Executive of beverage maker in Ho Chi Minh City under investigation for tax evasion
Tuesday, March 07, 2023, 17:35 GMT+7
Police in Ho Chi Minh City launched an investigation into Tran Uyen Phuong, deputy CEO of local drink producer Tan Hiep Phat Group, for allegedly evading taxes and assisting others in dodging them.
Phuong and some other individuals were found to have incorrectly declared the sale price of multiple land lots, indicating tax evasion.
As a result, the local tax authority incorrectly calculated the taxes they had to pay for the transfer of the use rights of land lots in Hiep Binh Chanh, Long Truong, and Binh Khanh Wards in Thu Duc City, under Ho Chi Minh City, causing losses of over VND5.48 billion (US$233,057) to the state budget.
Municipal investigators asked the Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department to verify the land values, taxes imposed on the land lots at the transfer time, and any taxes evaded.
Phuong, who is a daughter of Tran Qui Thanh, founder and CEO of Tan Hiep Phat Group, is in charge of "marketing, public relations, and CSR programs nationally and across Vietnam’s 63 provinces," according to the company's website.
She is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization and was an honorary consul of Sudan in Ho Chi Minh City for the tenure between August 2018 and July 2019.
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