Over 100 billion VND in unpaid taxes owed by businesses
The Thừa Thiên Huế Tax Department has recently made public a list of taxpayers who owe taxes and other government revenue. The reason for this disclosure is that more than 90 days have passed since the tax deadline.
As of June 30, 2024, there are 218 taxpayers, including businesses, organizations, and individuals, who still owe unpaid taxes totaling over 422 billion VND. Among these, the amount of overdue taxes subject to compulsory enforcement is over 376 billion VND.
Notably, among the businesses listed this time, many owe tens of billions of VND, with some owing over 100 billion VND.
Specifically, IUC Joint Stock Company, located at 3rd floor, Vinaconex 7 Building, 61 Nguyen Van Giap Street, Nam Tu Liem District (Hanoi), owes over 180 billion VND in taxes; Vietnam Airlines and Tourism Joint Stock Company, located at 3 Hùng Vương Street, Hue City, owes over 32 billion VND; Hoang Cung Hotel Joint Stock Company, located at 8 Hùng Vương Street, Hue City, owes over 25 billion VND; Hue Humanitarian Education and Training Center, located at 3 Lê Hồng Phong Street, Hue City, owes over 23 billion VND.
Dinh Hương Trading and Import-Export Single-Member Limited Liability Company, located at 8-10 Chu Văn An Street, Phu Hoa Ward, Hue City, owes over 13 billion VND; Dinh Hương Trading and Import-Export Single-Member Limited Liability Company - Branch of Wood Processing Factory, located at Lot CN37A, Zone C, Phong Dien Industrial Park, Phong Dien Town, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Hue Province, owes over 11 billion VND;...
Many real estate companies in Hue also owe tens of billions of VND in taxes, such as IMG Huế Investment Joint Stock Company, located at 7 An Cựu New Urban Area, Hue City, owes over 17 billion VND; Minh Linh Investment and Trading Single-Member Limited Liability Company, located at Lot A1-A2, Thuỷ An New Urban Area, Huong Thuỷ Town, owes over 1 billion VND.
Multiple measures of compulsory enforcement
On August 6, in an interview with Lao Động Newspaper, Mr. Hà Văn Khoa, Director of the Thừa Thiên Huế Tax Department, said that according to the debt management process, businesses that owe taxes will be subject to compulsory enforcement in various forms, depending on the level of compliance with the law by these businesses.
For example, for businesses that owe taxes, the first step will be to freeze their bank accounts. If they do not have sufficient funds in the frozen account, the next step will be to enforce compulsory measures on invoices. If this is still ineffective, the tax authority may request the provincial People's Committee and the Department of Planning and Investment to revoke their business registration certificates.
"In particular, if the business owner fails to comply with tax laws and regulations, leading to tax arrears, and the tax authority has already applied compulsory measures multiple times but still cannot recover the debt, we will notify the business owner that they will not be allowed to leave the country.
For example, we will give them a 10-day notice. If they still fail to fulfill their tax obligations after the deadline, we will send a notification to the public security authorities to temporarily restrict their travel abroad. The ultimate goal is to recover the tax debt and put it into the state budget in accordance with the regulations, not to cause difficulties for businesses" - Mr. Khoa explained.
