How to handle when invoices sent to tax authorities have errors in Vietnam?

At Circular 78/2021/TT-BTC, the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam has specifically guided E-invoices can be handled with errors but sent to tax authorities in some cases.

E-invoices sent to tax authorities with errors, how to handle? (Illustration)

Specifically, in Clause 1, Article 7 of Circular 78/2021/TT-BTC of Vietnam stipulating;

-  If the issued e-invoice contains errors and requires a new tax authority’s identification code or the erroneous e-invoice needs to be corrected or replaced as prescribed in Article 19 of Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP, the seller shall use Form No. 04/SS-HDDT provided in Appendix No. IA enclosed with Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP to notify the correction of each or multiple erroneous e-invoices, and send a notice using Form No. 04/SS-HDDT to the tax authority by the last day of the VAT declaration period in which erroneous e-invoices are handled;

Model number 04

 

- If an invoice has been issued when receiving advance payment or during the service provision as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 9 of Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP but then the service provision is cancelled or terminated, the seller shall cancel the issued e-invoice and notify the tax authority of such cancellation of invoice using Form No. 04/SS-HDDT provided in Appendix No. IA enclosed with Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP;

- If the erroneous e-invoice has been handled by correction or replacement by the seller as prescribed in Point b Clause 2 Article 19 of Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP, but then is found to have other errors, these errors shall be handled adopting the same method as the initial error ;

- If the issued invoice which does not necessarily bear form number, reference number or number contains error, the seller shall only correct the erroneous invoice without cancelling or replacing it;

- If the value specified in the invoice is wrong, an increase ( “+” mark) or decrease ( “-“ mark) shall be specified in the invoice according to the actual value.

- The seller shall send a notice of results of examination of erroneous e-invoices (using the Form No. 04/SS-HDDT in Appendix IA enclosed with Decree No. 123/2020/ND-C of Vietnam) to the tax authority by the deadline specified in the notice form No. 01/TB-RSDT provided in Appendix IB enclosed with Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP; the seller’s notice must also indicate the ground for examination which is the tax authority’s notice form No. 01/TB-RSDT (including number and date of the notice);

Model number 01
Bao Ngoc

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