HCM City seeks cashless payment for company transactions
Businesses would be required to use non-cash payments for trading transactions of any value under a proposal submitted to the Government by the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department.
Non-cash transactions via banking mobile app. (Photo: nld.com.vn)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Businesses would be required to use non-cash payments for trading transactions of any value under a proposal submitted to the Government by the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department.
Currently, trading transactions worth more than 20 million VND (868 USD) have to be made by cashless payment in order to enjoy tax refunds and corporate income tax reductions as regulated by the law on value-added tax.
The proposal is aimed at improving tax governance and strengthening monitoring of expenditures and turnover of businesses and traders, according to an official at the tax department.
The official said that payments using non-cash methods have become increasingly popular in Vietnam, and the Government last year issued a resolution to boost cashless payments in the country.
The department also proposed that the Government create regulations for e-commerce or digital-based business activities conducted by foreign companies like Google, Facebook, YouTube, Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb.
These companies would be required to provide tax agencies information on individuals and businesses in Vietnam involved in their business activities.
The department also proposed that the Government set regulations concerning investigation of tax fraud and related crimes.
Associate professor Dinh Trong Thinh of the Academy of Finance said it was vital to speed up cashless payments to reduce the risks involved in cash payments and to increase financial transparency.
However, limited payment infrastructure was one of the barriers hindering electronic payment adoption, he said.
Regulations on non-cash payments for all transactions should not be required, he said. There should be a detailed roadmap to implement regulations on non-cash transactions to make it feasible, especially for small enterprises, he added./.
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Non-cash transactions via banking mobile app. (Photo: nld.com.vn) 
