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Provisions on estimate preparation, use management and expenditure finalization of State budget funds for science and technology tasks

05/04/2023

On January 10, 2023, the Minister of Finance issued Circular 03/2023/TT-BTC stipulating the estimate preparation, use management and expenditure finalization of State budget funds for science and technology tasks (Circular 03). Accordingly, Circular 03 has abolished a number of relevant provisions in Joint Circular 55/2015/TTLT-BTC-BHKCN and Joint Circular 27/2015/TTLT-BHKCN-BTC. Although the scope of governance of Circular 03 focuses on the estimate preparation, use management and expenditure finalization of State budget funds for science and technology tasks, the Ministry of Finance encourages organizations to use funds other than the State budget for science and technology tasks as prescribed in this Circular.

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

19/01/2023 by Duong Tran Hung Thinh

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.

Guidance on the use of the Science and Technology Development Fund of enterprises

08/09/2022

To remove some obstacles and difficulties for enterprises in using the Science and Technology Development Fund, the Ministry of Science and Technology has issued Circular 05/2022/TT-BKHCN guiding the use of the Science and Technology Development Fund of enterprises (Circular 05). Circular 05 takes effect from June 1, 2022, replacing and abrogating several regulations set forth in Joint Circular 12/2016/TTLT-BKHCN-BTC guiding the allocation and management of S&T Development Fund of enterprises and shall apply to the use of Science and Technology Development Fund from the corporate income tax period of 2022.