Tax ROI · Optimize the present
Professional companies do not start by paying less tax. They start by paying it correctly and in full, and by leaving no room for penalties.
A real case
In May 2025, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported that the management board of the Conic Dong Nam A apartment complex (Ho Chi Minh City) was fined VND 119.8 billion. The reason: it collected management fees and water charges from residents without issuing invoices.
Yet the amount found to be tax evasion was only about VND 453 million. Most of the fine did not come from the missing tax but from a very basic obligation that was skipped: issuing an invoice for every collection.
The lesson for every business: the biggest risk is rarely how much tax you pay, but small things done wrong, over and over, for years.
Source: Tuoi Tre, 15 May 2025
VND 453m
Found to be tax evasion
VND 119.8bn
Total fine
Over 260×
Fine versus the tax
Redefining "optimization"
Correct
No penalties
Invoices, returns and payments made on time, at the right rate, matching what really happened.
Complete
No money lost needlessly
Every cost has the invoice, contract and payment record it needs to be deductible.
Optimized
Lasting savings
Only once correct and complete do tax incentives, cost structure, pay and related-party pricing come in.
Skipping the first two floors to go straight to optimization is the fastest way to turn 1 dong saved into 100 in penalties.
15-point self-check
Choose "Done" for the points you are sure of. If unsure, choose "Not sure" or leave it blank.
The most-penalized mistakes
Late invoicing
Issued after delivery, completion of the service or collection.
Late filing and payment
Every late day adds interest, on top of administrative fines.
Disallowed costs
Missing invoices, missing payment records or over the cap.
Related-party transactions
Not declared, or priced out of line with the market.
Missed contractor tax
Paying foreign vendors (software, ads, services) without withholding tax.
Wrong rate or wrong scope
The wrong VAT rate, or misjudging what is taxable.
Review the 15 points
Check your real records against each point above.
Close the gaps
Standardize invoicing, filing, cost files and related-party files.
Optimize lawfully
Propose incentives, cost and pay structures that fit your business, with the legal basis.
Hand over
Written processes and guidance for your in-house team to keep it going.
Fee
Quoted on the scope of your records
The fee depends on transaction volume, how many points need fixing and how far you want to optimize. Kaizen quotes after the first conversation.
Case studies
-VND 240M tax
Company H.V, food, HCMC
VND 1.2 billion kept as deductible
CIT payable reduced by about VND 240 million
+VND 600M/yr
Company D.T.S, software, HCMC
Incentive applied to the eligible revenue
About VND 600 million of cash kept each year
+18% deductible
Company K.O, restaurant chain, HCMC, 6 outlets
Deductible costs up 18% year on year
All 6 outlets on one documentation process
Client names are changed under our confidentiality commitment.
FAQ
No. Kaizen only optimizes once you pay tax correctly and in full, and every option rests on current law with a clear basis.
Yes. Mistakes like late invoicing or undocumented costs happen at every size, and small companies usually have fewer people checking.
Not necessarily. Kaizen works alongside your in-house team or current accounting provider, then hands over the processes for them to keep running.
No. It gives you a quick look at your base. Kaizen's review checks every point against your real records.
Kaizen gives no number before seeing your records. Every option comes with its legal basis and an estimated impact for management to weigh.
It is quoted on scope: transaction volume, how many points need fixing and how far you want to optimize. Kaizen quotes after the first conversation.
Compare the 3 solutions
The three solutions answer three different questions: the past, the present and the future. Many companies go through all three in turn.
| Clean up the pastTax Health Check | You are hereOptimize the presentTax ROI | Control the futureTax Partner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The question you have | "Is my tax history hiding any risk?" | "Am I paying tax correctly, fully and sensibly?" | "Who helps me make the right tax calls from now on?" |
| Best when | Years of books never reviewed, open years, a fresh explanation request, or an upcoming fundraise, sale or dissolution. | A growing business, costs often disallowed, no process yet for invoicing and filing, or transactions with related parties. | You need a tax expert on call without hiring one, and you often make decisions with tax consequences. |
| Format | One-off project | Project plus process set-up | Monthly partnership |
| Timing | Report 30 days after receiving the full file | Depends on the scope, fixed in the quote | Ongoing, month by month |
| You get | An in-depth report, a quantified risk map and a clean-up roadmap | A 15-point review, standard invoicing, documentation, filing and cost processes, and lawful optimization options | Email advice with up to 40 expert hours a month (intake, research, written advice), a 60-minute monthly meeting, a law update, 2 representation sessions a year and a quarterly tax report review |
| Pairs well with | Optimize the present, once the past is clean | Clean up the past first, then control the future | After the clean-up and process set-up |
| Clean up the past | Request a consultation | Control the future |
Free consultation
Whether you need tax or accounting advice or want to join the Alliance, Kaizen replies within 24 hours, free of charge.
