Foreign sellers and intermediary digital platforms subject to new rules and rates July 2025 The Vietnamese National Assembly is considering clarifications on non-resident VAT-registered business obligations, VAT rates, and improved deductibility for VAT credits. The changes, likely to come into effect from 1 July 2025,
E-commerce platforms may have to collect VAT on behalf of their sellers The General Department of Taxation is considering imposing VAT collection obligations – deemed supplier – on online marketplaces. This would require them to act as the VAT reporter instead of their third-party sellers
Further six month extension of cut to 8% on key sectors A 2% VAT rate cut on essentials first brought in by the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance in February 2022 has been given a new prolongation. This time from 30 June 2024 until 31 December
VAT registration threshold rise and other changes The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has released for public consultation a range of VAT changes. Once reviewed, these will pass to the National Assembly for approval. The changes include: Rise in the VAT registration threshold to VND 150m
Ministry of Finance say considering repeat of 2022 rate cut from 10% to 8% on basics to boost flagging growth The Vietnamese Finance Ministry has indicating it will repeat into 2023 a VAT rate cut on basic supplies. The Vietnamese economy growth is slowing: Q1
2% temporary cut in VAT rate Feb to Dec 2022 expires Vietnam’s standard VAT rate on a range of supplies will return to 10%. Between 1 February and 31 December 2022, the rate has been cut to 8% to help stimulate the economy which is struggling
Over 90% of companies complete 2nd phase of e-invoice roll out since 21 April 2022 The second phase of the national rollout of mandatory invoicing between April and July 2022 has resulted in 764,314 tax payers registering according to the General Department of Taxation. This
Tax office seeks tax information from platforms, banks and others to tighten VAT collections Vietnam’s General Department of Taxation (GDT) has issued guidance for local tax offices to co-opt various parties in gathering details of taxable trade. This includes: Home sharing platforms Digital payments services
Plan eliminate reduced rate as part of wider 2030 tax simplification plans Vietnam is to consolidating its reduced rate of 5% with the standard rate of 10%. The reduced rate currently includes: Basic foodstuff; transport; agriculture; medicines; cultural, cinema; books; education; scientific and tech. Vietnam
Ministry of Finance launches new non-resident VAT portal The Ministry of Finance launched in March 2022 a new English-language online tax portal for foreign providers of digital services to Vietnamese consumers. The ‘General Department of Taxation of Vietnam for Foreign Providers’ portal will enable foreign
