On the afternoon of November 20, speaking with VietNamNet, Mr. Bui Van Chuan, Director of the Dak Lak Provincial Tax Department, confirmed that this agency had just transferred all documents of Ea Sup 3 Joint Stock Company - a business under Xuan Thien Group - to the Dak Lak Provincial Police to investigate and clarify the act of "tax evasion".

According to Mr. Chuan, after reviewing, the Dak Lak Provincial Tax Department discovered that Ea Sup 3 Joint Stock Company submitted tax declaration documents 90 days after the deadline for submitting tax declaration documents.

"We have determined that submitting tax declarations after 90 days from the deadline for submitting tax declarations is an act of tax evasion. To allow this to happen, we have reviewed a number of tax officials for subjectively not providing specific instructions to businesses," said Mr. Chuan.

Regarding the case, the provincial Tax Department said that on September 16, 2021, Mr. Nguyen Van Thuy, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Xuan Thien Group, transferred 38.124 million shares (worth VND 381 billion) to Mr. Pham Van Tuat but did not declare personal income tax (PIT).

On July 8, 2022, Ea Sup 3 Joint Stock Company declared on behalf of Mr. Nguyen Van Thuy personal income tax from capital transfer activities with the amount of personal income tax payable of more than 381 million VND and paid on behalf of Mr. Nguyen Van Thuy.

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Solar power system of Ea Sup 3 Joint Stock Company. Photo: Hai Duong

Thus, Ea Sup 3 Joint Stock Company submitted tax declaration documents on behalf of Mr. Thuy after 90 days from the deadline for submitting tax declaration documents.

Similarly, on February 20, 2020, Mr. Nguyen Van Thien - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Xuan Thien Group, transferred 706,000 shares (worth more than 7 billion VND) to Mr. Vu Canh Tuan and also did not declare personal income tax.

On October 17, 2022, Ea Sup 3 Joint Stock Company declared on behalf of Mr. Nguyen Van Thien personal income tax from capital transfer activities of more than 7 million VND, and at the same time paid this amount for Mr. Nguyen Van Thien to the state budget.

Ea Sup 3 Joint Stock Company continues to submit tax declaration documents on behalf of Mr. Thien after 90 days from the deadline for submitting tax declaration documents.

On August 15, 2022, the Provincial Tax Department conducted a tax inspection of Ea Sup 3 Joint Stock Company.

As a result, the Provincial Tax Department determined that this enterprise submitted its tax declaration after 90 days from the deadline for submitting tax declaration.

At this time, the Provincial Tax Department believed that the enterprise had committed an administrative violation for the first time, had made additional declarations and paid the full amount of tax to the state budget before the Provincial Tax Department issued a penalty decision, so it was penalized for the act of false declaration according to regulations.

However, after a detailed review, it was found that submitting tax declarations after 90 days from the deadline for submitting tax declarations was an act of tax evasion, so the Provincial Tax Department transferred the case to the police for handling according to regulations.

"The unit is waiting for the results from the police to decide on further action," said Mr. Chuan.

Previously, on March 19, 2019, the Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee signed a decision approving the investment policy of five solar power projects for Xuan Thien Group, including Ea Sup 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Joint Stock Companies.

The total investment of the projects is more than 10,500 billion VND, the project operation period is 50 years. The projects started in June 2019 and were put into operation in April 2021.

In particular, the project of Ea Sup 3 Joint Stock Company alone has a total investment of 1,765 billion VND, implemented on an area of ​​125 hectares in Ia Lop commune, Ea Sup district.

Investors are exempted from land rent, enjoy a 10% tax incentive for 15 years, a four-year tax exemption, a 50% reduction in taxes payable for nine years, and import tax incentives.

Ea Sup 3 Joint Stock Company was established in February 2019, headquartered in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province. The legal representative is Mr. Nguyen Huy Hoang.

At the time of establishment, Ea Sup 3 Joint Stock Company registered a charter capital of 529.5 billion VND. The company operates in many industries, including solar power.