The Government promulgates the Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP on invoices and documents on October 19, 2020.
Accordingly, 02 cases of using an e-invoice with the tax agency's code that are exempted from 12 months use, from the time of using e-invoice, including:
Firstly, small- and medium-sized enterprises, cooperatives, and business households and individuals that operate in localities with difficult socio-economic conditions or extremely difficult socio-economic conditions. Localities with difficult socio-economic conditions or extremely difficult socio-economic conditions are specified in the List of geographical areas eligible for investment incentives issued together with the Government’s Decree No. 118/2015/ND-CP dated November 12, 2015.
Secondly, other small- and medium-sized enterprises that are proposed by the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities, and submitted to the Ministry of Finance, except those operating in economic zones, industrial parks or hi-tech zones.
The General Department of Taxation shall provide or entrust e-invoice service providers to provide e-invoices with the tax agency’s code free of charge for above-mentioned subjects.
In addition, enterprises, economic organizations, business households and individuals other than the above-mentioned subjects must pay service charges under contracts signed by both parties when using e-invoices with the tax agency’s code or using e-invoices without the tax agency’s code via e-invoice service providers.
This Decree takes effect on July 01, 2022.