NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2018
Official Letter No. 74289/CT-TTHT (OL 74289): Personal income tax (PIT) treatment of charity activities The OL 74289 issued by Hanoi Department of Taxation on 7th November 2018 answers an inquiry on a case where employees of a company did charity activities, such as donating gifts and money to poor people, disabled individuals and hospitals, and donation was made from employees in the form of salary deduction. This OL states that salary deduction made for charity activities should not be deducted from taxable income of employees for PIT purpose since charitable works are not performed through a charity fund which is...