Vigorously and effectively implement electronic invoicing for retail gasoline and diesel sales.

Hanoi residents buy gasoline and diesel at a gas station.

According to the General Department of Taxation, as of December 19th, several tax departments have urgently and actively implemented solutions to encourage businesses and retail gasoline stations in their areas to issue electronic invoices after each sale. This includes advising the People's Committee to issue directives to departments, agencies, and gasoline businesses in the locality; coordinating with departments and agencies to organize meetings and dialogues with gasoline businesses, etc.

However, the dispatch clearly states that some tax departments have not yet properly assessed the importance and have not been decisive in implementing the directives of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance in deploying electronic invoices after each sale for retail gasoline businesses as stipulated in Law No. 38/2019/QH14 on Tax Administration and Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP dated October 19, 2020, on invoices and documents of the Government. In addition, they have not fully and accurately reviewed and compiled statistics on the implementation status in their localities, including the number of businesses and stores that have and have not implemented the issuance of electronic invoices for each sale, in order to develop appropriate solutions.

The official dispatch clearly states that the implementation by the tax departments has basically only reached the level of dissemination, without specific task assignments to each department and each management officer to implement the directives of the Prime Minister , the Minister of Finance, and the General Department of Taxation.

Therefore, the Director General of the General Department of Taxation requests the Directors of the Provincial and City Tax Departments to continue directing and promptly implementing the tasks.

Specifically, for localities that have not yet received directives from the People's Committee, the tax department is responsible for advising the People's Committee to direct relevant departments and agencies to proactively coordinate with the tax authorities to immediately implement comprehensive, effective, and decisive solutions requiring retail gasoline and diesel businesses to issue electronic invoices after each sale in accordance with the law, the directives of the Prime Minister, and the Ministry of Finance.

At the same time, continue to closely coordinate with local departments and agencies to review and understand the current state of infrastructure, equipment, and the progress of implementing electronic invoices for each sale at each gasoline station; immediately organize working sessions with gasoline retail businesses, and publicly invite solution providers to share their successful implementation experiences and discuss effective solutions.

Furthermore, advise and propose to the People's Committees of provinces and cities to promptly resolve any difficulties and obstacles (if any) to successfully implement the issuance of electronic invoices for each sale in the retail gasoline and diesel business in the area, ensuring progress as directed by the Prime Minister in Official Dispatch No. 1284/CĐ-TTg mentioned above.

Specifically, the directive emphasizes the need to disseminate information about policies and legal regulations on electronic invoices to each business and retail gasoline station so that these units understand, fully recognize their responsibilities, and commit to issuing electronic invoices after each sale as required.

Previously, on December 1, 2023, the Prime Minister issued Official Dispatch No. 1284/CĐTTg requesting ministries, sectors, and localities to strengthen the management and use of electronic invoices for retail gasoline and diesel fuel business activities; the deadline for completion was December 2023.

Following the Prime Minister's directive, the Ministry of Finance issued Official Letter No. 13348/BTC-TCT dated December 4, 2023, requesting the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities to pay attention to directing and coordinating closely and regularly with the Ministry of Finance in the implementation of electronic invoices for the retail petroleum business sector.

The General Department of Taxation also issued Official Letter No. 5080/TCT-DNL dated November 13, 2023, and Official Letter No. 5468/TCT-DNL dated December 5, 2023, directing the Tax Departments of provinces and centrally-administered cities to advise the People's Committees to direct local agencies and departments to coordinate with tax authorities to urgently implement the issuance of electronic invoices to businesses and retail gasoline stations after each sale, as prescribed.

According to baotintuc.vn

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