Ministry of Finance: Detecting VAT refund fraud will be handled very seriously

10/06/2023 14:40 Nhat Linh Print article

ANTD.VN - The Ministry of Finance said that value-added tax refunds must be done in accordance with regulations, by the right person, and for the right job. Management agencies will facilitate businesses, but if fraud is detected, it will be handled very seriously.

According to information from the General Department of Taxation, in the first 9 months of 2023, the tax authority issued 12,721 value-added tax (VAT) refund decisions with a total refund amount of VND 98,606 billion. This figure is equal to 53% of the 2023 VAT refund estimate approved by the National Assembly, equal to 93% compared to the same period in 2022.

According to Deputy General Director Mai Son, implementing the direction of the Government and the Ministry of Finance, the General Department of Taxation has established working groups to review and remove difficulties, thanks to which the results of VAT refunds in recent times have shown many positive signs.

The General Department of Taxation's leaders said that, previously, through the process of implementing VAT refunds, tax authorities had discovered risks that needed to be rectified, reviewed and had drastic solutions for inspection and examination to control and prevent fraudulent acts of profiting from the state budget through tax refunds.

Therefore, the General Department of Taxation has issued an internal document requesting units in the entire tax sector to unify risk management and ensure that tax refund dossiers comply with legal regulations.

At the same time, the General Department of Taxation has also proposed the Ministry of Finance to amend a number of regulations on tax refunds; promote the application of information technology, develop automatic integrated tax refund criteria to automatically receive records, classify records and strengthen supervision of the implementation of officers and civil servants in the tax sector.

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VAT refund progress was accelerated in September

In particular, the change in VAT refund results in recent times also comes from the issue of implementation supervision. The General Department of Taxation has requested that the Tax Departments assign a Deputy Director to directly handle tax refund dossiers, so there is no delay between the submission and approval of dossiers.

According to Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi, VAT refund is an important task of the Ministry of Finance and the General Department of Taxation.

However, in addition to facilitating businesses, the management agency also strengthens inspection and supervision. If any cases of tax refund fraud are discovered, they will be strictly handled according to the law. "Tax refunds must comply with the law, refund the right person, the right job, and not allow fraud or appropriation of state money," said Mr. Chi.

To resolve difficulties for businesses, especially in the current period when the economy and businesses are facing many difficulties, the Ministry of Finance and the General Department of Taxation are looking for the best solution to carry out this task, creating conditions for businesses to receive tax refunds early.

"Early tax refund settlement also supports and facilitates businesses to reduce difficulties, add financial resources for production and business activities, and invest effectively, thereby contributing to socio-economic development.

"The sooner we resolve tax refunds, the easier it will be for businesses to face less difficulties. On the contrary, businesses must also understand the regulations to comply. If fraud is detected, it will be handled very seriously," Mr. Chi emphasized.

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