EY Vietnam Tax alert - Personal Income Tax March 2021

EY Vietnam

This Alert discusses the following matters: Important notes for 2020 PIT finalization in accordance with guidance of the General Department of Taxation, which includes: 1- Who is required to make an annual PIT return, 2- Who is not subject to finalization obligation, 3- Deduction for personal relief and dependent relief, 4- PIT finalization procedure, 5- Place of submission, 6- Deadline for submission.

On  12  March  2021,  the  General  Department  of  Taxation issued  Official  Letter  636/TCT-DNNCN  (the  OL)  providing  
guidance  on  PIT  finalization  for  the  year  2020. The  OL  has  provided  important  notes  for  organization and individual  taxpayers  to  apply  for  2020 PIT  finalization  including  but  not  limited  to  the  followings:    

Individuals  subject  to  direct  finalization  

Vietnam tax residents having employment income are required  to  submit  the  annual  PIT  return  if  they  have an additional  PIT  payable  after  finalization  or  have  an over  tax  withheld/paid  for  tax  refund  or  to  be  offset with  the  PIT  payable  of  the  next  coming  tax  filing period.

Expatriate staying for less than 183 days in their first calendar  year  in  Vietnam  but  more  than  182  days  in  their  first  12  consecutive  month  period  counting  from their  arrival  date,  is  subject  to  the  first  annual  PIT finalization  covering  the  first  12  consecutive  month.  

Expatriates terminating their working  period  in Vietnam  is  required  to  file  annual  PIT  return  before  their  exit.

Income and are subject  to  tax  reduction  due  to  disaster,  fatal  disease, etc.

Income  paying  organization  subject  to  withholding  finalization

The income paying organizations are  required  to  file  an  annual  PIT  finalization are  required  to  file  an  annual  PIT  finalization authorized  employees  regardless  of  arising  tax  withholding  obligation  or  not.

 

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