Facilitate businesses and people to extend and exempt tax

The Tax Department will expedite administrative procedures for taxpayers. Photo: ThuyLinh

Review to ensure right objects

According to the General Department of Taxation, in the first three months of the year, the total State budget revenue managed by the tax agencies was aboutVND351 trillion, equaling 28 percent of the estimate, up 16 percent over the same period last year.Although the growth rate has been maintained, the monthly collection has decreased due to the Covid-19 pandemic spreading globally, seriously affecting the global socio-economic situation in general and Vietnam in particular.

By locality, the collecting progress of 45 out of 63 localities, including: Phu Tho; Kien Giang; Dong Nai; Binh Phuoc; Bac Ninh; Nghe An; Ba RiaVung Tau; Binh Duong; Long An; Hue; DakLak; and Binh Thuan reached 26 percent, higher than the estimate. Seven out of 63 localities achieved the average revenue from 23 percent to less than 26 percent. And 11 out of 63 provinces have low progress (less than 23 percent).

To support businesses, the Ministry of Finance advised the Government to issue Decree No. 41/2020/ND-CP dated April 8, 2020 on extending the deadline for paying taxes and land rents.

On this basis, with the determination to achieve the highest level of the 2020 collection tasks,General Director of the General Department of Taxation Cao Anh Tuan has asked directors of the Tax Departments to direct their units to assess the impact to capture the actual effect of revenue sources in their area due to the extension of paying tax and land rents under the Decree 41, and thereby make a report to the General Department of Taxation and proactively have plans and operating scenarios in the area.

First of all, the General Department of Taxation required tax agencies facilitating enterprises and people online, propagating and explaining so that taxpayers understand and strictly comply with regulations on extending tax payment time.At the same time, directing the functional departments (declaration, inspection, and examination) to review the extension documents,ensuring the right beneficiaries and expediting administrative procedures for taxpayers.

In particular, the Department of Taxation must actively coordinate with local branches of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the process of extending tax payment for businesses,revising the extended subjects andbenefited business households (with turnover of less than VND100 million per year).

The General Department of Taxation statedit was necessary to facilitate business households and individuals to declare tax deduction/exemption due to the suspension/leave for the whole month, even in case of non-full month deduction/exemption.

For Resolution No. 42/ND-CP dated April 9, 2020 on supporting people in difficulties, including business households with turnover of less than VND100 million per year, the General Department of Taxation requested directors of Tax Departments to direct their units in close coordination with the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of districts/towns to provide a list to review and capture objects for later management.

Strictly follow the Prime Minister's Directive

To ensure the prevention and control of the Covid-19 pandemic, for high-risk local groups and 15 provinces and cities at risk, the General Department of Taxation required tax departments inthese areas strictly implementing Directive 15 and Directive 16 on social isolation until April 22. Then it will depend on the situation for further decision.

Particularly, for the remaining 36 localities atlow risk, the General Department of Taxation requireddirectors of Tax Departments to base on the actual situation in the area to check enterprises and urge the recovery of tax debts. In addition, the tax authorities focus on reviewing land use levy projects in the area that have been implemented at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, as well as the upcoming projects to advise the People's Committee to direct industries to speed up the process and collect tax promptly into the State budget.

General Director Cao Anh Tuan suggested that, in the spirit of cooperation, sharing and facilitating the business community to overcome the difficult period, directors of tax departments must continuously perform the political and ideological education, strictly implement discipline of the industry, ensuring that officials and employees strictly abide by regulations and processes when handling tasks.