What is deadline for filing Vietnam annual license fee?

 Annual license fee is the amount the enterprise must pay annually based on the amount of charter capital stated on the certificate of business registration, and to be paid annually since the starting of the business. The company(except business households and business individuals) which has been newly established (including small and medium-sized enterprises converting from household businesses) or has established more dependent units, business locations has to file the license fee declaration dossiers no later than January 30th of the following the year of establishment or starting of business activities, production and business activities. In case the enterprise has a change in charter capital during the year, the enterprise shall submit the license fee declaration dossier no later than January 30th of the year following the year in which the changed information arises.

What is deadline for filing value added tax (VAT) in Vietnam?

 This is an indirect tax, calculated based on the added value of goods and services that consumers have to pay when buying goods or services. The person who directly fulfills the tax payment obligation to the tax authority will be an enterprise or a production unit. The deadline for submitting VAT declaration dossiers is the 20th day of the month following the month in which the tax liability arises, for enterprises that declare and pay monthly; and the last day of the first month of the quarter following the quarter in which tax obligations arise for enterprises that declare and pay quarterly.

What is deadline for filing corporate income tax (CIT) in Vietnam?

Corporate income tax is a tax calculated based on the profit of an enterprise, which is a percentage of the positive result of revenue after deducting reasonable expenses i.e. cost of goods or services, rent, salary, travel,… as prescribed by the Law on Corporate Income Tax. For corporate income tax, enterprises will temporarily pay quarterly, and the deadline for tax payment is the 30th day of the first month of the next quarter.

What is deadline for filing personal income tax (PIT) in Vietnam?

Personal income tax is a tax paid by a company on behalf of employees working at the company. Personal income tax is calculated on a monthly basis, and be declared monthly or quarterly and settled annually. If the enterprise declares and pays personal income tax on a monthly basis (in case the enterprise declares value added tax on a monthly basis and the payable personal income tax amount in the month of VND 50 million or more), the deadline of filing PIT is no later than the 20th day of the following month. If the enterprises declare and pay personal income tax quarterly (in case the enterprise declares value added tax quarterly or the enterprise declares value added tax on a monthly basis and the amount of personal income tax must be paid is less than 50 million dong in a month), the deadline for filing PIT is no later than the 30th day of the next quarter.

It is important to file tax reports of all kinds on time but it is also equally important to manage the tax filing, and paying properly in a way that maximize the benefits of the company according to tax law taking advantage of deduction allowable by laws. Hence tax experts and tax lawyers could be consulted for advice on the regulations and tax laws in Vietnam.

ANT Lawyers, a law firm in Vietnam will always follow up with authorities for legal update on matters relevant to international trade and tax to update clients on regular basis.

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