mof addresses recent public tax claims

MoF addresses recent public tax claims

Responding to a recent widespread public claim that as much as 40 per cent of businesses’ profits are taken away by tax contributions, a Ministry of Finance representative noted that the claim is inaccurate in as much as it dubs other contributions, such as social and health insurance, unemployment insurance, and trade union fees, as tax payments to erroneously inflate the figure. 
highway contractors dispute liability for hefty tax bill

Highway contractors dispute liability for hefty tax bill

Highway contractors in Vietnam are on high alert following the tax authorities’ issuance of a spate of tax arrears bills in royalty payments and environmental protection fees.
platini vows to fight injustice at fifa appeal

Platini vows to fight 'injustice' at FIFA appeal

FIFA judges in December banned Platini from all football activities for eight years over a 2 million Swiss franc payment he received from FIFA's disgraced president Sepp Blatter in 2011.
labour benefits raise production cost concerns

Labour benefits raise production cost concerns

Although the amended Law on Social Insurance 2014 is expected to benefit labourers, domestic and foreign firms are concerned about growing production costs caused by increased social insurance payments.
vn households may soon pay tax online

VN households may soon pay tax online

Online tax payment will likely be availabe to individuals and business households in Viet Nam soon with the pilot implementation underway in three major cities.
day of fifa reckoning for blatter platini

Day of FIFA reckoning for Blatter, Platini

FIFA's ethics watchdog will on Monday give a verdict against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini with both facing lengthy bans over a suspect US$2 million payment.
blatter says corruption charge dropped

Blatter says corruption charge dropped

FIFA's suspended president Sepp Blatter says the world body's ethics watchdog have dropped corruption charges against him over a suspect US$2 million payment.
cash payment habit still popular

Cash payment habit still popular

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam today urged closer co-operation among ministries and sectors to reduce the prevalence of cash payments and create conditions that encourage people to use electronic payment systems.
14 state hospitals in vietnamese province run out of money for salary payment

14 state hospitals in Vietnamese province run out of money for salary payment

Fourteen state hospitals in Vietnam’s Dak Lak Province now owe around VND15 billion (US$667,000) in salaries for their staff, according to the provincial health department.
vietnam tax breaks for troubled investments

Vietnam tax breaks for troubled investments

The 60-day deferral of Value Added Tax (VAT) payments on importation and VAT refunds are the tax incentives Viet Nam applies to investment projects facing objective financial problems.
hilton hotels hit by cyber attack

Hilton hotels hit by cyber attack

Hilton would not disclose whether data was taken, but advised anyone who used payment cards at Hilton Worldwide hotels between Nov 18 and Dec 5 of 2014 or Apr 21 and Jul 27 of this year to watch for irregular activity on credit or debit card accounts.
fifa seeks platini life ban says lawyer

FIFA seeks Platini life ban, says lawyer

FIFA's ethics watchdog wants Michel Platini to be banned for life over a suspect payment, the European football chief's lawyer declared on Tuesday.
eurozone approves bailout payment to greece

Eurozone approves bailout payment to Greece

Eurozone finance ministers approved a €2 billion (US$2.1 billion) payment to Greece on Monday, declaring that Athens had successfully met the strict reform commitments demanded in the country's bailout.
banks switch to online tax payment

Banks switch to online tax payment

The Ministry of Finance has instructed commercial banks to completely stop over-the-counter tax payments and work with tax agencies to implement online tax payments by the beginning of December.
ho chi minh city businesses cry foul as tax refunds take unconscionably long

Ho Chi Minh City businesses cry foul as tax refunds take unconscionably long

Deputy Minister of Finance Do Hoang Anh Tuan has instructed tax offices in Ho Chi Minh City to review businesses' applications for tax refunds and resolve possible problems that have been delaying payments.