Phu Tho: Illegally buying and selling invoices, tycoon 'caught' because of illegal profits of hundreds of billions of dong

NMT directly and through 73 intermediaries, using 646 companies, illegally sold more than 1 million value-added invoices with total sales of more than 63,762 billion VND.

On December 19, the People's Court of Phu Tho province will open a first instance trial to judge the case of illegally buying and selling invoices in "huge" quantities. 100 defendants were brought to trial for the crimes of: "Illegal trading of invoices", "Forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations; using fake seals and documents of agencies and organizations." " and "Tax evasion".

Previously, through the work of understanding the situation of businesses fulfilling tax obligations in Phu Tho province, the Police Investigation Agency of Phu Tho Provincial Police discovered NTH (born 1980, in Dong Anh, Hanoi), Director of NSV Joint Stock Company bought 31 false value-added (VAT) invoices with a total value of goods recorded on the invoices of 8.7 billion VND, and completed tax declaration procedures at Phu Provincial Tax Department. Tho.

From this clue, the investigation agency expanded the case, arresting hundreds of people involved. Among the 100 defendants, Mr. NMT (born 1992, in Ho Chi Minh City) was prosecuted for "Illegally buying and selling invoices" and "Forging seals and documents of organizations and agencies; Using seals, fake documents of organizations".

According to the indictment, from December 2020 to October 2022, defendant T through NTH (born 1988, in Hanoi) and 2 other individuals (unidentified) bought 646 businesses. This tycoon used H to buy 500 business units at a cost of 50 - 60 million VND/business and then through the social network Facebook and groups on the Internet, he established a network of intermediaries. (F1, F2...) to sell VAT invoices to units in need across the country, gaining illegal benefits.

To hide the illegal sale of invoices, T hired H to "self-account" and then "falsely declare" the purchase amount (actually there were no input invoices); "Declaration of reduction" (Only declaring a small part) of invoice sales of invoice-selling units on electronic tax declarations at the tax settlement periods of businesses.

To legalize "via bank" payment procedures for sold VAT invoices, NMT and VTL (born 1997, in Ho Chi Minh City) "purchased" 6 financial companies. T assigned L to operate these financial companies to legalize payment procedures through banks for illegal buying and selling of VAT invoices.

T and L used "junk" sim numbers to register for the Internet banking application to transfer money to the personal accounts of intermediaries with an amount equal to the invoice sales. After that, the intermediaries retain the money from selling the invoices according to the agreement with the invoice-buying businesses (to divide according to the percentage specified in the system) and transfer the remaining amount to their personal accounts. Legal representative (or accountant's account, family member...) of the units purchasing the invoices.

These individuals submit the amount of money they have received plus the amount of money they have to spend to buy invoices as agreed (equivalent to the amount of money retained by the intermediaries) into the account of the business purchasing the invoices, then transfer them to the invoice purchaser's account. The amount returned to the accounts of businesses selling invoices of T and his accomplices is considered complete.

To manage and collect invoice sales from intermediaries, T tracks invoice sales made by each intermediary (F1) using the "customer code" shown on the electricity bill data. death. For the units directly used by T to sell VAT invoices, the defendant collected invoice sales from 1% - 1.5% of the sales amount stated on the invoice, which had been duly paid via bank. and all invoices paid in cash.

As for the units, T delivers them to intermediaries, T collects 0.7% of the sales amount stated on the invoice. This giant paid Loc 0.1% of the amount legally paid by the Finance units. Investigation documents show that, with the purpose of selling false VAT invoices for profit, during the period from December 2020 to October 2022, NMT directly and through intermediaries (referred to as F1) used 646 units to sell 1,025,712 invoices to 88,053 units and organizations with total sales of more than 63,762 billion VND, illegally benefiting more than 509 billion VND.

According to the indictment, by the time T was prosecuted and detained, he had collected more than 294 billion VND. T has divided more than 12 billion VND with L; paid H more than 31 billion VND. The allegation is that T also committed acts of forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations; Using fake seals and documents of agencies and organizations.

Investigation documents show that NMT ordered 32 fake seals from competent agencies (People's Committees of provinces, departments, branches and registration, inspection, and notary agencies), then used these seals. This is to create "false" sets of documents proving the origin of goods recorded on invoices, then return them to the business purchasing the invoices to use for payment and settlement with the Tax agency.

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