Declaration of Tax Sector Monitoring Sector Activities

Mr Bui Van Nam, General Director of the General Department of Taxation, said that the tax sector has a unified management system from central to local levels since its establishment 67 years ago. Inheriting the values built up since its inception, the issuance of the Declaration of the Tax Sector is needed to confirm the values and vision that the tax sector is heading for. This is the commitment of the tax sector to the Party, the State, organisations, individuals and society.

 

He said the tax sector is determined to become a modern, professional, effective and efficient tax agency and a trusted partner of all organisations and individuals in tax law enforcement, is resolved to be named in the top five countries in Southeast Asia in terms of tax facilitation, and successfully implement the tax reform strategy for the 2011-2020 period. Therefore, the tax sector identifies long-term values to be preserved: Transparency, Professionalism, Integrity and Innovation.

 

Transparency: This value is specifically reflected by tax policy transparency and tax administration transparency; full and clear publicity of all tax administrative procedures from the central to local levels; constant guarantee of legitimate rights and interests of all organisations and individuals;

 

Professionalism: Tax officers and staff having sufficient capacity, expertise and knowledge, are trained in professionalism, ethics, workplace culture and proficient working skills, are dedicated to their work, are friendly to taxpayers, and are subject to serve taxpayers.

 

Integrity: Tax staff are subject to comply with the law and the code of conduct of public servants in general and tax staff in particular in an honest, reliable manner to deserve the trust of taxpayers.

 

Innovation: Ongoing innovation of thinking and action to effectively administer taxes and bring the best value to all organisations and individuals.

 

Nam said the Declaration will be a measure for taxpayers to refer to the behaviour of the tax sector in general, and of tax staff and tax officers in particular, in the course of exercising their duties. Therefore, the community, especially taxpayers, have a very important role in monitoring and enforcing commitments of the Declaration. Taxpayers will see more reliable, friendlier tax staff and officers who always show their devotion to their work, high professionalism in duties. Tax policy and tax administration are clear, easy to understand, easy to implement, and public from the central to local levels to ensure the rights and interests of taxpayers in particular and all organisations and individuals in general.

 

The tax sector is determined to implement and achieve the values declared. Hence, after the Declaration is pronounced, tax authorities inform all taxpayers and the society, with the focus on highlighting the significance and purpose, and taxmen can be proud of values brought by the tax sector, thus trusting in their agencies and their work. The good implementation of the Declaration will be the standard for assessing efforts and considering promotions of tax personnel, thus instilling them with trust, and an effort to draw friendliness and trust from taxpayers. The Declaration is also the basis for taxpayers and the society to ensure their rights and obligations.

 

Currently, tax authorities are building required works for implementing the Declaration with the focus on four tax administration functions: Propagating support and declaration of tax accounting, tax debt management and enforcement, and inspection; Building criteria for emulation and reward associated with the enforcement of the Declaration; Building internal examination contents at tax authorities of all levels; and Supplementing contents of the Declaration to books and documents concerning ethics and workplace culture. Annually, the implementation of the Declaration will be assessed by independent agencies to ensure objectivity.

 

The contents of the Declaration will be made public at tax offices, printed on flyers distributed to businesses and taxmen. The General Department of Taxation hopes organisations and individuals will track and report negative acts and violations by taxmen and tax staff.