Nearly two weeks since its release Air Blade 2022 has arrived at many Honda Heads (authorized dealers of the company). The car was launched by the Japanese brand with four versions: 125 Standard priced at 42 09 million VND 125 Special priced at 43 29 million VND. Notably, there is the 160 Standard version priced at 55,99 million VND and the 160 Special priced at 57,19 million VND.
However, the above numbers are only for reference because the actual car price at the dealership much higher. A Head in Ha Dong (Hanoi) offers Air Blade 160 Standard for sale at 64 million VND, excluding registration costs, 7 to 8 million VND higher than the company’s announced price. The 160 Special version was “overpriced” up to 68 million VND, a difference of more than ten million VND.
Similarly, agents in Cau Giay area (Hanoi) also sold about 8-10 million VND difference for versions of Air Blade. As for the 160 Special model, consultants recommend customers to buy early because the car may soon run out and the price will increase. “Air Blade 160 special edition, not every Head has it, I can only get 2-3 bikes” the seller said.
Honda motorbikes costing tens of millions of dong is not a new story for customers exist for many years now and with most products. The manufacturer reasons that the production of cars to dealers and the setting of selling prices to users are independent. However, the reality is that Heads must comply with Honda’s regulations regarding technical expertise… but not the selling price?
Answer to Dan Tri</em’s question > Regarding the issue of customers buying Honda motorbikes having to pay 25-30% higher than the manufacturer’s listed price, Mr. Giang Van Hien, Deputy Director of the Department of Tax Inspection and Inspection (General Department of Taxation), said that if the If the tax authority detects the act of declaring a price lower than the selling price, this is an act of tax evasion and the tax authority will handle it according to the provisions of law.
“However, currently the tax authority is The problem is that there is no investigation function, so tax is often calculated based on the declaration invoice of enterprise with the tax authority. Based on the tax authority database, invoices are fully declared and calculated. tax in accordance with the law,” Mr. Hien said.
Faced with the situation of Honda motorbikes being sold at higher prices than suggested by Ms. Nguyen Thi Cuc, President of Vietnam Tax Consulting Association believes that if it is correctly determined that there is a situation where dealers sell cars at one price but declare another price, this is an act of tax evasion.
Meanwhile, Associate Professor, Dr. Ngo Tri Long – former Director of the Research Institute market price research – Department Finance – asking why the selling price of motorbikes in Vietnam is higher than listed is so common and blatantly happening, whether the tax authorities are providing protection here? .
According to Mr. Long, in fact, buyers also want to be invoiced lower than the actual value to pay low tax rates. He assessed that this job was very sophisticated, taking advantage of consumers’ rights to commit wrongdoing.
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