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Official Letter No. 634/CT-CS dated April 16, 2025 from the Tax Department providing guidance on the determination of deductible expenses in cases where the lessor has not yet met the conditions for leasing factory premises
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.
Official Letter No. 4370/BTC-DNTN dated April 5, 2025 by the Ministry of Finance guiding on business registration procedures in cases of changes to administrative boundaries
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.
Decree No. 90/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 14, 2025 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions guiding the implementation of the Law on Independent Audit
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.
Decree No. 82/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 2, 2025, of the Government on the Extension of Deadlines for Payment of Value-Added Tax, Corporate Income Tax, Personal Income Tax, and Land Rental in 2025
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.
Official Letter No. 140/CT-CS dated March 14, 2025 from the Tax Department regarding land lease expenses for land areas not yet used for business operations
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.
Monthly newsletter in January 2025
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Decree No. 49/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 28, 2025, of the Government stipulating the threshold for the application of exit suspension
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:
Official Letter No. 585/TCT-CS dated 13/02/2025 from the General Department of Taxation regarding the issuance of invoices at the incorrect time
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.
Official Letter No. 655/TCT-CS dated February 14, 2025, of the General Department of Taxation regarding deductible depreciation expenses of fixed assets in determining corporate income tax obligations
The General Department of Taxation agrees with the proposal of the Hanoi Tax Department: In cases where fixed assets lack documentation proving the enterprise’s ownership (i.e., the enterprise has not been issued a Land Use Rights Certificate or a Certificate of Ownership for assets attached to the land) as required by law, such assets do not meet the conditions for depreciation deduction as an expense when determining taxable corporate income.
Official Dispatch No. 1872/BTC-TCT dated February 17, 2025, of the Ministry of Finance on VAT policy for goods transferred from the domestic to bonded warehouses
In cases where a domestic enterprise sells goods to a foreign trader with a presence in Vietnam and is designated to deliver the goods to a third party, which is a Vietnamese enterprise, through a bonded warehouse, such transactions do not meet the conditions for export sales to organizations and individuals abroad or for consumption outside Vietnam. Additionally, goods sold to organizations and individuals in non-tariff zones and consumed within these zones do not qualify as exported goods eligible for the 0% VAT rate under Clause 1, Article 9 of Circular No. 219/2013/TT-BTC.
Official Letter No. 471/TCT-KK dated February 5, 2025, from the General Department of Taxation regarding the Supplementary Declaration of VAT Returns
In the case where a taxpayer submits a supplementary declaration for the VAT return for the tax period of June 2023 on August 10, 2023, and the supplementary declaration only results in an increase in the deductible VAT amount for the tax period of June 2023, the taxpayer shall report this adjustment under item [38] “Adjustment to Increase Deductible Value-Added Tax from Previous Periods” on the initial VAT return for the tax period of July 2023. This is in compliance with the regulations, as it falls within the filing deadline for the VAT return of the July 2023 tax period.
Official Letter No. 302/TCT-CS dated January 17, 2025, issued by the General Department of Taxation, providing guidance on foreign contractor tax (FCT) policy for DDU and DAP delivery terms
In cases where a goods supply contract is signed between a Vietnamese entity and a foreign contractor under DDU or DAP delivery terms, where the seller is responsible for transporting the goods to the delivery location designated by the buyer, and the contract does not include any services provided in Vietnam (such as installation, trial run, warranty, maintenance, etc., including cases where these services are provided free of charge), the contract is subject only to value-added tax (VAT) on goods at the importation stage and a corporate income tax (CIT) rate of 1% on taxable revenue.
