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On June 17, 2025 – At its 9th session, the 15th National Assembly officially passed Resolution No. 204/2025/QH15 on the reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT), continuing to support enterprises and promote domestic consumption.

Accordingly, Article 3 of this Decree stipulates the “Application of overdue tax debt thresholds and debt duration in cases of exit suspension,” specifically 04 cases:

In cases where a company leases factory premises for production and business activities but the lessor has not yet fulfilled the conditions required for leasing such premises, then pursuant to Article 4 of Circular No. 96/2015/TT-BTC dated June 22, 2015 issued by the Ministry of Finance (amending and supplementing Article 6 of Circular No. 78/2014/TT-BTC), the rental expenses or depreciation expenses of fixed assets being the factory premises (if depreciation is applied to the asset) are not eligible to be considered deductible expenses when determining the company’s taxable corporate income.

Pursuant to Decision No. 571/QĐ-TTg dated March 12, 2025, issued by the Prime Minister on the establishment of a Steering Committee for the reorganization of administrative units at all levels and the development of a two-tier local government model, the Ministry of Finance issues this official dispatch to provide specific guidance on business registration procedures in the event of administrative boundary changes.

On April 2, 2025, the Government issued Decree No. 82/2025/NĐ-CP (“Decree 82”) on the extension of deadlines for the payment of value-added tax (VAT), corporate income tax (CIT), personal income tax (PIT), and land rental in 2025. This Decree takes effect from the date of signing (April 2, 2025) and remains in force until December 31, 2025.

In the case where a company incurs a one-time payment for land lease expenses covering the entire lease term, along with management fees, for land areas that have not yet been put into use for its business operations, such expenses shall not be considered deductible when determining corporate income taxable income at the time the land has not yet been utilized for production or business purposes.

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In cases where a company issues an invoice at the incorrect time as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 9 of Decree No. 123/2020/NĐ-CP but does not fall under the cases specified in Clause 9, Article 3 of Decree No. 123/2020/NĐ-CP (regarding the use of illegal invoices and documents, and the unlawful use of invoices and documents), and the invoice fully complies with the form and content requirements of Decree No. 123/2020/NĐ-CP, it will be considered a valid invoice.