demands and problems of industry development in accordance with laws and regulations。

The third is to establish and improve a comprehensive supervision mechanism。Financial departments at all levels must effectively strengthen the daily supervision of agency accounting industry associations established in accordance with the law in the areas under their jurisdiction.，and pay attention to civil affairs、tax、audit、Communication and coordination with government departments such as human resources and social security，Actively use information disclosure、information sharing、Credit constraints and other means，Strengthen the information interconnection and sharing mechanism between departments，Sound specialization、Collaboration、Socialized industry supervision and management mechanism。

It is necessary to strengthen the reporting work of agency accounting industry associations，Through the national agency accounting agency management system，Keep abreast of the basic situation of agency accounting industry associations，Make public announcements in accordance with laws and regulations，Strengthen forward-looking research and data analysis on industry development，Promote the healthy and orderly development of the agency accounting industry。

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