Regarding e-commerce business, in the first 5 months of the year, the tax authority reviewed 164,661 taxpayers; collected 747 billion VND.
According to information from the Ministry of Finance at noon on June 04, in the first 06 months of the year, tax collection from organizations and individuals doing business in e-commerce and other digital economy activities was 5 billion VND, an increase of 74,400% over the same period in 55.
Of which, 158 foreign suppliers have registered for tax, declared and paid taxes via the electronic portal with the amount of tax declaration and payment being VND 5,700 billion, an increase of 41% over the same period in 2024.
100,000 business households and individuals have registered for tax, declared tax, and paid tax on the Electronic Information Portal for Business Households and Individuals, with the tax amount paid being nearly 1,100 billion VND...
Notably, regarding tax handling for e-commerce business activities, the tax authority has reviewed 164,661 taxpayers. Of which, it has collected over VND416 billion from businesses; and over VND25,201 billion from individuals and business households in 331 cases.
Previously, in an open letter dated May 12, the Tax Department (Ministry of Finance) recommended that business owners, legal representatives of enterprises; representatives of business households, individuals doing e-commerce business, and business on digital platforms proactively approach and learn about tax laws and comply with tax registration, tax declaration, and tax payment as prescribed.
Individuals who have been doing e-commerce business or doing business on digital platforms but have not yet registered for tax need to urgently register, declare and pay taxes fully, on time and promptly to the tax authorities.
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In case of not receiving cooperation from taxpayers, the tax sector will inspect and strictly handle business activities that do not perform or do not fully perform tax obligations as prescribed.
In cases of intentional non-compliance, the tax authority will consolidate the records and transfer them to the competent authority to investigate and handle tax evasion in accordance with the provisions of law.
According to the Tax Department, recently, a number of enterprises, business households, and business individuals have not registered for business or tax, have under-declared revenue, and have not fully fulfilled tax obligations from business activities on e-commerce and digital platforms.
This causes loss of revenue to the budget, violates the law and unfair competition.
Article source: Thanh Nien Magazine
