Ms. Hanh, owner of a phone accessory store for more than ten years in Thanh Xuan. For many years, her tax payment process has only stopped at paying a fixed monthly contract tax rate. When the tax officer announced that from this year she had to declare based on actual revenue, she was confused: "I write that day every 6 days, sometimes there are too many customers I can't remember. Now when I say to declare, the scariest thing is to write incorrectly."
In the first days of preparing for the declaration period, Ms. Hanh measured her revenue by reviewing her handwritten books and adding each item, but the data fluctuated, not matching the actual daily revenue and expenditure. Then she used MISA eShop, installed it and realized that what made her feel secure was that all transactions were automatically recorded, electronic invoices were issued in accordance with regulations, and revenue was clearly reflected by day and month. "At the end of the month, opening a report is knowing how much you have to declare right away, so you are not afraid of making mistakes," she said.
Many households come to MISA eShop also for this factor. The software not only supports sales management, but is also designed to closely follow current regulations on accounting, taxes and invoices. Compliance with the law is integrated right from the stage of creating an application, recording revenue to reporting. The forms and data structures are all according to standards, significantly reducing the risk of errors when making by hand.
To avoid making the transition to declaration a burden from the beginning, MISA proactively deploys support packages according to the revenue scale of business households. Specifically, households with a revenue of over VND500 million/year will be given 3 months of free use of MISA eShop 5,000 electronic invoices and 1 year of digital signature. For households with a revenue of less than VND500 million/year, MISA supports lifelong free sales software and tax declaration on the phone. This initial cost "bearing" helps many households boldly access legal compliance tools, instead of worrying about arising additional financial burdens when paying contract tax.
According to Mr. Do Duy Cuong, an economic expert, the trend of declaring instead of contract tax is in line with international practice, but for successful implementation, the most important condition is the ability of business households to record and manage data. He analyzed: It is impossible to require business households to declare accurately if they do not have the tool to record revenue in real time. MISA eShop or some similar platforms that meet legal standards are making conversion softer. When the tool does the right thing from the beginning, businesses have almost no opportunity to... do the wrong thing.
The perspective of local tax authorities also clearly shows the role of law compliance platforms. A tax officer in Cau Giay ward said, "Previously, when applying contract tax, tax officials had to survey, compare, and determine. But when switching to declaration, the focus is on data. If the business household manages it manually, the possibility of errors is very high. We encourage them to use software designed according to regulations so that both tax authorities and business households reduce risks".
Mr. Mai Son, Deputy Director of the Tax Department (Ministry of Finance) shared: "Understanding the concerns and hesitation of business households when implementing the elimination of contract tax, the Tax sector is committed to always proactively preparing cases and situations and developing a plan to synchronously deploy to 34 tax departments of provinces and cities; dividing into groups of subjects for appropriate propaganda and guidance; at the same time, building a support database, making the implementation of accounting, declaration and tax payment simple, easy to understand and close to the actual life of business households".
In reality, when businesses switch from contract tax to declaration, the most difficult thing is not to pay taxes, but to ensure accurate and transparent declaration figures. At this point, a platform operating according to legal standards such as MISA eShop becomes a key tool to avoid manual recording, issuing incorrect invoices, or being passive when the tax authority requires comparison. The system for recording transactions, issuing invoices, and automatically synthesizing reports according to tax authority standards helps businesses focus on business activities without worrying about mistakes or violations.
The shift from contract tax to declaration is an inevitable trend. And to prevent that process from becoming a burden, the role of law-compliance technology platforms like MISA eShop is being effective, helping tax declaration become fearless of mistakes no need to try no need to worry about interruptions.
