Legal updates

According to the guidance provided in Official Letter No. 6355/DON-QLDN1, from 1 July 2025, when issuing personal income tax withholding certificates to employees, companies must use the personal identification number instead of the personal tax identification number, as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 38 of Circular 86/2024/TT-BTC dated 23 December 2024 of the Ministry of Finance.

The Circular provides detailed instructions on accounting vouchers, accounting accounts, bookkeeping, preparation, and presentation of financial statements for enterprises. The determination of a company’s tax obligations to the State Budget shall comply with the provisions of tax law. This Circular applies to all enterprises across various sectors and economic components. Credit institutions and branches of foreign banks shall implement the accounting regime or relevant legal documents on accounting in accordance with the guidance of the State Bank of Vietnam.

The Circular provides detailed instructions on accounting vouchers, accounting accounts, bookkeeping, preparation, and presentation of financial statements for enterprises. The determination of a company’s tax obligations to the State Budget shall comply with the provisions of tax law. This Circular applies to all enterprises across various sectors and economic components. Credit institutions and branches of foreign banks shall implement the accounting regime or relevant legal documents on accounting in accordance with the guidance of the State Bank of Vietnam.

The Circular provides detailed instructions on accounting vouchers, accounting accounts, bookkeeping, preparation, and presentation of financial statements for enterprises. The determination of a company’s tax obligations to the State Budget shall comply with the provisions of tax law. This Circular applies to all enterprises across various sectors and economic components. Credit institutions and branches of foreign banks shall implement the accounting regime or relevant legal documents on accounting in accordance with the guidance of the State Bank of Vietnam.

The Circular provides detailed instructions on accounting vouchers, accounting accounts, bookkeeping, preparation, and presentation of financial statements for enterprises. The determination of a company’s tax obligations to the State Budget shall comply with the provisions of tax law. This Circular applies to all enterprises across various sectors and economic components. Credit institutions and branches of foreign banks shall implement the accounting regime or relevant legal documents on accounting in accordance with the guidance of the State Bank of Vietnam.

2. With respect to other regimes and benefits specified separately in the labor contract in accordance with Clause 5, Article 3 of Circular No. 10/2020/TT-BLDTBXH dated November 12, 2020 of the Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (now the Ministry of Home Affairs)¹, these are not considered as salary used as the basis for calculating compulsory social insurance contributions under clause 1 above.

With the aim of facilitating agencies, organizations, and enterprises in recruiting foreign workers with high professional qualifications and experience, thereby contributing to promoting investment cooperation as well as the development of science, technology, and innovation, on August 7, 2025, the Government issued Decree No. 219/2025/NĐ-CP (“Decree 219”) on foreign workers working in Vietnam.

On August 18, 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Home Affairs issued Official Letter No. 2677/SNV-VLATLD to provide information and guidance on organizing overtime work from over 200 hours to 300 hours per year, specifically as follows:

In case the Company incurs expenses for mid-shift meals for employees working at the Company, and such allowances are clearly stipulated in terms of eligibility conditions and benefit levels in the labor contract, collective labor agreement, or the Company’s internal regulations or policies, the determination of taxable income for PIT purposes for such allowances (effective from June 15, 2025) shall be as follows: