Change the method of tax calculation for foreign contractors
On August 06, 2014, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 103/2014/TT-BTC guiding the fulfillment of tax liability of foreign entities doing business in Vietnam or earning income in Vietnam, regulates that the contractor/subcontractor has a permanent establishment in Vietnam or the contractor/subcontractor is a resident of Vietnam[...]
Ticket price exemption is applicable to under six- year-old children
According to the Decree No. 14/2015/ND-CP dated February 13, 2015 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of article of the Railway Law, ticket price exemption is applicable to under six- year- old children accompanying adults.
For other objectives, the Decree also details the level of...
A PREGNANT EMPLOYEE MAY UNILATERALLY TERMINATE
If a pregnant employee has a confirmation given by a competent medical facility that the continuation of working will impact negatively the embryo, she may unilaterally terminate or suspend the labor contract is the important contents prescribed at the Decree No. 85/2015/ND-CP dated October 01, 2015 of the Government...
Decree No. 32/2015/ND-CP of Government regarding to the construction cost management.
Some significant regulations of the Decree:
- Construction costs of each project, construction, contract must be calculated correctly and sufficiently and appropriate for design requirements, technical instructions, construction conditions, market prices at that time, and the construction site.
- Investors may hire cost management consultants who are qualified as prescribed in...
VALIDITY DURATION OF INTERNATIONAL DRIVING PERMITS IS 3 YEARS
The Ministry of Transport issued the Circular No. 29/2015/TT-BGTVT dated July 06, 2015 providing the issuance and use of international driving permits for Vietnamese and foreigners having permanence residence cards granted by Vietnam, who have obtained Vietnam’s domestic driving permits which are made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and remain...
PILOT PERMISSION FOR VIETNAMESE CITIZENS TO PLAY IN CASINOS
On January 16, 2017, the Government issued Decision No. 03/2017/ND-CP on casino business, pilot permit for Vietnamese citizens to play in casinos included entertainment complexes at places satisfying requirements and approved by the competent authorities.
The duration of pilot permission shall be 03 years from the day on which the...
The support program to respond to climate change (SP–RCC)
On October 27, 2016, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 2044/QD-TTg on granting approval for policy framework 2016 (supplemented), policy framework 2017 and document of support program to respond to climate change (SP–RCC ) in period 2016 – 2020.
Within that, the policy framework 2016 (supplemented) under the SP...
DOMESTIC MARINE TRANSPORT SERVICE HAS TERM OF 01 YEAR
On December 30, 2016, the Ministry of Transport issued the Circular No. 50/2016/TT-BGTVT on the procedure for licensing foreign sea-going vessels to provide domestic marine transport service.
In accordance with the regulations in this Circular, a license of domestic maritime transport shall be valid for 01 (one) year when the...
Management of employees in state-owned one-member limited liability company
Takes effect on August 01, 2016, Decree No. 51/2016/ND- CP of the Government on management of employees, salaries, bonuses of employees in single-member limited liability companies of which charter capital is wholly owned by the State, includes: Parent companies of State-owned economic corporations or State-owned general companies or parent...
Receive 10% of the value of confiscated material evidences and fine payment on announcing administrative violationns
This is the content prescribed at the Circular No. 105/2014/TT-BTC dated August 07, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance amending, supplementing a number of articles of the Circular No. 153/2013/TT-BTC dated October 31, 2013[...]
