Reviewing businesses and business households that have stopped operating but have not yet paid their tax codes

According to a source from the Tax Department of Region XIII, the Tax sector is simultaneously conducting a nationwide review of businesses, households, and individuals that have ceased operations but have not completed procedures to terminate their tax codes, are not operating at the registered address, or have not declared and paid taxes according to the law.

Báo Phú Yên•20/04/2025

This is the main content in the open letter of the Tax Department recently sent to the business community, households and individuals nationwide to raise awareness of tax law compliance, protect the rights of taxpayers, and prevent tax fraud and evasion.

According to the Tax Department, there is currently a situation where a number of businesses, households and individuals have stopped doing business but have not declared, paid taxes, or completed procedures to terminate their tax codes with the tax authorities; they have even stopped operating at their registered business addresses but have not notified the authorities. These cases are creating many consequences in tax management, creating virtual tax debts, causing losses to the state budget, and at the same time creating risks related to fraud and illegal invoice trading.

In order to support taxpayers in properly fulfilling their tax obligations and cleaning up business registration data, the Tax Department will compare and authenticate data between the tax registration system, business registration, population management data and actual data in the area. Thereby accurately identifying cases that are no longer in actual operation, thereby taking timely and appropriate measures to handle them.

The tax authority recommends that businesses, households, and individuals who have ceased operations proactively contact the tax authority to complete the procedures for terminating the validity of their tax codes and handling outstanding tax obligations (if any). Proactively coordinating with the tax authority will help taxpayers avoid legal risks such as tax enforcement, administrative sanctions, or criminal prosecution in case of fraud.

With the motto "Taxpayers self-declare, self-pay, self-responsible", proactively declaring and coordinating with authorities will contribute to building a healthy, transparent, and fair business environment for all economic sectors, while demonstrating civic responsibility in fulfilling obligations to the state budget.

Currently, the Tax Department of Region XIII is widely disseminating the Tax Department's open letter, recommending that taxpayers proactively review their business operations and fully fulfill their tax obligations as prescribed.

Source: https://baophuyen.vn/kinh-te/202504/ra-soat-doanh-nghiep-ho-kinh-doanh-ngung-hoat-dong-nhung-chua-dong-ma-so-thue-05a5429/