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The Long An Provincial Tax Department has issued guidance on preparing tax reports and key notes for enterprises to implement at the beginning of 2025.

Official Dispatch No. 188/CTLAN-TTHT dated January 13, 2025, from the Long An Provincial Tax Department providing guidance on tax reports to be implemented at the beginning of 2025

The Long An Provincial Tax Department has issued guidance on preparing tax reports and key notes for enterprises to implement at the beginning of 2025.

  • These include the finalization of corporate income tax (CIT), annual financial statements, finalization of personal income tax (PIT) for 2024, business license fees for 2025, and declarations for value-added tax (VAT) and PIT on a monthly/quarterly basis, as well as non-agricultural land use tax declarations for 2025, among others.
  • Additionally, the Tax Department provides guidance for taxpayers regarding tax, fee, and charge policies that will no longer be effective from 2025. These include the Law amending nine laws effective from January 1, 2025, the decree on VAT reduction for the first six months of 2025, and the amended VAT Law effective from July 1, 2025, among others.

Please refer to the attached file for detailed information.

 

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