From 1 July 2020, the laws surrounding the issuing of Temporary Residence Cards (TRC) for small investors in Vietnam change significantly. Foreign investors who currently hold (or are planning to hold) a TRC based upon their individual investment into a V

Employment and labour compliance in Vietnam is an area that can cause confusion and uncertainty to foreign investors entering and operating in Vietnam. In this article we cover the key steps, practical processes and procedures which companies need to foll

The accounting, tax and compliance function in Vietnam is one which presents significant challenges in Vietnam, and more so to foreign invested businesses. Six specific challenges that investors face in respect of these are detailed below, looking at the

On 24 June 2020, the Vietnamese Government released Decree 68/2020/NĐ-CP (“Decree 68”), which amended Decree 20/2017/ND-CP (“Decree 20”), concerning tax administration for enterprises with related-party transactions and the relaxing of interes

Corporate groups setting up their Vietnam operations often (incorrectly) assume that they can centralise all their accounting and finance function for their Vietnamese entity into the headquarters finance function. Whilst there are some opportunities, cau