Need to manage tutoring activities well, should be forced to pay taxes

Regarding the policy of not banning extra tutoring just proposed by the Minister of Education and Training , many readers have given feedback.

Many readers have opinions about the policy of not banning extra tutoring - Photo: DUYEN PHAN

The article "Minister Nguyen Kim Son: There is a policy of not banning extra teaching" posted on Tuoi Tre Online on November 20 received many comments from readers.

This is one of the explanations given by the minister at the National Assembly 's discussion session on the Teachers' Law draft on the morning of November 20.

The Minister made it clear that the policy is not to ban extra teaching, but to ban extra teaching that violates ethics or professional principles of teachers.

Many readers believe that the story of extra tutoring is a reality not only in Vietnam but also abroad.

Reader Bien tells his family's story: "My child studies all his major subjects outside, but I tutor him in his minor subjects when the test is coming up (score 7 or higher, can forget after the test).

If your child is sick and needs to stay home from school, let him/her stay home. If he/she is taking extra classes, if he/she can go, he/she should be given priority.

Reader Lan Le said that tutoring abroad is very normal. However, it must be a registered facility with the Ministry of Education or the Department of Education where the facility is located and pay income tax every three months to the tax authority.

Some readers believe that "opening the door" to private tutoring is in line with reality, because this is a real need of students and also the right of teachers.

As reader Jimmy wrote: "I fully support it. Why are doctors allowed to open a clinic to work part-time but teachers are not allowed?"

According to reader 2lua, if the door is opened to private tutoring, the Ministry of Education and Training needs to specifically list what behaviors are considered "private tutoring behaviors that violate ethics or professional principles of teachers" so that parents can see if teachers are involved in any of these behaviors.

Reader Vo Quoc Trung believes that public school teachers are state employees, and tutoring must comply with the provisions of the civil servant law.

Teachers in non-public schools must comply with the provisions of their labor contracts, if any. Thus, the extra teaching of public school teachers must be approved by the management agencies.

According to this reader, tutoring has become a trend and needs closer management. A legal framework for tutoring activities needs to be established.

For example, the State needs to organize extra classes for weak students, tutoring for good students and classes for students in need right at school with appropriate tuition fees.

Public teachers are not allowed to teach extra classes for a fee outside of school, but can teach at the school they are working at or another public unit.

"Thus, the economic pressure on parents is reduced. Private tutoring facilities can recruit teachers who are not working at any educational institution, and students can come to study according to their personal needs," reader Vo Quoc Trung wrote.

Similarly, reader Dung Huynh suggested that there should be a mechanism to control teachers’ income from extra teaching. Teachers must clearly register to teach extra classes and pay taxes clearly like other professions.

According to this reader, in reality, there are many teachers who earn a "huge" income from tutoring, but they find ways to evade tax liability by asking students to pay tuition in cash or transfer it to someone else, not into their account.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/can-quan-ly-tot-hoat-dong-day-them-nen-buoc-dong-thue-20241121161318735.htm