Do I have to pay taxes to make money on the online fortune-telling platform? Do online fortune-telling platforms really have to pay taxes to make money?

It is not illegal to make profits on the premise of abiding by laws and regulations.

According to Article 2 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment: "No unit or individual may teach astrology, geomantic omen, palm reading, divination and other superstitious activities, deceive, blackmail or coerce others. If the circumstances are serious, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law." Metaphysics such as fortune telling, geomantic omen and divination is a kind of superstitious activities, and it will be considered illegal to seek illegitimate interests through fraud or extortion.

Although the country has defined mysterious activities through laws and regulations, the development of fortune-telling and other similar industries has not been completely banned, which is also based on traditional culture and social needs. Only by observing industry standards and relevant laws and regulations, and adhering to the principles of formality, professionalism and honesty, can the fortune-telling industry better meet the needs of society and contribute to the promotion of cultural heritage and social harmony.

The origin of fortune telling

According to legend, fortune-telling originated in Fuxi, and it was originally called divination. Fortune-telling is just a popular name. Fuxi was inspired when he saw patterns on the old horse in Luoyang. He drew the gossip of Yin and Yang according to the positive and negative changes of the pattern. Later, Zhou Wenwang "Jichang" was put under house arrest by Shang Zhouwang, and he was bored. He improved Fuxi's gossip, Sima Qian wrote in his book Bao Ren 'an

Innate gossip, founded by Fuxi, is used to measure astronomy and time, and can measure phenomena such as astronomical phenomena and climate change. However, in Zhou Wenwang's era, people not only wanted to know the astronomical phenomena and climate, but also wanted to know their own destiny and future events. Therefore, the acquired gossip founded by Wen Wang is used to measure the fate change of a person's life. Nowadays, fortune telling is often called the acquired gossip created by King Wen.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Penalties for Public Security.