Online businesses that do not fulfill tax obligations will be severely punished.

Customers choose to buy products on the e-commerce site (illustrative photo)

On May 12, the Tax Department sent an open letter to taxpayers regarding tax obligations for e-commerce and digital platform business activities.

Accordingly, to create the most favorable conditions for taxpayers to fulfill their tax obligations, tax authorities have applied and deployed information technology solutions in tax registration, declaration and payment such as eTax Mobile application, Electronic information portal for households and individuals doing business, guiding domestic and foreign e-commerce platforms and digital platforms to declare and pay tax obligations on behalf of taxpayers doing business on e-commerce platforms and digital platforms, and automatic personal income tax refunds.

Tax authorities also regularly disseminate tax laws, support and guide taxpayers in declaring and paying taxes on mass media and at tax authority headquarters.

At the same time, tax authorities at all levels have been reviewing and collecting information and data on taxpayers doing e-commerce and digital business to serve tax management.

Along with that, coordinate with ministries, departments, branches, and functional agencies to handle many cases of tax evasion, trading in fake and poor quality goods related to e-commerce business on digital platforms.

However, besides enterprises, business households, and business individuals who strictly comply with tax laws, there are still a number of enterprises, business households, and business individuals who have not registered for business or tax, have not declared revenue, and have not fully fulfilled tax obligations from business activities on e-commerce and digital platforms, causing loss of state budget revenue, violating the law, and unfair competition.

In the spirit of respecting the law and the principle of "Taxpayers self-declare, self-pay, and self-responsibility," tax authorities conduct propaganda, support, supervision, inspection, and handling of tax violations.

The tax authority recommends 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.

In addition, 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.

In case of not receiving cooperation from taxpayers, the tax sector said it will inspect and strictly handle businesses 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.

During the implementation process, if there are any problems or suggestions, taxpayers are requested to directly contact the nearest tax authority or the directly managing tax authority for timely guidance and resolution of problems.

TB (summary)

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