Tax & Legal updates - Issue December 2025
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Tax & Legal updates - Issue December 2025
Stay up to date with the latest tax guidance from Vietnam’s authorities, featuring key updates on Value added tax (VAT), Foreign contractor tax (FCT) and other important regulations released in December 2025.
Highlights include:
1. Value added tax
- Official Letter No. 6008/CT-CS
- Official Letter No. 5304/DON-QLDN1
- Official Letter No. 2408/HPH-QLDN4
- Official Letter No. 5348/CT-CS
- Official Letter No. 5001/CT-CS
2. Foreign contractor tax
- Official Letter No. 1819/DAN-QLDN2
3. Others
- Official Letter No. 4615/CT-CS
- Elimination of the Business License Fee pursuant to Decree No. 362/2025/ND-CP
- Issuance of Law No. 149/2025/QH15
- Issuance of the 2025 Law on Excise Tax and Decree No. 360/2025/ND-CP
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Da Nguyen Partner, Tax
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