The information was released at a seminar held in Hanoi on November 18 to announce the results of a survey measuring the satisfaction of enterprises with administrative reforms in the taxation sector in 2019.

The survey was conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) which analysed data from 1,727 enterprises.

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Dau Anh Tuan, head of the VCCI research group, said that reform efforts of the Ministry of Finance and the General Department of Taxation in particular over the past five years have brought about practical benefits and received recognition from the business community, helping to save time and costs for enterprises.

Compared to the survey results in 2016, this year’s survey sees increasing scores in the service of tax officials, access to information and tax case settlement, along with light decreases in the implementation of tax procedures and tax examination.

VCCI Chairman Vu Tien Loc said that the measurement of business satisfaction with tax agencies aims to collect feedback and assessment of taxpayers on reform projects of tax agencies towards the target of having at least 80 percent of taxpayers satisfied with the tax services provided by tax agencies by 2020.

As of October this year, 99 percent of enterprises had participated in online tax declaration and 93 percent of businesses had implemented online tax refunds.

Bac Giang honors 114 good tax payers

(BGO) – The Department of Tax (DoT) in the northern province of Bac Giang on August 8 held a meeting to honor 144 outstanding organizations and individuals as good taxpayers who fully satisfied their tax obligations in 2017 with Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee in attendance.

Vietnam’s 1,000 biggest tax payers announced

The 1,000 biggest tax payers in Vietnam in 2017 contributed more than 110 trillion VND (4.72 billion USD) to the State budget, increasing 8.45 percent from the previous year, and accounting for 63 percent of total tax contributions.

eTax service application: Double benefits

(BGO) – Along with 12 cities and provinces nationwide, from May 7, 2018, the northern province of Bac Giang has applied the electronic tax (eTax) service (also called centralized one-stop-shop eTax) in all businesses in the locality, replacing the old tax system. After more than one month of implementation, the service has proven its superiority. 

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Electronic tax system applied in Bac Giang

(BGO) – The electronic tax system (eTax), which is a concentrated one-stop shop managed by the State Administration of Taxation (SAT under the Ministry of Finance), is officially applied in the northern province of Bac Giang from May 7, 2018. 

Source: VNA