California Fitness & Yoga owes over $165,587 in taxes
California Fitness & Yoga Centers Co., Ltd., the owner of the California Fitness & Yoga gym chain, owed more than VND4.35 billion (US$165,587) in taxes as of the September 2026 closing period, according to a list published by the Ho Chi Minh City tax authority.
California Fitness & Yoga owes over VND4.35 billion (US$165,587) in taxes. Photo: California Fitness & Yoga
The company is headquartered at 126 Hung Vuong Street in Cho Lon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.
It also owed more than VND9.02 billion ($343,357) in overdue social insurance contributions in Ho Chi Minh City as of the end of September 2026.
The company has also continued to suspend operations at its clubs across Vietnam.
On October 26, three California Fitness & Yoga clubs in Hanoi, namely Hang Da, Mipec and Centuryon Royal City, suspended operations.
The Times City club had suspended operations on October 25.
The chain suspended operations at its Pico Xuan Thuy and Capital Tower clubs in August.
In October, four more clubs, namely Mac Plaza, Sky City, Somerset West Point and Vincom Star City, announced temporary suspensions.
As of October 26, no California Fitness & Yoga clubs remained operational in Hanoi.
Members await October 31 reopening deadline
In Khanh Hoa Province, the chain's only club in Nha Trang also suspended operations on October 25.
Clubs in Da Nang, Bien Hoa and several locations in Ho Chi Minh City have also stopped receiving members.
In Ho Chi Minh City, California Fitness & Yoga announced the temporary suspension of six more clubs on October 24 and 25.
They are Landmark 81, Cali Tower, Gigamall, Thao Dien Pearl, Cali 3/2 and Cali Thu Duc.
The chain operated around 35 clubs in 2025.
Most of them have since suspended operations.
Members are waiting for October 31, the scheduled end date of the temporary suspensions.
The company attributed the suspensions to operational issues.
On October 19, California Fitness & Yoga chairman Dane Fort posted an apology video on the chain's official Facebook fanpage.
He apologized to members, employees and business partners and asked for another 30 days to restructure the business.
The company is therefore expected to announce its proposed solution for long-term membership packages by November 19.
In a message to members, employees, partners and suppliers, Fort acknowledged that "California pursued growth at all costs, expanding beyond the capacity of its people and operating systems."
According to Tuoi Tre (Youth) online newspaper, several other gym operators also appeared on the tax authority's list of debtors.
Citigym Development and Investment Services JSC, based at 52 Thanh Thai Street in Hoa Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, owed more than VND9.538 billion ($363,000) in taxes.
Getfit Gymnastics Sports Corporation, located at 459 Su Van Hanh Street in Hoa Hung Ward, owed VND2.4 billion ($91,359) in taxes.
According to a list published by Tax Sub-department No. 3, Fit24 JSC, headquartered at 621 Hoang Sa Street in Xuan Hoa Ward, owed more than VND1.62 billion ($61,664) in taxes.
The company was also listed as no longer operating at its registered address.
Fit24 officially announced the closure of all its gyms in Ho Chi Minh City in late 2024.
The company cited poor business performance and debts to business partners, landlords and employees, including unpaid salaries.
Other gym operators had tax arrears amounting to hundreds of millions of dong.
Heathy Kho Mon Group Co., Ltd., located at 79 Vu Tung Street in Gia Dinh Ward, owed more than VND401 million ($15,265) in taxes to Tax Sub-department No. 14.
Nugym Co., Ltd., based at 172B Tay Thanh Street in Tay Thanh Ward, owed more than VND186.7 million ($7,108) in taxes.
Both companies were listed as no longer operating at their registered addresses.
The Ky - Anh Hong / Tuoi Tre News
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