All e-invoice data can be gathered at the General Department of Taxation In order to provide services to the seller, the buyer can look up and compare the invoice's data with the data managed at the tax office.
Centralized model of the General Department of Taxation's electronic invoice system
E-invoice data is sent to the tax authority by a separate connection, there are security mechanisms on the transmission, so it ensures the safety of e-invoice data.
Tax officers are authorized to exploit e-invoice data according to their assigned functions and tasks; the IT system has the function of managing and monitoring the exploitation and use of electronic invoice data by tax officials.
Solutions to deploy e-invoices must ensure the following requirements: e-invoices are protected by the seller's digital signature, when erased (changed data), the invoice will not guarantee the integrity of the signature number. When there is a fake situation, the tax authority based on the IT system will detect it and handle it immediately according to regulations; provide timely invoice information for purchasers, 3rd parties and relevant state management agencies to compare and check to ensure the validity and legality of invoices.
E-invoice system activation
On November 21, 11 at the headquarters of the General Department of Taxation, the Ministry of Finance held an online conference to announce the implementation of the Electronic Invoice System. Attending and directing the Conference were Mr. Le Minh Khai - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. Ho Duc Phuc, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Finance; Mr. Pham Tan Cong - Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and representatives of leaders of provinces and cities at the 2021 local bridge deployed the e-contract phase 6.
According to the report at the conference, since 1991, the General Department of Taxation has applied information technology (IT) to the management. Up to now, after 30 years of continuous investment and development, the IT system of the tax industry has developed comprehensively, digitalized in all stages of tax administration, from receipt, processing of documents, to accounting. tax obligations of individuals and businesses across the country with over 41 million tax codes and hundreds of millions of tax records, to transmit and receive directive documents within the tax authorities.
Especially, with 12 years of development in providing online public services, the General Department of Taxation is one of the pioneering state agencies in the field of providing electronic services to people and businesses.
The General Department of Taxation always makes continuous efforts to reform and modernize management to bring convenience to people and businesses. Accordingly, right from 2010, the General Department of Taxation proposed to the Ministry of Finance to submit to the Government regulations on adding e-invoices to the system of invoices and vouchers for accounting, creating a legal basis for enterprises to modernize their management in accordance with the development of modern society.
According to the assessment, although e-invoice is a new technology with many advantages superior to paper invoices, to change a long-standing mechanism is a huge challenge, requiring outstanding efforts of both parties. tax authorities and taxpayers. To improve the legality of using e-invoices, the Law on Tax Administration No. 38/2019/QH14 has added a chapter on e-invoices.
In order to put the provisions on e-invoices in the Law on Tax Administration into practice, the Ministry of Finance promptly issued a Circular guiding the implementation of e-invoices and issued decisions on implementing the e-invoice system in two phases. Specifically, phase 2 in 1 provinces and cities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Phu Tho and Binh Dinh starting from November 6 and phase 11 in the remaining 2021 localities, ensuring that by June 2, 57, 30% of enterprises nationwide will apply. use electronic contract.
Speaking at the Hanoi Bridge, Chairman of the City People's Committee. Hanoi Chu Ngoc Anh said, City. Hanoi is honored to be one of six localities selected by the Ministry of Finance to deploy the first e-invoice nationwide. Clearly defining e-invoices is a very important solution in modernizing tax administration, contributing to improving the business environment, saving time and costs, and limiting risks. % of enterprises and organizations in the capital area announcing the issuance of e-invoices.
Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh emphasized with the benefits that the e-council brings, leaders of the city. Hanoi will create maximum conditions for businesses and taxpayers in converting and using e-invoices according to the new regulations. Besides, the City People's Committee. Hanoi will regularly direct the City Tax Department. Hanoi coordinates with departments, agencies and sectors to synthesize problems and difficulties, thereby promptly taking solutions for businesses and taxpayers, minimizing possible troubles. happen.
Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh said that up to now, the city. Hanoi is ready to activate e-invoices, and at the same time commits to the Government and the Ministry of Finance to accompany businesses and taxpayers in implementing e-invoices, helping to solve all difficulties faced by businesses. , taxpayers ensure the progress and quality of the set targets.
At the city bridge point. Ho Chi Minh, Chairman of the City People's Committee. Ho Chi Minh City, Phan Van Mai said, along with 05 localities selected to implement the first phase of the e-contract, the City People's Committee. Ho Chi Minh City has focused on directing the implementation of tasks, at the same time reviewing and preparing the conditions for human resources, technical solutions as well as strengthening propaganda, guidance and support for businesses. implementing e-invoices associated with digital transformation at enterprises.
Up to now, under the direction of the City's Steering Committee for the implementation of e-invoices as well as the close guidance of the City Tax Department. In Ho Chi Minh City, the implementation of e-invoice has initially operated on schedule and effectively in the city.
It can be affirmed that the announcement of the Electronic Invoice System is an important milestone in the process of digital transformation of the tax industry, helping to innovate tax management and invoice management towards modernity and transparency.
