NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2022
Foreign Contractor Tax (“FCT”) Foreign contractor tax rate applied to purchase of applications on overseas platforms On 30 August 2022, Hanoi Tax Office issued Official Letter No. 42786/CTHN-TTHT regarding foreign contractor tax rates applied to purchase of eSIM on technology platforms. Details are as follows: – Corporate income tax (CIT) rate: Income received by a foreign contractor from providing the right to use an application on an available technology platform is deemed royalty income, as defined in Clause 3, Article 7, Circular No. 103/2014/TT- BTC dated 6 August 2014 by the Ministry of Finance; CIT rate on taxable income is...