On 20/3, the People's Court Area 4 Ha Tinh sentenced Thoa, 33 years old, for tax evasion under Clause b, Article 200 of the Penal Code.

In court, Thoa expressed a desire for a reduced sentence and voluntarily committed to fully rectify the consequences.

The trial panel determined that the defendant's actions were dangerous to society, directly violated the state's tax management system, and caused revenue loss for the national budget. The motive for the crime was identified as direct intentional fault for personal gain.

Defendant Thoa at court. Photo: Bao Ha Tinh

According to the indictment, in 2020, Thoa registered an individual business household at her home on Phan Dinh Phung Street, Huong Khe commune (formerly part of Huong Khe district), selling items such as clothes, watches, handbags, and footwear online via Facebook.

Investigators stated that Thoa used three express delivery services for product delivery and cash-on-delivery (COD) collection. From 1/2020 to 5/2024, the total COD amount Thoa received through these shipping companies reached nearly 45 billion dong.

Authorities accused Thoa of exploiting the flat-rate tax payment method for business households to conceal her actual revenue, instead of fulfilling her tax obligations based on real income. The defendant intentionally made inaccurate and incomplete declarations of actual sales data to tax authorities to reduce her payable tax amount.

A forensic tax assessment on 2/2/2026 by the Ha Tinh Provincial Tax Department confirmed that Thoa evaded over 668 million dong in taxes. This included over 445 million dong in value-added tax and over 222 million dong in personal income tax.

Duc Hung