• Advertising and promotion expenses are fully deductible, instead of being capped at 15% of total deductible expenses as in the previous regulations.
• Simplified dossiers to determine the value of damaged goods due to force majeure causes, change of the natural biochemical process or expiration which are not compensated. Enterprises are neither required to submit explanatory letters to the tax authority on the damage/loss incidences nor request certification from the competent authorities on force majeure cases.
• Supplementing the list of the deductible depreciation expenses to include fixed assets used for employees and for vocational training purposes such as library, kindergarten, sport complex and the related machineries and equipment which are qualified as fixed assets.
• Removal of the requirement for an enterprise to establish material consumption levels. Material consumption which exceeds the level stipulated by the Government (if any) is non-deductible.
• Supplementing non-deductible expenses when leasing assets from individuals without proper supporting documents.
• Life insurance for the employees are now fully deductible, instead of being capped at VND1 million/month.
• Housing for expatriates coming to Vietnam for business purposes are deductible if the contract between the Vietnamese party and the overseas party clearly stipulates that the Vietnamese party is responsible for the expense.
• Uniform expenses in kind are now fully deductible, instead of being capped at VND5 million/year.