Biometrics to be applied on eTax Mobile tax application soon

In order to ensure that regulations on components containing electronic invoice business data and methods of transmission and receipt with tax authorities are built in accordance with legal regulations and close to reality, the tax industry plans to apply biometrics on the eTax Mobile application.

Tax officials guide taxpayers to use electronic tax services

Easy to use, many utilities

In 2014, the tax industry deployed an electronic tax payment application to businesses; in 2017, it deployed an electronic tax refund application; in 2018, it integrated electronic tax services (eTax) into a single system. eTax Mobile is an electronic tax application installed on smartphones and tablets using iOS or Android operating systems, allowing individuals and business households to look up and perform many tax-related issues anytime, anywhere with an internet connection.

Since its implementation, eTax Mobile has brought many benefits to taxpayers and tax authorities. eTax Mobile creates fairness and transparency in tax management and collection. This is also one of the important solutions, contributing to preventing tax losses. The representative of the Tax Department of Region XVI said that since the implementation of the eTax Mobile electronic application until the end of March 2025, there have been 19,856 downloads, installations and uses of the application. The number of transactions via commercial banks reached 28,972 transactions with a total successful payment of over 24,127 billion VND.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Hai, Deputy Head of the Tax Department of Region XVI, said that after more than 2 years of implementation, the electronic tax system eTax Mobile subsystem has become increasingly popular with taxpayers. This application has supported taxpayers in performing procedures such as looking up remaining tax obligations, taxpayer information, tax notifications, tax declarations, electronic tax payments, etc. At the same time, the application also ensures security for users when installed.

Ms. Tran Khanh Vy, owner of a grocery store in Phu Cuong ward, Thu Dau Mot city, assessed that the eTax Mobile application helps individuals self-manage their taxes and can pay taxes at any time without having to go to the tax office or bank. With just a smartphone with internet connection, individuals and business households can easily pay taxes such as personal income tax, value added tax, land tax, land rent... anytime, anywhere on the eTax Mobile application. "Compared to before, I had to spend about half a day waiting to pay taxes at the bank, now it only takes me 5 seconds to complete my tax payment obligation to the State budget. The eTax Mobile application of the tax industry has brought a lot of convenience to people," said Ms. Vy.

Promote electronic tax services

In order to ensure that the regulations on the components containing electronic invoice business data and the method of transmission and receipt with the tax authority are built in accordance with the provisions of law, and at the same time are close to the implementation practice, the Tax Department recently organized an online meeting with regional Tax Branches, transmission and receipt organizations, directly connected with tax authorities and units providing electronic invoice solutions to exchange, discuss and clarify the contents related to the draft circular guiding the implementation of Decree No. 70/2025/ND-CP dated March 20, 2025 of the Government on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP dated October 19, 2020 of the Government regulating invoices and documents.

According to statistics from the Tax Department of Region XVI, by the end of March 2025, there had been 19,856 downloads and installations of the eTax Mobile electronic application. The total number of transactions via commercial banks reached 28,972 transactions, with a total amount of successful payment of over VND 24,127 billion.

According to the tax sector, ensuring regulations on the components containing electronic invoice business data and the method of transmission and receipt with the tax authority are built on a practical basis. The application of biometrics on the eTax Mobile application is being calculated by the tax sector for implementation. Currently, the tax sector is promoting electronic tax services through this application.

The Tax Department of Region XVI said that up to now, the unit has received and processed more than 6,324,000 electronic invoices, of which over 2,361,000 invoices have codes; over 2,102,000 invoices have no codes sending full data to the tax authority; over 1,860,000 invoices have no codes sent according to the tax authority's summary table; and nearly 870 invoices have been generated by each occurrence. Particularly for electronic invoices generated from cash registers, 1,036 businesses, households, and business individuals have registered to use electronic invoices with codes from the tax authority generated from cash registers...

Thus, the application of information technology in tax management not only contributes to improving the efficiency of tax authorities but also facilitates businesses and people in fulfilling their tax obligations. In the coming time, the tax sector will continue to expand and improve digital solutions to optimize tax management, make financial activities transparent and create more convenience for taxpayers.

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