Income tax expenses - General (Details)
¥ in Millions, $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2023
CNY (¥)
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Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
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Mar. 31, 2022
CNY (¥)
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Mar. 31, 2021
CNY (¥)
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Mar. 31, 2020 |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Current income tax expense |
¥ 17,266
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¥ 28,184
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¥ 26,042
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| Deferred taxation |
(1,717)
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$ (250)
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(1,369)
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3,236
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| Income tax expenses |
¥ 15,549
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$ 2,264
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¥ 26,815
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¥ 29,278
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| Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) |
25.00%
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25.00%
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25.00%
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25.00%
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| Total tax adjustments |
¥ 0
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¥ 0
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¥ 6,085
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| Undistributed earnings intended to be invested indefinitely in the PRC |
¥ 233,600
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¥ 176,400
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| Cayman Islands |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Withholding tax to be imposed upon payments of dividends to shareholders (as a percent) |
0.00%
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0.00%
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| Hong Kong |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) |
16.50%
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16.50%
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16.50%
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16.50%
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| PRC |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) |
25.00%
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25.00%
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25.00%
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25.00%
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| Withholding income tax rate on dividends declared by PRC companies to their foreign investors (as a percent) |
10.00%
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10.00%
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| Lower withholding income tax rate on dividends declared by PRC companies to foreign investors with certain criteria met (as a percent) |
5.00%
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5.00%
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| Minimum percentage of ownership interests held by investors in Hong Kong to qualify for lower withholding tax rate (as a percent) |
25.00%
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25.00%
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| PRC | High and New Technology Enterprises |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Preferential tax rate (as a percent) |
15.00%
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15.00%
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| PRC | Software Enterprise |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Period of full exemption from income tax |
2 years
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2 years
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| Reduction in preferential tax rate (as a percent) |
50.00%
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50.00%
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| Period of 50% reduction to income tax rate |
3 years
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3 years
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| PRC | Key Software Enterprise |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Preferential tax rate (as a percent) |
10.00%
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10.00%
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| Alibaba China | PRC | High and New Technology Enterprises |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) |
15.00%
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15.00%
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15.00%
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15.00%
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15.00%
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| Alibaba China | PRC | Key Software Enterprise |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Preferential tax rate (as a percent) |
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10.00%
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| Taobao China | PRC | High and New Technology Enterprises |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) |
15.00%
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15.00%
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15.00%
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15.00%
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15.00%
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| Taobao China | PRC | Key Software Enterprise |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Preferential tax rate (as a percent) |
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10.00%
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| Tmall China | PRC | High and New Technology Enterprises |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) |
15.00%
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15.00%
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15.00%
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15.00%
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15.00%
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| Tmall China | PRC | Key Software Enterprise |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Preferential tax rate (as a percent) |
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10.00%
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| Alibaba Beijing | PRC | High and New Technology Enterprises |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) |
15.00%
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15.00%
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| Alibaba Beijing | PRC | Software Enterprise |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) |
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12.50%
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12.50%
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12.50%
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| Period of full exemption from income tax |
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2 years
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| Reduction in preferential tax rate (as a percent) |
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50.00%
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50.00%
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50.00%
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| Period of 50% reduction to income tax rate |
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3 years
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| Alibaba Beijing | PRC | Key Software Enterprise |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) |
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12.50%
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| Preferential tax rate (as a percent) |
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10.00%
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| China Co. | PRC | High and New Technology Enterprises |
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| Composition of income tax expenses |
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| Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) |
15.00%
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15.00%
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15.00%
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15.00%
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