About 700,000 enterprises are expected to enjoy a cut in corporate income tax (CIT) to between 15-17 per cent since July 1 this year, down from the current rate of 20 per cent.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue asked that the Ministry of Finance’s controversial new amendment drafts to tax laws be adjusted to meet both the national growth plan and the current economic climate.
Viet Nam plans to impose a 17 per cent corporate income tax (CIT) for
four years from January 1, 2017, on businesses making less than VND20
billion (US$893,000) in revenue.
To encourage the development of the software industry, the Vietnamese
Government offers special incentives on corporate income tax (CIT) for
enterprises in this industry, such as preferential tax rates, CIT
exemption and a reduction period: