Deputy Minister Nguyen Duc Chi requested to clarify the reports of many people who were impersonated and set up businesses but it took 3-4 years for them to be unresolved, affecting their personal rights.
Recently, many individuals reported that their information was used to establish businesses, leading to tax obligations, delayed exit, and long verification times.
At the press conference of the Ministry of Finance on October 6, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi asked relevant agencies to clarify the reason “some individuals were impersonated to set up businesses but it took 3-4 years for it to be resolved”. He said there was no information confirming these cases and asked the representative of the specialized unit to explain further.
The Deputy Minister said that State management agencies are responsible for coordinating and promptly resolving issues to avoid affecting the rights of impersonated respondents.
He noted that “6 months is a lot”, and also requested to provide information about cases where complete documents have been sent to the business registration agency but have not been resolved for more than 6 months, so that the Ministry can direct the handling.
Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi responded at the press conference, October 6. Image: MOF
Responding, Ms. Trinh Thi Huong, Deputy Director of the Department of Private Enterprise and Collective Economic Development, said that business establishment registration procedures are currently designed to facilitate people’s entry into the market. Registrants declare and are responsible for the information provided. However, this mechanism can be exploited, leading to the use of other people’s personal information to register a business.
She also acknowledged that personal information being easily leaked in the context of technological development is a challenge for business registration. Verifying whether there is impersonation or not is also difficult.
Ms. Huong confirmed that the unit in charge of business registration has received information about about 4,000 of the above cases. The Business Information Center is coordinating with the provincial business registration agency and competent units to verify whether there is an act of impersonation or not.
“When there is a conclusion, the information will be transferred to the Tax agency and the business registration agency. Based on full conditions, the business registration agency will revoke the business registration certificate,” she said.
According to Ms. Huong, the specialized agency also researched solutions and amended the Enterprise Law to limit impersonation.
Mr. Le Long, Deputy Director of the Tax Department, responded at the press conference. Image: MOF
Also at the press conference, Mr. Le Long, Deputy Director of the Department of Taxation, provided information about removing problems when businesses close their tax codes and leave the market.
According to him, the campaign to clean up the tax code does not impose new legal procedures. Requirements for declaring, paying taxes, invoicing and financial obligations when a business ceases operations are all specified in current law. The goal is to completely handle backlogged documents, help businesses that have stopped operating complete their obligations and leave the market in accordance with regulations. The tax authority separately reviews the payables that have arisen, tax declarations, invoices, missing settlements and imposes administrative penalties.
To implement, the Tax Department provides professional guidance throughout the industry, publicizes records, processes and handling points, and classifies cases according to current status and level of risk. This agency also coordinates with business registration units, police, customs and local authorities to connect data, resolve inconsistent information or problems when completing procedures.
By the end of August, the tax agency had invalidated tax codes for nearly 125,000 businesses, branches and organizations, an increase of about 30% compared to 2025. Of these, 72,000 backlogs from 2025 and earlier were processed in the campaign.
In addition, more than 52,000 cases were confirmed to complete tax obligations to continue dissolution procedures at the business registration agency. In the opposite direction, more than 4,000 businesses and organizations had their tax codes restored during the implementation process.
Mr. Long said that the tax industry will arrange resources to support businesses leaving the market or restoring operations, processing eligible documents on time, without imposing additional procedures or extra-regulatory revenues. Grounded complaints about delays and inconveniences will be handled in coordination.
The Department of Taxation also along with units under the Ministry of Finance proposed a policy to reduce the time taken to carry out dissolution procedures. Representatives of this agency recommend that businesses proactively handle the problem early to limit costs and avoid tax codes being forgotten for a long time.