Some new points on tax obligations when setting up and using enterprises’ Science and Technology Development Fund

On November 7, 2022, the Ministry of Finance issued Circular 67/2022/TT-BTC providing guidelines for tax obligations when enterprises set up and use their Science and Technology Development Funds. Circular 67 amends, supplements, and annuls a number of provisions in Joint Circular 12/2016/TTLT-BKHCN-BTC providing guidelines for the allocation and management of the science and technology development fund in enterprises. Circular 67 shall take effect from December 23, 2022.
Some new points related to bank guarantee

Circular 11/2022/TT-NHNN regulating the bank guarantee has been issued to replace Circular 07/2015/TT-NHNN stipulating the bank guarantee and Circular 13/2017/TT-NHNN amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 07/2015/TT-NHNN. Circular 11 will take effect from April 1, 2023.
New contents of the Circular guiding compulsory insurance in construction investment

On August 11, 2022, the Ministry of Finance promulgated Circular 50/2022/TT-BTC guiding Decree 119/2015/ND-CP on compulsory insurance in construction investment and Decree 20/2022/ND-CP amending Decree 119/2015/ND-CP regulating compulsory insurance in construction investment. This Circular takes effect from October 1, 2022 and replaces Circular 329/2016/TT-BTC guiding the implementation of Decree 119/2015/ND-CP regulating compulsory insurance in construction investment activities.
Regulations on the issuance of bonds to the international market by enterprises that are not guaranteed by the Government

On July 29, 2022, the State Bank of Vietnam promulgated Circular 10/2022/TT-NHNN guiding the foreign exchange management for the issuance of bonds to international markets by enterprises that are not guaranteed by the Government, which replaces Circular 17/2013/TT-NHNN.
Notable contents on value-added tax

On July 29, 2022, the Government issued Decree 49/2022/ND-CP amending Decree 209/2013/ND-CP guiding the Law on Value-Added Tax, which was amended and supplemented by Decree 12/2015/ND-CP, Decree 100/2016/ND-CP and Decree 146/2017/ND-CP. The document will take effect from September 12, 2022.
New regulations on interest rates for premature withdrawal of deposits at credit institutions, foreign bank branches

On June 16, 2022, the Ministry of Finance issued Circular 04/2022/TT-NHNN stipulating the application of interest rates for premature withdrawal of deposits at credit institutions, foreign bank branches (Circular 04/2022) to replace Circular 04/2011/TT-NHNN (Circular 04/2011). Compared to the former one, Circular 04/2022 provides a clearer legal framework for premature withdrawal of deposits.



