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Income tax expenses - General (Details) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025 CNY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 CNY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2023 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2022
Composition of income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |
Current income tax expense | ¥ 35,071 |  | ¥ 27,792 | ¥ 17,266 |
Deferred taxation | 374 | $ 52 | (5,263) | (1,717) |
Income tax expenses | ¥ 35,445 | $ 4,884 | ¥ 22,529 | ¥ 15,549 |
Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) | 25.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Undistributed earnings intended to be invested indefinitely in the PRC | ¥ 362,600 |  | ¥ 304,700 |  |
Cayman Islands |  |  |  |  |
Composition of income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |
Withholding tax to be imposed upon payments of dividends to shareholders (as a percent) | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |  |
Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |
Composition of income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |
Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) | 16.50% | 16.50% | 16.50% | 16.50% |
PRC |  |  |  |  |
Composition of income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |
Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) | 25.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Withholding income tax rate on dividends declared by PRC companies to their foreign investors (as a percent) | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |
Lower withholding income tax rate on dividends declared by PRC companies to foreign investors with certain criteria met (as a percent) | 5.00% | 5.00% |  |  |
Minimum percentage of ownership interests held by investors in Hong Kong to qualify for lower withholding tax rate (as a percent) | 25.00% | 25.00% |  |  |
PRC | High and New Technology Enterprises |  |  |  |  |
Composition of income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |
Preferential tax rate (as a percent) | 15.00% | 15.00% |  |  |
PRC | Software Enterprise |  |  |  |  |
Composition of income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |
Period of full exemption from income tax | 2 years | 2 years |  |  |
Reduction in preferential tax rate (as a percent) | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  |
Period of 50% reduction to income tax rate | 3 years | 3 years |  |  |
PRC | Key Software Enterprise |  |  |  |  |
Composition of income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |
Preferential tax rate (as a percent) | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |
Alibaba China and Alibaba Beijing | PRC | High and New Technology Enterprises |  |  |  |  |
Composition of income tax expenses |  |  |  |  |
Enterprise income tax rate (as a percent) |  |  | 15.00% | 15.00% | 15.00%

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