Solution for businesses in shortage of invoices

The deadline for tax filing is approaching, but many businesses have not received invoice books from printing houses (Photo:tuoitrenews)

Many businesses complaint that they have not received invoices they had ordered from printing houses. Who is responsible for this problem?

After receiving complaints from businesses, the Ho CHi Minh City Tax Bureau has inspected all printing houses in the city and found out the printing house Lien Son defaulted on around 5,000 invoice orders, of which 1,500 orders could be shared to other printing houses.

Lien Son cited many businesses placed orders with small volumes, but asked to print their own colorful logo, which took long time to print.

What is the solution for businesses?

According to the Ministry of Finance’s Circular No.13/2011/TT-BTC, state-run enterprises, businesses in industrial zones and hi-tech parks and companies with chartered capital of VND1 billion ($50,000) or more are allowed to print value-added-tax invoice by their own.

Businesses, which have tax code, accounting software and healthy earning results, are also allowed to print invoices for their purchases of products and services. It is required that the invoice printing program must be connected with accounting programs.

But with the deadline of tax filing is fast approaching, where do businesses get the invoice printing programme? And how much is it?

The General Department of Taxation has found out some eligible software developers, which can provide the printing and accounting programmes that meet the requirements.

They are willing to help the department to offer local businesses the programmes for free in 3-6 months.

Businesses who could not get invoices from the printing houses on time should submit their name, tax code and phone numbers (or website address) to the tax offices. The Ho Chi Minh City Tax Bureau has created an email address to receive businesses’ information.

Those who want to get the free printing and accounting programs should send their request to us. We will then send the request to the General Department of Taxation.

The Ho Chi Minh City Tax Bureau also set up a unit providing businesses guidelines on how to use the programmes.