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Official Dispatch No. 4423/CTHN-TTHT dated February 9, 2023 of the City Tax Department. Hanoi provides guidance on VAT obligations when implementing projects in foreign countries

In case the provision of services takes place both in Vietnam and outside Vietnam but the service contract is signed between two taxpayers in Vietnam or has a permanent establishment in Vietnam, the 0% tax rate only applies to the value of services performed outside Vietnam as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 9 of Circular No. 219/2013/TT-BTC dated December 31, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance.

In case, the contract does not determine the value of services performed in Vietnam separately, the taxable price shall be determined according to the proportion (%) of costs incurred in Vietnam on the total cost. The company in Vietnam must have documents proving the service performed outside Vietnam.

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Official Dispatch No. 5816/CTHPH-TTHT dated November 3, 2023 of the Hai Phong City Tax Department guiding the determination of deductible expenses for employees in the period before the issuance of work permit

Hai Phong City Tax Department provides guidelines in principle as follows:
In case the Company hires foreign workers to perform jobs in Vietnam, in cases where a work permit is required but has not been granted a work permit by a competent authority in Vietnam in accordance with the Labor Code, the expenses paid by the Company to the employee before the time the work permit is issued and before the time the two parties sign the labor contract will not be included in the deductible expenses when determining CIT income.

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Official Dispatch No. 27712/SLĐTBXH-VL-ATLĐ dated December 4, 2023 of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City on the implementation of reports on the use of foreign workers before January 5, 2024

The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs requests the units to make reports on the employment of foreign workers in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of the Government’s Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP dated December 30, 2020 and Point a, Clause 12, Article 1 of the Government’s Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP dated September 18, 2023, specifically as follows:

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Resolution No. 110/2023/QH15 dated November 29, 2023 of the National Assembly promulgated in the 6th session of the 15th National Assembly

Accordingly, the National Assembly officially approved the extension of the 2% value-added tax reduction until June 30, 2024, specifically:
A reduction of 2% of the value-added tax rate for groups of goods and services specified at Point a, Section 1.1, Clause 1, Article 3 of the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 on fiscal and monetary policies to support the socio-economic recovery and development program from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024.

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Official Dispatch No. 86321/CTHN-TTHT dated December 7, 2023 of the Hanoi Tax Department guiding the additional declaration of VAT declaration documents for omitted input invoices

In case the Company detects that the input invoice is omitted, leading to the tax declaration dossier submitted to the tax authority with errors and omissions, the Company shall supplement the tax declaration dossier of the period with errors as prescribed in Article 47 of the Law on Tax Administration No. 38/2019/QH14.

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Official Dispatch No. 5250/TCT-DNNCN dated November 24, 2023 of the General Department of Taxation Guiding for converting income from NET salary to calculate personal income tax

Accordingly, the General Department of Taxation responded to the Tax Department of Hanoi city based on Official Dispatch No. 2037/BTC-TCT dated February 16, 2017 of the Ministry of Finance. In cases where foreign workers sign a labor contract with the Company, they receive income that does not include personal income tax and are paid by the company on behalf of health insurance, house rent, and personal income tax when determining income as a basis. regulations are:

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Official Dispatch No. 25985/SLDTBXH-VLATLD dated November 17, 2023 of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of the HCM City Implement employer reports before December 5, 2023

To implement Article 4 of Decree No. 145/2020/ND-CP, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs requests the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Thu Duc city and districts, and the Board of Management. Management of the City’s Export Processing and Industrial Zones, Management Board of the City High-Tech Park, Management Board of the City High-Tech Agricultural Park to inform and guide agencies, organizations and businesses (referred to as Agencies) in the area carry out the content of reporting on labor use as follows:

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Official Dispatch No. 5125/CTBNI-TTHT dated November 7, 2023 of the Tax Department of Bac Ninh Province Guiding on handling violations for making invoices at the wrong time

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Official Dispatch No. 79873/CTHN-TTHT dated November 13, 2023 of the Hanoi City Tax Department Guiding on using electronic invoices for export activities

In case the Company falls under the provisions of Clause 6, Article 86 of Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance, declaring and paying value added tax according to the deduction method, has goods and services. exports (including facilities processing export goods) when exporting goods and services using electronic value-added invoices.

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