Official Letter No. 5874/TCT-DNNCN dated December 12, 2024, issued by the General Department of Taxation, providing guidance on personal income tax (PIT) policies for foreign individuals visiting Vietnam for the first time
The General Department of Taxation provides the following guidance:
In principle, in cases where the taxpayer is a foreign worker (from countries or territories that have signed an Agreement with Vietnam to avoid double taxation and prevent tax evasion on income taxes) who arrived in Vietnam for the first time in February 2022 and meets the conditions to be considered a resident individual in Vietnam, when finalizing PIT for the year 2022, the individual is required to aggregate their global income from February 2022 to December 2022. Simultaneously, the deduction for family circumstances for the taxpayer will be calculated for the period from February 2022 to December 2022 (calculated on a monthly basis). The individual is responsible for completing their tax finalization with the relevant tax authorities.
Please refer to the attached file for detailed information.
