Not all individuals who owe taxes will have their departure delayed, the process only applies to a small number, according to the General Department of Taxation.
A number of businesses in HCM City, particularly those operating in the real estate sector, are facing significant tax debts due to financial constraints and liquidity issues.
Experts said erasing uncollectable tax arrears was necessary but transparency must be ensured throughout the process to prevent losses to the State budget.
Uber B.V has completed the payment of its remaining tax debts and evasion penalties worth more than VND53 billion (US$2.3 million), five months after the ride hailing company ceased operations in Viet Nam, according to a tax official.
A recent proposal by the Ministry of Finance to clear over VND26.5 trillion (US$1.16 billion) of tax arrears, accounting for more than a third of all tax arrears and irrecoverable fines, has raised public concern about the fairness and transparency...
Tax authorities have been told to collect tax debts of
enterprises totalling VND23.5 trillion (over US$1 billion), or an 18.8
per cent year-on-year increase, by the end of July , the General
Department of Taxation (GDT) reported.
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed clearing and freezing
tax debts of enterprises totalling VND14.7 trillion (approximately
US$655 million) as one of the measures to tackle the difficulties they
are facing.
Enterprises would be allowed to pay their tax debts by installments
from the beginning of next month, under a new proviso intended to assist
firms in weathering the economic storm.