Accounting, Bookkeeping & Tax Outsourcing in Vietnam
Comprehensive Outsourced Solutions for Foreign-Invested Companies
Operating in Vietnam requires more than just good business planning — it requires strict compliance with Vietnamese Accounting Standards (VAS), tax laws, and corporate governance obligations. For foreign-invested companies (FIEs), these requirements can be complex, highly detailed, and resource-intensive.
July 2025: What Vietnamese Businesses Should Do For Tax Compliance Following Address Changes
From 1 July 2025, Vietnam has merged provinces, eliminated districts and expanded wards/communes. This impacts every company and creates new addresses. Remain compliant and understand tax and investment registration obligations in Vietnam in July 2025.
Vietnam E-Commerce Guide: A Market Entry Handbook for Foreign Investors
Understanding the opportunities and legal frameworks for enterting Vietnam’s E-Commerce market in 2025. This Vietnam E-Commerce Guide is a practical handbook developed to support foreign businesses seeking opportunities to enter Vietnam’s rapidly growing digital economy.
Vietnam’s New Corporate Income Tax Law 2025: Major Reform For Investment Support
On 14 June 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed the new Law on Corporate Income Tax, marking a strategic shift in Vietnam’s tax policy. On 1 October 2025, Vietnam’s overhaul of its corporate income tax (CIT) regime will take effect, bringing with it one of the most comprehensive and strategically aligned tax reforms in over a decade.
Vietnam’s New Social Insurance Law: 1 July 2025 Implementation Approaches
Vietnam’s amended Social Insurance Law (Law No. 41/2024/QH15), passed by the National Assembly in 2024, enters into force on 1 July 2025. This extended transitional period has presented a critical window for employers, employees, and relevant stakeholders to review their internal policies and prepare for upcoming changes, with only few days left for final implementation.
The new Law introduced significant reforms to Vietnam’s social insurance framework, including expanded coverage, broader benefit entitlements, and stricter enforcement measures.
New Amended Law on Enterprises: Disclosing Ultimate Beneficial Ownership
The disclosure of Ultimate Beneficial Ownership for Vietnamese enterprises takes effect from 17 June 2025, requiring record keeping and amendments to company registrations to reflect the UBO.
Vietnam’s Carbon Credit Exchange Mechanism: Legal Insights and Opportunities for Foreign Investors
The trading of carbon credits provides companies with both environmental and financial benefits, facilitating the reduction of emissions whilst the same time the generation and selling of carbon credits (or transferring unused quotas) creates new revenue streams for enterprises. Participation also enhances ESG performance, improves access to green financing, and strengthens competitiveness. For early movers, especially in emerging markets like Vietnam, it is a timely opportunity to turn climate action into economic value.
Transfer Pricing in Vietnam: 2025 Guide for Foreign Investors
Our “Transfer Pricing in Vietnam: A Guide for Foreign Investors (2025 Edition)” publication provides a clear and practical overview of the current legal framework, compliance obligations, and risk management strategies for businesses engaged in related-party transactions in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s Fintech Pilot Mechanism: Key Insights from Decree No. 94/2025/ND-CP
Vietnam recently introduced Decree No. 94/2025/ND-CP, establishing a pilot mechanism that allows fintech firms and credit institutions to test innovative solutions in a controlled environment (“Pilot Mechanism”). Aimed at enhancing financial inclusion, transparency, and anti-money laundering efforts, this moves positions Vietnam as a regional leader in fintech regulation.
Resolution 198 Sets the Stage for Private Sector Breakthroughs in Vietnam
Resolution 198 introduces a comprehensive package of incentives, protections, and support programs aimed at removing long-standing bottlenecks and energizing private sector growth. It focuses on simplifying oversight, regulatory reform, tax incentives, financial relief, access to land and production space, public procurement preferences for SMEs, and investing in innovation and human capital.
Resolution 198 outlines several key measures to support businesses, including tax breaks for innovative startups, exemptions for newly registered SMEs, and financial support for green and ESG-compliant projects.