01-03-2016 10:14
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.
26-02-2016 10:38
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.
16-02-2016 10:51
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.
15-01-2016 11:46
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.
08-01-2016 10:46
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.
21-12-2015 09:41
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.
21-12-2015 09:35
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.
16-12-2015 20:00
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.
10-12-2015 09:25
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.
02-12-2015 09:40
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.
25-11-2015 15:35
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.
25-11-2015 15:25
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.
24-11-2015 15:46
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.
20-11-2015 11:34
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.
09-11-2015 15:49
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.