The General Department of Taxation requires effective implementation of tax management for electronic commerce activities (e-commerce) and electronic invoices (e-invoices) initiated from cash registers.
As of March 28, 15,762 petrol stations issue electronic invoices for each sale, or 98.9 per cent of the total number of petrol stations across the country.
Implementing the Prime Minister''s directions, the MoIT said resources must be made available to ensure businesses make a smooth transition to allow cashless payments.
GDT would urge and speed up the implementation of electronic invoices with the tax agency''s code initiated from cash registers nationwide in the coming time, said Pham Quang Toan, head of the GDT''s IT Department.
The municipal Department of Taxation has been directed to collaborate with departments, sectors, the people’s committees of Thu Duc City and districts, and relevant units to put the scheme into action.
Generating e-invoices from cash registers was convenient for taxpayers. It also supports tax authorities in having database of goods and services transactions to serve the tax management and combat frauds and tax evasion.
When the technical infrastructure and capacity were upgraded to meet the demand, the regulations about issuing e-invoices from cash registers must then be made compulsory together with the introduction of punishments for violations
Digital transformation has facilitated tax payment, giving a boost to tax revenues over the year. However, global economic uncertainties continued to depress Viet Nam''s economy and offset the technological impact.
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has recently made additional comments on the draft amending Decree 126 on taxation and invoices, repeating its disapproval of e-commerce platforms’ paying tax on behalf of vendors.
Electronic invoices, or e-invoices, play a vital role in creating a transparent and fair business environment, a more streamlined administrative process, higher productivity, and are an integral part of Viet Nam''s national strategy for digitalisation.
As many as 263,182 businesses registered to use e-invoices after one month of piloting e-invoices in six provinces and cities, accounting to 71 per cent of the total enterprises and organisations in the localities, according to the General Department of Taxation...
The General Department of Taxation started to issue electronic invoices (or e-invoices) yesterday in Ha Noi, HCM City, Binh Dinh, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong and Phu Tho.
It is expected that commercial centres, supermarkets, restaurants, and pharmacies will use electronic invoices with tax authority''s code generated from cash registers connected to tax authorities from July 1 next year.