(HBO) – By July 31, 2017, total tax arrears in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh had stood at nearly 304.2 billion VND, of which more than 61.7 billion VND was overdue, down 5.7 billion VND as compared with the figure at the end of 2016. Of the total, bad debts accounted for over 111.3 billion VND, down 2 percent from the figure at the end of 2016) and recoverable debts were 193.9 billion VND, accounting for 7.4 percent of the estimates.


Hoa Binh city’s Taxation Sub-department well reviews and manages income sources, creating favourable conditions for taxpayers to fulfill their obligations to contribute to the State budget.

 


The provincial Department of Taxation has publicised a list of 38 businesses which had owed more than 142.3 billion VND of tax by July 31, 2017.

 


In implementing the guidelines of the General Department of Taxation regarding measures to collect tax debts in 2017, the provincial Department of Taxation has instructed its city and district chapters and the debt management office to base on the devised plan in order to instruct tax debt collection.

 

 

Drastic measures will be taken to collect recoverable debts, striving to reduce both number of debtors and debt amount by December 31, 2017, the department said, noting that the debts should not exceed 5 percent of the State budget collection in 2017.


In July 2017, the provincial Department of Taxation made 1,106 phone calls and sent 7,739 messages to businesses to inform them the amount of tax debts and fines they have to pay.

 

 

The department also held working sessions with nine businesses which failed to pay tax but have financial difficulties. They were asked to commit to paying the debts. 

 

At the same time, the department sent 242 documents to relevant credit institutions and businesses in order to verify information and employ coercive measures. 

It issued 59 decisions asking for debt payments by taking money, blocking their bank accounts, informing valueless invoices, coercing the third party and requesting business licence withdrawal.

 


The names of businesses which still owed tax have also been publicised on the sector’s websites and mass media.

 


To businesses which owed tax debts as they have yet to receive capital from the State budget, the department will continue to review, instruct and issue nine notices on allowing "no calculation of late payment” (in line with Clause 10, Article 2, Circular No. 26/2015/TT-BTC dated February 27, 2015, and Circular No. 06/2017/TT-BTC dated January 20, 2017 issued by the Ministry of Finance).

Along with measures to improve responsibility and capacity of tax officers, the department is reviewing, classifying debts, synthesizing tax debts and analysing reasons of each debtor./.

 

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