Currently, the Draft Law on Tax Administration is being drafted and consulted by competent agencies to overcome the inadequacies of the Law on Tax Administration 2019 and promote the modernization and comprehensive digital transformation of tax collection management, apply modern, interconnected and integrated information technology to promote digital transformation in tax management.

After nearly two decades of implementation, the Law on Personal Income Tax 2007 and its subsequent amendments and supplements have promoted their significant role but also revealed shortcomings in the context of socio-economic developments. Currently, the Law on Personal Income Tax (the Draft Law) is being drafted and consulted for public comments, with the aim of addressing existing limitations and improving the legal framework governing personal income tax.

On June 14, 2025, the National Assembly passed the Law on Corporate Income Tax 67/2025/QH15 (CIT Law 2025), effective from October 1, 2025 and applicable from the corporate income tax period of 2025. The CIT Law 2025 is developed and promulgated to overcome shortcomings and challenges in the implementation of CIT regulations in the past, ensure consistency and uniformity between domestic legal regulations, and in line with the CIT reform trend in the world, etc.

On April 11, 2025, the Government promulgated Decree 87/2025/ND-CP stipulating the reduction of land lease fee for 2024. Decree 87 was formulated with the objective of supporting enterprises and individuals in responding to impending difficulties and challenges amidst economic uncertainties and risks, while concurrently providing assistance to localities affected by Yagi Typhoon in 2024.

On March 20, 2025, the Government issued Decree 70/2025/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree 123/2020/ND-CP regulating invoices and records. The Decree was developed and issued to address businesses’ difficulties, ensure transparency, and facilitate taxpayers and organizations in using electronic invoices and records. Decree 70 takes effect from June 1, 2025.

The Law on Tax Administration 2019, as amended and supplemented in 2024, has supplemented the provisions regarding exit suspension for certain groups of subjects (including individuals being legal representatives of enterprises) who have yet to complete their tax payment obligations with the tax arrears and the overdue period threshold as prescribed by the Government. Accordingly, on February 28, 2025, the Government promulgated Decree No. 49/2025/ND-CP on the thresholds for application of exit suspension with some notable points that enterprises should be noted.