The Tax Department of the Ministry of Finance in the Lao PDR has issued two notifications on tax reporting requirements for companies in the Lao PDR.
Notification № 0256/MoF.TD, dated 15 October 2013 and Notification № 1090/MoF.TD, dated 9 December 2013 provides that, enterprises who are preparing accounts in accordance with the Lao Accounting System (“LAS”) must now prepare and file quarterly accounting statements.
When will the new quarterly tax reporting requirements to be implemented:
The notifications will be implemented from 1 January 2014.
What quarterly accounting statements must be submitted to the tax authorities?
The notifications list the following accounting statements to be filed quarterly:
A balance sheet, income statement, trial balance and other accounting documents as provided for in the Accounting Law. The accounting statements must be filed together with the payment of profit tax, and the minutes of the any shareholders’ meetings in respect to the payment of dividends. The quarterly accounting summaries must be certified by the Managing Director of the enterprise.
The tax authorities will keep such quarterly accounting statements to compare with the annual accounting statements of the enterprises.