DELOITTE: VAT ON INCOME OF FOREIGN CONTRACTORS FROM TRADEMARK USE RIGHTS
[16-10-2015] Recently, Hanoi Department of Taxation ("HDT") and Ho Chi Minh Department of Taxation ("HCMDT") have issued a number of Official Letters ("OL") guiding VAT liability on income of foreign contractors from the transfer of trademark-use rights (OL No. 3159/CT-TTHT dated 15 April 2015 and OL No. 53638/CT-HTr dated 14 August 2015).
DELOITTE: ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSFER PRICING INSPECTION TEAMS
[02-10-2015] On 1 September 2015, the General Department of Taxation (“GDT”) has issued Decisions 1574/QD-TCT and 1575/QD-TCT announcing the establishment of transfer pricing (“TP”) inspection teams at GDT and some major Provincial Departments of Taxation. These TP inspection teams will officially start their operation from 1 October 2015.
GRUNKORN & PARTNER LAW - UPDATE ON VALUE ADDED TAX
[28-09-2015] The information on Value Added Tax has been updated with the issuance of the recent Circular 26/2015/TT-BTC. For further information, please download our Brochure on Value Added Tax. Now these publications are available:
PWC: FIRST DECREE GUIDING THE NEW LAW ON ENTERPRISES ISSUED
[25-09-2015] The first of the decrees guiding the new Law on Enterprises has finally been issued - Decree No. 78/2015/ND-CP dated 14 September (“Decree 78”). Decree 78 will become effective as of 1 November 2015 and deals with enterprise registration matters only.
LEGAL UPDATE: DID YOU KNOW THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS ISSUED TWO VERY IMPORTANT DECREES?
[21-09-2015] The first is the decree guiding the law of real estate business (Decree No. 76/2015/ND-CP dated 10 September 2015). Some of the key guidelines include:
DEADLINES TO ISSUE GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW ENTERPRISE AND INVESTMENT LAWS
[01-09-2015] Did you know that the Vietnamese Government has recently issued a resolution setting out deadlines requiring the relevant ministries to issue guidelines to facilitate the implementation of the new Enterprise Law and Investment Law?
DN LEGAL UPDATE: A CIRCULAR TO GUIDE FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VIETNAM'S SECURITIES MARKET
[25-08-2015] Did you know that the Ministry of Finance just issued a circular to guide foreign investment in Vietnam's securities market? The circular will become valid on 1 October of this year. You will recall our last update on the removal of the foreign ownership cap on public companies (listed or unlisted). This circular provides guidance on how this is to be carried out.
DN LEGAL UPDATE: THE FOREIGN OWNERSHIP RATIO IN PUBLIC COMPANIES
[20-08-2015] Did you know that as of 1 September 2015, subject to certain conditions, the foreign ownership ratio in public companies (including listed companies) will no longer be subject to the 49% cap?






















