The Government’s recently-issued Decree 132/2020/NĐ-CP would help prevent transfer pricing and limit thin capitalisation to develop a healthy investment market.
Anti-transfer pricing measures were included in the law on tax administration for the first time, but a guiding decree has not yet been written. Experts said this could mean the rules are less effective.
The misconceptions about transfer pricing being a tax avoidance or violation in Viet Nam are creating challenges for multinational enterprises, said Adam Sitkoff, executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Viet Nam (Amcham).
Viet Nam is confronting challenges in the process of restructuring the public financial sector, Deputy Minister of Finance Do Hoang Anh Tuan said during a forum on Thursday.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the Ministry of Finance and General Department of Taxation to study media reports on transfer pricing of FDI firms and tax policy.
Viet Nam’s laws about transfer pricing remain inconsistent and have many loopholes, causing great loss of State revenue, speakers said on Thursday at a meeting held in Ha Noi.
The Ministry of Finance is seeking a joint task force of
relevant ministries and agencies to combat transfer pricing under a
draft decree being circulated for public comment.
The Ministry of Finance yesterday in Ha Noi announced the establishment
of the Office for Transfer Pricing Inspection under the General
Department of Taxation.
Viet Nam is in the process of implementing reforms in its tax and
customs administration, Deputy Minister of Finance Do Hoang Anh Tuan
said in a meeting here last week.
Appropriate policies and enhanced management capacity are critical in
the fight against transfer pricing to ensure a healthy business
investment environment in Viet Nam, said experts on Wednesday.
Businesses should be fully prepared with tax- and customs-related
documents since they could receive a notice from relevant authorities at
any time that their books would be audited, a taxation expert warned at
a seminar held in HCM City last Friday.
The Government has been worried about State-owned corporations making
losses during their withdrawal from non-core areas and been taking steps
to cushion the blow, but surprisingly many of the companies have been
making large profits from their divestment.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has asked tax officials to continue
designing policies that reduce the difficulties faced by businesses and
promote growth in 2014.
From February 5, enterprises can negotiate and reach agreements with
tax authorities over the taxable prices of their goods or services,
according to a newly-released circular by the Finance Ministry on the
implementation of the Advance Pricing Agreement.