Vietnam: Time limit for execution of tax or invoice-related administrative penalty charge decisions shall be 01 year

According to the Decree No. 125/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the time limit for execution of tax or invoice-related administrative penalty charge decisions is as follows:

- Time limit for execution of tax or invoice-related administrative penalty charge decisions shall be 01 year from the decision-issuing date. Upon expiry of the aforesaid execution time limit, if the tax authority has not yet transmitted or sent the administrative penalty charge decision to the violating entity or person under the provisions of Article 39 herein, that decision shall become inactive.

- If the administrative penalty charge decision requires the enforcement of any remedy, such remedy shall be enforced as usual.

- If the sanctioned entity or person deliberately evades or defers execution of the decision, the time limit for execution of the penalty charge decision shall start from the date of termination of the act of evasion or deferment.

- If the tax authority has transmitted or sent the administrative penalty charge decision to the violating entity or person as provided in Article 39 herein, but the sanctioned entity or person has not yet paid or has not fully paid fines, back taxes or deferred amounts, tax authorities must track amounts not yet paid on tax administration systems and apply measures to enforce recovery of outstanding taxes under regulations in order to fully collect amounts payable into the state budget.

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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