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NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2024

2025-01-22
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Decree 180/2024/ND-CP dated 31 December 2024 stipulates the policy of reducing value-added tax according to Resolution No. 174/2024/QH15 dated 30 November 2024 of the National Assembly, effective from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025 on goods and services subject to VAT reduction and implementation procedures 1. Reduce VAT for groups of goods and services currently applying a tax rate of 10%, except for the following groups of goods and services: a) Telecommunications, financial activities, banking, securities, insurance, real estate trading, metals and prefabricated metal products, mining products (excluding coal mining), coke, refined petroleum, chemical products. Details in Appendix I...

NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2024

2024-12-27
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Law No. 56/2024/QH15 amending and supplementing the Law on Securities, Law on Accounting, Law on Independent Auditing, Law on State Bank, Law on Management and Use of Public Assets, Law on Tax Administration, Law on Personal Income Tax, Law on National Archives Reserves, Law on Handling of Administrative Violations On 29 November 2024, the National Assembly passed the Law amending 9 Laws: Securities Law, Accounting Law, Tax Administration Law, Personal Income Tax Law, etc., effective from 1 January 2025, with some notable points as follows: – Supplementing and specifying the concept of stock market manipulation; regulations on professional stock investors;...

NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2024

2024-11-25
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Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”) Deductible expenses in the event of natural disasters On 16 October 2024, Hai Duong Tax Department issued Official Letter No. 8763/CTHDU-TTHT as follows: – In case a company incurs losses of materials due to the impact of natural disasters, the company must prepare complete, timely and accurate accounting documents in accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of the Accounting Law No. 88/2015/QH13. The expenses related to the value of losses due to natural disasters, which are not compensated, will be included as deductible expenses when determining taxable income for CIT if they meet the conditions specified...

NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2024

2024-10-28
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Tax incentive for business affected by natural disaster On 13 September 2024, the General Department of Taxation issued Official Letter No. 4062/TCT-CS as follows: Tax deferral – Article 62 of the Law on Tax Administration No. 38/2019/QH14 dated 13 June 2019 stipulates that tax may be deferred for up to 02 years from the day following the tax filing deadline in case of natural disasters. – Procedures and documents are implemented according to Article 24 of Circular No. 80/2021. Exemption from late payment interest – Clause 8, Article 59 of the Law on Tax Administration No. 38 stipulates that taxpayers...

NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2024

2024-09-26
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Corporate Income Tax (“CIT”) On 22 August 2024, Binh Duong Tax Department issued Official Letter No. 23846/CTBDU-TTHT with following content: In case a company has a plan to change its Branch in Binh Duong to a subsidiary and continue to conduct business lines and operate at the registered business location of the Branch, the subsidiary will inherit the CIT incentives of the Branch for the remaining period as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 10 of Circular No. 96/2015/TT-BTC dated 22 June 2015 of the Ministry of Finance, amending and supplementing Clause 5, Article 18 of Circular No. 78/2014/TT-BTC (amended and...

NEWSLETTER JULY 2024

2024-08-28
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Personal income tax (“PIT”) policy on gift On 12 July 2024, Hanoi Tax Department issued Official Letter No. 40757/CTHN-TTHT as follows: In case employees are given gift by a company in the form of gift vouchers and tangible gift (these are paid according to the company’s welfare policy), these are considered as monetary or non-monetary benefit other than salary or wages paid by the employer according to the provision of Clause 2, Article 2 of Circular No. 111/2013/TT-BTC dated 15 August 2013 of the Ministry of Finance (Circular 111). The time to determine taxable income is when the company pays...

NEWSLETTER JUNE 2024

2024-07-24
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Insurance Adjustment of base salary and regional minimum salary from 1 July 2024 On 30 June 2024, the Government issued Decree No. 73/2024/ND-CP and Decree No. 74/2024/ND-CP. The contents are as follows: – Base salary The base salary increases by 30% from VND 1,800,000 to VND 2,340,000. Therefore, the maximum salary used as a basis for calculating payment of Social Insurance, Health Insurance, Labor accident & occupational disease insurance and Union fees (i.e. 20 times the base salary) will increase from VND 36,000,000/month to VND 46,800,000/month. – Regional minimum wage The regional minimum wage increases by 6% as follows: Unit:...

NEWSLETTER MAY 2024

2024-07-01
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Value Added Tax (“VAT”) Issuance of invoices for capital contribution activity On 16 May 2024, Da Nang Tax Department issued Official Letter No. 4371/CTDAN-TTHT with following content: In case a company contributes capital by assets (with all invoices and documents as prescribed) to establish a business enterprise, the company does not need to declare and pay VAT. Dossier for assets contributed as capital to the enterprise must include: Minutes of capital contribution, Joint venture contracts/Agreements; Minutes of asset valuation of the Council for capital contribution (or valuation document of an organization with valuation function as prescribed by law), accompanied by...

NEWSLETTER APRIL 2024

2024-05-27
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Value Added Tax (“VAT”) Transfer of the remaining deductible VAT amount after the branch terminates its operation On 15 April 2024, the General Department of Taxation issued Official Letter No. 1569/TCT-KK as following content: In case a Company’s branch located in Hanoi, which is a dependent unit of the Company’s headquarters in other province, terminates its operation and closes its tax code, but still has input VAT balance that has not been fully deducted at the time of termination, the branch is allowed to transfer the undeducted input VAT balance to the headquarters so that the headquarters can continue to...

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