Taxation in Vietnam

SBLaw would like to provide some information about Tax Incentives 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...

Regarding to tax, after setting up the company, FDI company shall have to pay following tax: - Business License Tax: It is from 50USD-150USD/one year. Tax Rate shall very much depend on investment capital amount registered by your Company in Vietnam. - Corporate Income Tax: From 20-22% of profit of your...

The rental of land use rights by foreign contactor (FC) is in effect a form of property tax rather than land tax. It is usually known as land rental and the range of rates is wide depending upon the location, infrastructure and the industrial sector in which the business is...

Land in Vietnam is owned by the State, meaning that users of land are required to acquire or rent land use rights from the government.

: Under the WTO’s Commitment and Vietnam Law on Investment, this kind of investment form is called Cross Border Supply. Accordingly, foreign investor has right to supply a service from the territory of their own country into the territory of another country without setting up any commercial presence in that country.

Question: How to calculate the Personal Income Tax Rate applicable for resident tax payer in Vietnam?   Answer: SBLAW would like to brief the progressive Personal Income Tax Rate applicable for resident tax payer in Vietnam as follows:   Income (A)                        ...

The Law on Environment Protection Tax took effect from 1 January 2012.

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

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...