Tax inspection has put considerable pressure on business owners as the tax environment becomes more complicated and challenging. With the aim to support businesses to tackle the tax audit issues, on June 14, RSM Vietnam held the webinar RSM Tax Inspection 2022 to assist enterprises in successfully managing tax inspections. The webinar successfully attracted more than 150 participants from different companies. According to Le Khanh Lam, head of Tax & Consulting Services at RSM Vietnam, the COVID-19 pandemic had certain impacts on the number of tax adjustments and tax inspections in the first four months of 2022. The tax adjustments resulting from tax audits have declined as compared to the same period in 2021. Meanwhile, only 15 per cent of tax inspections have been completed according to the year’s plan. He added that due to the low number of tax audits in early 2022, the tax authorities would be likely to increase inspection in the second half of this year. Therefore, … [Read more...] about What businesses should prepare for the tax inspection
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Climate activist prosecuted for tax evasion pleads guilty: spokeswoman
Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang provided more information about a woman recently found guilty of tax evasion, and rejected rumours she was penalised for climate change activities. Speaking at the ministry’s regular press conference, Hang said the Hanoi People’s Court on June 17 held the first-instance trial and sentenced Nguy Thi Khanh to 24 months in prison for tax evasion under Article 200 of the Penal Code. The investigation and hearing was carried out in line with law, the trial was held publicly, and the defendant had all her rights guaranteed in accordance with law, the spokeswoman noted. “Vietnam adamantly fights against and strictly deals with law violations in accordance with legal regulations. All citizens are equal before the law,” she stressed, adding that Vietnam has carried out communications and education measures to gradually … [Read more...] about Climate activist prosecuted for tax evasion pleads guilty: spokeswoman
Tax people based on how many properties they own: Party decree
It said in a new decree that low-income and ethnic people should get land-use tax and fee cuts. Information about property be publicized and transaction should increasingly be made cashless to ensure a healthy market and prevent speculation, it said. The decree only allows land acquisition after a plan to relocate and support inhabitants is approved. It stipulates that relocation areas should be built first and relocated people should have an equal or better quality of life in the new area. It abandons the use of official land prices, and said instead they would be determined by the market. … [Read more...] about Tax people based on how many properties they own: Party decree
Ministry urges HCM City hospitals to prepare for dengue fever
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn leads the mininstry’s inspection team to supervise the treatment of dengue fever patients at the District 8 Hospital in HCM City on June 27. — VNA/VNS Photo Đinh Hằng HCM CITY — Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn yesterday led the ministry’s inspection team to supervise admission and treatment of dengue fever patients at three public hospitals in HCM City amid a spike in new cases in the city and neighbouring provinces. Sơn asked top-tier hospitals in the city to boost support for lower-level hospitals to ensure proper clinical management of dengue cases and prevent the risk of dengue related deaths. He hailed the thoughtful preparation for a dengue outbreak at District 8 Hospital, Children's Hospital No.1 and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases after inspecting the three hospitals. He said that dengue admissions at hospitals in HCM City and provinces in the south have been increasing and outbreaks are likely to become more … [Read more...] about Ministry urges HCM City hospitals to prepare for dengue fever
Thanh Hoa Power Company prepares for peak heat
Thanh Hoa Province’s power grid currently has 21 110-kV substations, more than 8,348 distribution substations with a total capacity of 2,738,340 kVA, and a system of medium and low voltage lines which can supply power to 810,637 users in the province (up 14,292 over the same period in 2021). With a synchronous and modern electricity system, which is also regularly upgraded, PC Thanh Hoa has fully met the electricity demand for production and daily use of local residents. However, the power supply is expected to throw up challenges due to the shortage of peak capacity in the summer months and load regulation is required. The constantly growing demand will also significantly affect the stability and safety of the power grid, and possibly cause local overloads in some areas. Following directions of the EVNNPC, from early this year, PC Thanh Hoa has been devising solutions for these challenges. The company has monitored full loads or overloads, drawing up plans to rotate transformers … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa Power Company prepares for peak heat
People need to raise awareness about scam spam messages related to recruitment
Residents are cautious with scam spam messages related to recruitment notice. According to the PA05, people have recently received spam text messages for recruitment notices with remuneration of VND500,000 (US$21.6) to VND1,000,000 (US$43) a day. The police identified that it was one of the forms leading victims to actively contact with subjects and they can commit fraudulent acts of appropriating other people's properties. The scam tricks are often related to recruitment fraud notice, snatching virtual orders on e-commerce platforms to appropriate property, online investment, scamming victims to provide personal information, bank accounts to appropriate property and so on. Furthermore, some victims can be led to cross-border human trafficking rings. The PA05 recommended residents be cautious with the scam tricks mentioned above and propagandize, and spread the information and warnings to relatives and friends. In addition, people should not contact with the phone number on … [Read more...] about People need to raise awareness about scam spam messages related to recruitment
Ministry works to create modern national digital infrastructure
Ho Chi Minh City Urban Traffic Management and Operation Centre (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will exert efforts to create a modern and safe national digital infrastructure , and a new space for digital economic growth, and developing e-government towards the building of a digital government. The goal is set in the ministry’s action plan for the implementation of the National Strategy on the fourth Industrial Revolution by 2030. Under the plan, by 2025, Vietnam's e-government index according to the United Nations' ranking will be in the group of four leading countries in Southeast Asia. Vietnam will rank among the top 40 countries in terms of the Global Cybersecurity Index of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The proportion of the digital economy will reach 20% of GDP, and the proportion of the digital economy in each industry or field will reach at least 10%. By the year, over 50% of the population … [Read more...] about Ministry works to create modern national digital infrastructure
Vietnam Airlines plans to restore its entire flight network by the end of 2023
In the first six months of 2022, Vietnam Airlines has resumed flights to 14 countries and territories, including the UK, France, Germany, Australia, the US, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Lately, the airline has opened a new route to India and is preparing the necessary conditions to immediately reopen flights to China, Myanmar, and Russia when the conditions permit. The national carrier is expected to resume flights to Indonesia in July and key international routes to Japan, Korea, and Australia in November at the same flight frequency as in 2019. It hopes that it will be able to restore the entire international flight network, equivalent to that in 2019 by the end of 2023. The gradual restoration of international flight routes is an opportunity for Vietnam Airlines to improve the usage efficiency of resources, increase revenue, improve production and business results, reduce losses, and aim at profits in the following years. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines plans to restore its entire flight network by the end of 2023
The hangover: Japan city admits data lost after night out
A Japanese city has been left with more than a headache after admitting a contractor lost a USB containing personal data on all 460,000 residents during a night out. The western city of Amagasaki said Thursday that a private contractor, whose name has not been disclosed, was carrying the memory stick during drinks after work. But the individual, who was working on a municipal pandemic relief programme, lost the bag containing the USB on Tuesday evening. "We deeply regret that we have profoundly harmed the public's trust in the administration of the city," an Amagasaki official told a press conference. The information was copied onto the USB to facilitate its transfer to a call centre in nearby Osaka. It included the names, genders, addresses, birthdays and other personal information of all the city's residents, as well as tax data and bank account information on some locals, the city said. But there may be a silver lining, as the city says the data was encrypted and the USB … [Read more...] about The hangover: Japan city admits data lost after night out
Rubber groups aim to cut China reliance
China is the world’s largest rubber importer, Le Toan At its AGM on June 21, Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) approved its 2022 business plan. The group aims to generate $1.29 billion in revenue but only about $230 million in after-tax profits, almost equal to the level of 2021. VRG has made efforts to reduce its dependence on the Chinese market for years. However, as of June, China still accounts for 30 per cent of its rubber and latex exports. With over 400,000 hectares of rubber plantations, VRG mainly earns its profits from selling rubber, latex, and timber. It generates about $108 million from rubber and latex. However, the group remains cautious in setting profit targets for 2022. China, the world’s largest rubber importer, has actively sourced natural rubber since the beginning of the year. According to Chinese customs authorities, the country’s import turnover of this product group in the first quarter reached $3.58 billion, an increase of 13.6 per cent over the same period … [Read more...] about Rubber groups aim to cut China reliance