(Published on Vietnam Law Magazine). As one of the countries successful in the control of the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam is considered one of the safe environments for foreigners to consider their investment. Taking advantage of that opportunity, Vietnam has changed and improved its policies to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, typically…
According to the new regulations, the rent of a house with a price of more than 8,333,334 VND/month is subject to tax and the owner must pay tax for the entire actual revenue. Recently, the Ministry of Finance has issued Circular 40/2021/TT-BTC guiding VAT and PIT for business households and individuals. After this circular was…
Currently, due to the complication of the Covid-19 epidemic, the domestic capital mobilization is becoming more and more difficult for Vietnamese enterprises. In addition, borrowing money from credit institutions in Vietnam remains the high interest rates and lending standards. Thus, borrowing bonds to foreign markets, especially healthy markets such as Singapore, is becoming an effective…
The Ministry of Planning and Investment is collecting comments from the people on a draft Decree to replace Decree No. 82/2018/ND-CP of the Government regulating the management of industrial parks and economic zones. By the end of April 2021, there are 575 industrial parks nationwide in the master plan on development of industrial parks in…
Nominee Shareholder service in Vietnam is one of the key services which ASL LAW provides to investors/enterprises doing business in Vietnam. Why using Nominee Shareholder service in Vietnam of the ASL LAW? As the full service law firm in Vietnam recommended by the different reputable legal ranking organizations, ASL LAW provides corporate services in Vietnam for…
(Published on Vietnam Investment Review). Fines for foreign-invested enterprises (FIE) for failing to pay social insurance premiums have been specified in Decree No.28/2020/ND-CP released in March 2020 on providing penalties for admin violations in the fields of labor, social insurance, and overseas manpower supply under contract. Decree 28 details that in the case of failing…
Currently, due to the extremely complicated epidemic situation, airlines in Vietnam may face many difficulties in terms of financial situation which leads to the termination of labour contract in aviation field. Under this circumstance, high-qualified aviation persons, such as First Officers and Captains, have not received a salary on the contract but received the salary…
There are so many similarities between the 2 agreements that the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) might as well be called a direct copy of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). UKVFTA – EVFTA: What’s the difference and similarities? In 14 areas of UKVFTA, the United Kingdom allows Vietnam to export at a 0% tax…
From the effective date of Circular No. 01/2021/TT-BKHDT (May 1, 2021), the forms in the enterprise registration application specified in the appendix issued together with Circular No. 01/2021/TT-BKHDT is hereby applied nationwide. According to Mr. Huynh Van Toan (HCMC), Decree No. 122/2020/ND-CP dated October 15, 2020, of the Government, stipulates the coordination of the procedures…
Real estate in Vietnam is one of the fields that many foreign investors are interested in. However, this activity is being restricted by many current laws. There are two business activities that foreign investors are not allowed to do while domestic investors are still able to do so. First, foreign investors are not allowed to…