Revised VAT Law: Addressing Long-standing Issues and Enhancing Tax System Efficiency

• The revised VAT Law project will be presented to the National Assembly for feedback in the 7th session and is expected to be passed in the 8th session this year.
• The draft law introduces significant new points, aligning with the Tax System Reform Strategy to 2030, addressing longstanding VAT issues.
• A key provision addresses businesses producing goods taxed at 5% but with inputs taxed at 10%, ensuring the state reimburses the difference to avoid capital loss for businesses.
• The draft maintains 26 groups of deductible goods but adds 12 goods and services to the taxable category.
• Including fertilizers in the 5% VAT category will help increase state revenue from imported fertilizers and improve the competitiveness of domestic products.
• Farmers can demand lower prices from domestic fertilizer companies due to the input tax deduction.
• Other new points include raising the annual non-taxable revenue threshold for households and individual businesses from 100 million VND to 150 million VND and excluding tax officials from criminal liability if taxpayers provide inaccurate information unknowingly.
• VAT is the largest revenue-generating tax in Vietnam’s state budget system.

Source: media.chinhphu.vn

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