To ensure relevancy with the characteristics of foreign loan transactions arising from Letter of Credit operations and to support enterprises’ payment for imported goods and services, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam has issued Circular 19/2024/TT-NHNN amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 08/2023/TT-NHNN regulating the conditions for foreign loans not guaranteed by the Government (Circular 19). Circular 19 takes effect from July 1, 2024.
Read moreSome new points of the Draft Law on Corporate Income Tax (amended)
After more than 15 years of implementation, certain provisions of the applicable Law on Corporate Income Tax have shown inadequacies and are no longer suitable for the current economic context. Consequently, the Ministry of Finance has developed a project dossier of the Law on Corporate Income Tax (amended).
Read moreSome highlights of the Decree on tax payment deadline extension
On June 17, 2024, the Government issued Decree 64/2024/ND-CP regulating the extension of the deadline for paying value-added tax, corporate income tax, personal income tax, and land rent in 2024. Decree 64 includes some typical contents for several individuals and businesses engaged in production and business activities in Viet Nam.
Read moreSome new regulations on non-cash payment
On May 15, 2024, the Government issued Decree 52/2024/ND-CP regulating non-cash payment (Decree 52), replacing Decree 101/2012/ND-CP, which was amended and supplemented by Decree 80/2016/ND-CP and Article 3, Decree 16/2019/ND-CP. Decree 52 takes effect from July 1, 2024.
Read moreSome new points of the Draft Law on Value-Added Tax (amended)
Currently, the Ministry of Finance is drafting the Law on VAT (Amended) (the Draft) to refine the regulations on VAT policy, codify issues that have been empirically validated, and ensure the consistency of the legal system, aiming at international economic integration. The Draft substantially inherits the Law on VAT 2008 but amends and supplements some important new points that could affect business activities.
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