Legal, Labor and Tax Updates in January 2021
NEW LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
30 December 2020 | Decree No. 152/2020/NĐ-CP regulating foreign workers working in Vietnam and recruitment and management of Vietnamese workers working for foreign employers in Vietnam.
30 December 2020 | Decree No. 155/2020/NĐ-CP detailing the implementation of some articles of Law on Securities.
04 January 2021 | Decree No. 01/2021/NĐ-CP providing for business registration.
29 December 2020 | Circular No. 112/2020/TT-BTC prescribing the collection of fees and legal fees in order to support and deal with difficulties in business operations, ensure social security in response to Covid-19 pandemic.
11 January 2021 | Circular No. 03/2021/TT-BTC guiding the exemption and reduction of corporate income tax for science and technology enterprises specified in the Government’s Decree No. 13/2019/NĐ-CP
OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS
04 January 2021 | Official Dispatch No. 141/CTHN-TTHT relating to VAT policy on compensated goods.
14 January 2021 | Official Dispatch No. 153/TCT-CS on tax policy.
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