Mr. Nguyen Tien Minh, Deputy Director of Hanoi Taxation Department
At the seminar “Business households with new tax policies”, Mr. Nguyen Tien Minh, Deputy Director of Hanoi Taxation Department, said that during the implementation of Decree 70, the Hanoi Taxation Department encountered some difficulties. In the initial implementation phase, although the law has specific regulations on adjusting, replacing, and canceling invoices, business households are still unfamiliar with the process due to the new policy.
Mr. Minh acknowledged the concern of business households about possible retroactive tax collection for the previous period due to the higher revenue generated from electronic invoices created by the cash register machines compared to the agreed-upon revenue. However, Hanoi Taxation Department confirmed that there will be no retroactive tax collection.
Specifically, business households using the declaration method will make supplementary declarations in case of any mistakes. For those using the allocation method, if their revenue exceeds 50% of the agreed-upon revenue, they should notify the tax authority to adjust for the remaining period within the tax year.
The tax authority will continue to coordinate with payment and transportation intermediaries to screen for risky cases and handle them according to regulations, based on the principle of determining the database.
Regarding the tax policy for business households, Mr. Minh clarified that not all current business households are subject to Decree 70, and they account for a small proportion of the total managed households: out of the total, 4,979 households have a revenue of over VND 1 billion, accounting for 1.5% of the total taxed households and 2.8% of the total allocated households.
In fact, the implementation has been carried out since 2023, mainly through propaganda and mobilization. In Hanoi, since the effectiveness of Decree 70/2025/ND-CP (June 1), there have been 9,155 additional registered households, three times more than in the initial implementation phase in 2023-2024. Of these, 4,379 households are subject to mandatory implementation, and 4,776 households are not yet subject to mandatory implementation but have proactively and voluntarily participated after being propagated and guided by the tax authority.
According to Mr. Minh, this is a completely suitable solution, especially for households that already have technological conditions. The tax department continues to implement many support measures: organizing conferences, dialogues, practical surveys, and understanding the cash registers that households are using, thereby coordinating with suppliers to implement additional simple, low-cost, and preferential solutions – some providers even offer free services for up to six months.
Also, according to Mr. Minh, in the current context, with the promotion of digital transformation, cashless payments, and the Government’s Proposal 06, the connection and data sharing between state agencies will facilitate the tax department to tightly manage business activities through real money and data flows.
Therefore, Mr. Minh expects business households to voluntarily comply with transparent and modern tax policies in the spirit of companionship and respect for the law. For those who have been specifically propagated and guided but still intentionally violate, the tax industry will resolutely handle them according to the law.
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