At article 9, Decree No. 105/2013/ND-CP dated September 16, 2013 of the Government on penalizing administrative violations in accounting and independent audit, pescribe :
1. A fine of between VND 5,000,000 and 10,000,000 for any of the following acts:
a) Keeping accounts not according to the prescribed contents of bookkeeping accounts;
b) Modifying accounting contents and methods of bookkeeping accounts promulgated by the Finance Ministry or opening additional bookkeeping accounts within the selected system of grade-I bookkeeping accounts without the approval of the Finance Ministry.
2. A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and 20,000,000 for any of the following acts:
a) Failing to correctly apply the system of bookkeeping accounts prescribed for the unit’s branch or domain of activity;
b) Failing to adhere to the system of accounts already approved by the Finance Ministry.