Vietnam collects $196.4mn in taxes from 153 foreign service providers in January-April
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 15:56 GMT+7
As many as 153 foreign service providers, including Facebook (Meta), Google, TikTok, and Microsoft, declared and paid taxes through the General Department of Taxation’s portal, totaling VND5.1 trillion (US$196.4 million) in the first four months of the year, surging 93.6 percent over the same period last year, the department reported.
Foreign service providers paid VND5.1 trillion (US$196.4 million) in taxes to Vietnam in the first four months of this year. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre
To simplify tax management for foreign providers, the department announced that starting May 19, the E-commerce Tax Sub-department will take over responsibility for handling their tax obligations, replacing the previously assigned Large Taxpayers Department.
Foreign providers will continue to complete tax declaration and payment procedures, and provide taxpayer information as before through the portal https://etaxvn.gdt.gov.vn/nccnn/.
For any issues arising during the implementation of tax obligations in Vietnam, foreign providers should contact the E-commerce Tax Sub-department for timely guidance and support.
To facilitate the handover of tax management responsibilities, the portal for foreign providers to declare and pay taxes will be temporarily suspended from 6:00 pm on May 16 to 12:00 am on May 18 for system upgrades and transition.
This adjustment in tax authority management aims to swiftly adapt to the rapid development of the digital economy and cross-border e-commerce and marks an important step in the modernization of the tax sector, targeting both domestic and cross-border taxpayers.
Vietnam's tax authorities expect this move to enhance tax management, while improving the quality of support, ensuring transparency, and increasing efficiency in the tax declaration and payment processes for cross-border enterprises.
