Vietnam to get retailers to generate e-invoices

In the first stage, the roll-out of e-invoices regenerated from cash registers would be piloted in Hanoi, Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City, with a focus on key areas such as restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and jewellery trading. — Bloomberg

HANOI: The finance ministry is tightening tax management in the retail industry as it takes steps to force retail establishments in some sectors to generate electronic invoices (e-invoices) from cash registers.

In the first stage, the roll-out of e-invoices regenerated from cash registers would be piloted in Hanoi, Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City, with a focus on key areas such as restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and jewellery trading.