Taxation in Vietnam

SBLAW would like to provide you some regulation of Transfer Pricing in Vietnam as follows:

Q: What does the term "Withholding tax" mean in practice?  I.e. which are the consequences of this? A: Withholding tax in practice shall mean Corporate Income Tax and Value Added Tax applicable to foreign company not having representation in Vietnam. For real estate management service, the VAT applicable to foreign company not having...

Question: Hi I am importing playing cards for casino. May I know how much is the taxes charges. Custom taxes Sales tax Special sales tax is there vat on the above please let me know Answer: Under Vietnam Law, playing card shall subject to following tax: - Import duty: Depending on origin of goods and HS Code applicable...

Foreign-invested business entities are generally required to adopt the Vietnamese Accounting System (’VAS’).

Import duty exemptions are provided for projects which are classified as encouraged sectors and goods imported in certain circumstances. In line with the Law on investment (Article 33.3), machinery and equipment, specialized means of transportation and construction materials (which cannot be produced in Vietnam) for use as the fixed assets...

Foreign constructor is entitled to choose one of two incorporate tax regimes available under Vietnam Law., i.e. (i) Paying Corporate Income Tax according to declared revenue and expense which is similar to tax regime applicable to domestic enterprises and (ii) Paying Corporate Income Tax according to fixed rates which...

Under Vietnam Law, tax incentives are granted based on regulated encouraged sectors and difficult socio-economic locations.

SBLAW would like to provide some legal regulation about tax Losses in Vietnam as follows:

Question: I am currently working for a foreign based company established in Vietnam, a subsidiary of Hongkong company. We already established since early 2012, but in the meantime we still need many things to catch up for our legal and tax as we don't have this department to help...

Natural resources tax is payable by industries exploiting Vietnam’s natural resources such as petroleum, minerals, forest products, seafood and natural water.