E-invoices alone are often insufficient for F&B expenses during Vietnam tax inspections. ECOVIS Vietnam Law answers five key questions on what documentation FDI companies and CFOs should maintain to protect business meal deductions and VAT claims.
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FDI companies in Vietnam that rely solely on e-invoices for F&B expenses face tax risk if the supplier later becomes a tax-risk entity. Learn the eight-document evidence file that finance teams should build for every business meal expense.
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For foreign-invested companies in Vietnam, F&B and client entertainment invoices can become tax-sensitive if the supplier later becomes inactive or high-risk. Learn what documentation FDI companies should keep beyond the e-invoice to protect their tax position.
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Foreign investors expanding into Vietnam often face IRC, ERC, capital contribution, licensing scope, labour, tax and post-licensing compliance risks. Learn the five key legal mistakes to avoid — and how to structure your Vietnam investment correctly from the start.
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Summary: Vietnam offers corporate income tax holidays, preferential CIT rates, import duty exemptions, and VAT treatment benefits for qualifying manufacturing projects — but incentives are not automatic. Eligibility depends on licensed activity, project location, sector classification, and ongoing compliance. Foreign investors should complete a tax and legal incentive review before site selection, licensing submission, machinery…
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Summary: Questions Q81–Q90 cover post-licensing operational compliance for Vietnam factories: annual DPI reporting obligations, capital contribution deadlines, foreign loan registration with the SBV, dividend repatriation, related-party transaction disclosures, occupational health and safety obligations, environmental monitoring and reporting, factory licence renewals, IRC amendment triggers, and the most common ongoing compliance failures that attract government inspection. Legal…
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Summary: Questions Q91–Q100 cover the regulatory and commercial risk landscape for Vietnam factory investors: political and regulatory risk, investment protection under BITs, dispute resolution options (Vietnam courts vs. VIAC vs. international arbitration), land lease dispute risks, labour dispute mechanisms, anti-corruption compliance, force majeure in Vietnam law, project termination conditions, factory exit and capital repatriation procedures,…
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Summary: Questions Q61–Q70 cover Vietnam labor law for manufacturing companies: minimum wages by region, mandatory social insurance, trade union obligations, work permit requirements for foreign workers, the 3% foreign employee cap, internal labour regulations, probation rules, termination requirements, DOLISA registration obligations, and the most common HR compliance failures in foreign-invested factories. Attorney Vu Manh Quynh…
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Summary: Questions Q71–Q80 cover the EPE customs model vs standard customs, EPE eligibility and designation, import duty exemptions for production machinery and raw materials, export processing zone customs boundaries, HS code classification, certificate of origin for FTA preferential tariffs, customs audit risk, bonded warehousing, supply chain documentation requirements, and the top customs compliance failures in…
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Summary: Questions Q51–Q60 cover the 20% standard CIT rate, preferential 10% rate for qualifying manufacturers, CIT exemption and reduction periods, when the tax holiday begins (first profitable year, not ERC issuance), VAT obligations, transfer pricing under Decree 132/2020, Foreign Contractor Tax on offshore payments, Vietnamese Accounting Standards, annual audit obligations, import VAT on machinery, and…
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