Penalties for violations against regulations on time limits for submission of tax returns in Vietnam

According to Article 13 of the Decree No. 125/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, penalties for violations against regulations on time limits for submission of tax returns are specified as follow:

1. Cautions shall be imposed for violations arising from filing tax returns from 01 to 05 days after expiration of the prescribed time limits under mitigating circumstances.

2. Fines ranging from VND 2,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of submitting tax returns from 01 to 30 days after expiration of the prescribed time limits, except the cases specified in clause 1 of this Article.

3. Fines ranging from VND 5,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of submitting tax returns from 31 to 60 days after expiration of the prescribed time limits.

4. Fines ranging from VND 8,000,000 to VND 15,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following violations:

- Filing tax returns from 61 to 90 days after expiration of the prescribed time limits;

- Filing tax returns at least 91 days after expiration of the prescribed time limits if none of additional taxes is incurred;

- Failing to submit tax returns if none of additional taxes is incurred;

- Failing to submit annexes under regulations regarding tax administration by enterprises having related-party transactions, enclosing CIT finalization dossiers.

5. Fines ranging from VND 15,000,000 to VND 25,000,000 shall be imposed for the act of filing tax returns more than 90 days after the prescribed deadline if such act results in additional taxes to be paid, and the taxpayer has fully paid taxes, deferred amounts into the state budget before the time of the tax authority’s announcement of the decision on tax inspection and examination, or before the time of the tax authority’s issuance of the report on the deferred submission of tax returns under the provisions of clause 11 of Article 143 in the Law on Tax Administration of Vietnam.

In case where the fine amount prescribed in this clause is greater than the tax amount additionally incurred in the tax return, the maximum amount of fine for this act shall be equal to the tax amount payable specified in the tax return and shall not be less than the average of fine amounts in the range prescribed in clause 4 of this Article.

View more details at the Decree No. 125/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from December 05, 2020.

Thuy Tram

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