Vietnam News

Vietnam Pledges Tax Support Amid Spread Of COVID-19

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Vietnamese Government has announced its intention to provide fiscal support to businesses impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Read Full Story

EU Adds Cayman Isles, Panama, Seychelles To Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, February 20, 2020

The EU has added the Cayman Islands, Palau, Panama, and the Seychelles to its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, bringing the total tally to 12 from 8. Read Full Story

OECD Seeks Input On 13 New Dispute Resolution Peer Reviews

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, November 25, 2019

The OECD is seeking input from taxpayers on dispute resolution mechanisms in place in Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, as part of follow-up work under BEPS Action Plan Action 14. Read Full Story

Caribbean Territories To Undergo Dispute Resolution BEPS Peer Review

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

The OECD has launched a review of dispute resolution mechanisms in place in Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, as part of follow-up work under BEPS Action Plan Action 14. Read Full Story

Vietnam Seeking To Collect More Tax Debts This Year

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Vietnamese tax officials are undertaking a nationwide push to collect tax debts, with the General Department of Taxation stating that arrears at the end of July 2019 were down 5.7 percent on last year. Read Full Story

Vietnam To Focus On Transfer Pricing Abuse, Tax Debtors

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Officials from Vietnam's General Department of Taxation (GDT) are to focus on challenging tax avoidance and evasion involving corporate groups, with an especial focus on transfer pricing. Read Full Story

Vietnam Announces Corporate Tax Breaks For SMEs

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, April 15, 2019

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has forwarded a proposal to parliament to legislate for corporate tax relief for small and medium sized enterprises. Read Full Story

Agreement Reached On New Trans-Pacific Partnership

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Ministers from 11 countries have announced their agreement upon the "core elements" of a new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Read Full Story

Vietnamese Tax Policy Overhaul Needed For 'Greener' Growth

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, January 15, 2018

The International Monetary Fund has said that Vietnam needs to overhaul its environmental tax policies to achieve its emissions-reduction goals. Read Full Story