China fines e-commerce firm PDD for tax violations amid probe

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Iris DengJanuary 21, 2026 at 09:15 AM

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PDD Holdings, the parent company of Pinduoduo and Temu, was fined 100,000 yuan (US$14,359) by Shanghai's tax authority for failing to comply with local tax requirements. The PDD subsidiary, Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology, did not report necessary information about its platform operators and employees for the third quarter of 2023, despite being notified by the government. The fine follows reports of a physical altercation between PDD employees and market regulators last month, which led to the firing of several staff members and a special investigation into the company. An analyst suggests the fine signals increased scrutiny of tax compliance in the platform economy, and further investigations and penalties are likely.

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Bloomberg 40% United States 40% Xinhua News Agency 50% iiMedia 50% Zhang Yi ×260% Temu 60% Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology 70% Shanghai 70% Pinduoduo ×280% PDD Holdings ×490%

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tax violations 90% e-commerce 80% pdd holdings 80% regulatory compliance 70% fines 70% government investigation 60% platform economy 60% pinduoduo 50% tax authority 50%