Under the background of building a socialist China ruled by law in
an all-round way, the principle of tax legality is of pivotal significance. This
paper first defines the concept of the statutory principle of tax law, and briefly
discusses the historical development and significance of the statutory principle
of tax law. Looking through the tortuous development course of the principle
of tax legality, this paper focuses on the discussion of tax legality in the current
tax legislation, and summarizes the problems existing in the promotion of
the current tax legality in our country and puts forward the corresponding
countermeasures.