The General Department of Taxation's request for the drastic implementation of e-invoices in petroleum retail in Vietnam

In order to continue effectively implementing Official Telegram 1284/CD-TTg dated 2023 of the Prime Minister and the Official Dispatch 13348/BTC-TCT dated 2023 of the Ministry of Finance, the General Director of the General Department of Taxation requests the Provincial Department of Taxation Directors to continue directing and urgently implementing the following tasks:

- For localities that do not have the directive documents from the People's Committee, the Department of Taxation is responsible for advising the People's Committee to direct the departments and agencies to actively coordinate with the tax authorities to immediately implement synchronized, effective, and resolute solutions, requiring retail petroleum businesses to issue invoices after each sale as prescribed by the law, the Prime Minister's directive, and the Ministry of Finance's guidance.

- Continue to closely coordinate with the departments and agencies at the local level to review and grasp the current situation of infrastructure, equipment, and progress of implementing invoice issuance after each sale at each petrol retail store; immediately organize working sessions with retail petroleum businesses, publicly invite companies to share their successful experiences and discuss effective solutions; advise and propose to the Provincial People's Committee to promptly remove difficulties (if any) to successfully implement the invoice issuance after each sale for petroleum retail activities in the area, ensuring the progress as directed by the Prime Minister in the Official Telegram 1284/CD-TTg dated 2023 mentioned above.

- Actively implement the tasks for the leaders of the Department of Taxation, the leaders of the Tax Office, and the specific tax officials of the management units to work and disseminate the guidelines, policies, and legal provisions regarding the invoice issuance after each sale to each business, retail petrol store, so that the units fully understand their responsibilities and commit to implementing the invoice issuance after each sale as prescribed.

Attach responsibilities to the inspection, supervision, and handling of violations for units that do not comply or intentionally do not comply.

- The Department of Taxation shall report specifically on the implementation of the contents and tasks according to the guidance of the Ministry of Finance and the General Department of Taxation in the Official Dispatch 13348/BTC-TCT dated 2023, the Official Dispatch 5080/TCT-DNL dated 2023, and the Official Dispatch 5468/TCT-DNL dated 2023, and send daily implementation results to the General Department of Taxation via email: nttbinh01@gdt.gov.vn.

More details can be found in Official Telegram 10/CD-TCT, dated December 19, 2023.

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