In supporting micro and small enterprises to accumulate capital and develop business, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed lowering the tax rate to 15-17 per cent for those with a total revenue of no more than VND50 billion, instead...
The corporate income tax on small and micro-sized enterprises might be cut to 15-17 per cent from a current common rate of 20 per cent, depending on previous revenues.
Vietnamese authorities are ramping up tax supervision on individuals who earn income from livestreaming sales on e-commerce and social media platforms to ensure they comply with tax regulations.
Minister of Finance Hồ Đức Phớc said that the ministry is currently conducting a review and assessment of tax laws, including the Personal Income Tax Law.
Management of personal income tax will be strengthened to ensure that individuals receiving stock dividends and payments in form of bonus shares fulfil their tax obligations.
Việt Nam will extend 2024 payment deadlines for VAT, corporate income tax, personal income tax and land rent, impacting nearly VNĐ84 trillion (US$3.3 billion) in total taxes.
It is urgent for Viet Nam to amend the regulations on personal income tax (PIT), which have proven to be outdated and weighing on people, especially those struggling to make ends meet in major cities.
The ministry said the extension would support enterprises to overcome difficulty and have resources to invest in production and business, adding that the extension would not affect the state budget balance at both central and local levels.
The amendments to the PIT law would be studied and considered carefully to ensure the consistency with the tax system reform strategy to 2030, appropriateness to the socio-economic context, income and living standards of the people.
Given the short timeline before the global minimum corporate income tax was in force, experts urged Viet Nam to take action to come up with appropriate tax policies in adaptation to the global minimum corporate tax in order to remain an...