Who are severance tax-liable objects in Vietnam? What is the severance tax rate for each type of tax-liable object in Vietnam?
Who are severance tax-liable objects in Vietnam? What is the severance tax rate for each type of tax-liable object in Vietnam? I look forward to your response. Question from Mr. Quan in Dong Nai.
Who are severance tax-liable objects in Vietnam?
According to Article 2 of the Law on Severance tax 2009 amended by Article 1 of the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Tax Laws 2014, severance tax-liable objects are:
Severance tax-liable objects
1. Metallic minerals.
2. Non-metallic minerals.
3. Crude oil.
4. Natural gas, coal gas.
5. Natural forest products, other than animals.
6. Natural aquatic products, including marine animals and plants.
7. Natural water, including surface water and underground water, except for natural water used for agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, and salt production.
8. Natural swallow's nests.
9. Other resources prescribed by the National Assembly Standing Committee.
According to this Article, the severance tax-liable objects include:
- Metallic minerals.
- Non-metallic minerals.
- Crude oil.
- Natural gas, coal gas.
- Natural forest products, other than animals.
- Natural aquatic products, including marine animals and plants.
- Natural water, including surface water and underground water, except for natural water used for agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, and salt production.
- Natural swallow's nests.
- Other resources prescribed by the National Assembly Standing Committee.
Who are severance tax-liable objects in Vietnam? What is the severance tax rate for each type of tax-liable object in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
What is the severance tax rate for each type of tax-liable object in Vietnam?
According to Article 7 of the Law on Severance tax 2009, the tax rate for each type of tax-liable object is as follows:
|
No. |
Group or category of natural resource |
Severance tax rate (%) |
|
I |
Metallic minerals |
|
|
1 |
Iron and manganese |
7-20 |
|
2 |
Titan |
7-20 |
|
3 |
Gold |
9-25 |
|
4 |
Rare earths |
12-25 |
|
5 |
Platinum, silver and tin |
7-25 |
|
6 |
Wolfram and antimony |
7-25 |
|
7 |
Lead, zinc, aluminum, bauxite, copper and nickel |
7-25 |
|
8 |
Cobalt, molybdenum, mercury, magnesium and vanadium |
7-25 |
|
9 |
Other metallic minerals |
5-25 |
|
II |
Non-metallic minerals |
|
|
1 |
Soil exploited for ground leveling and work construction |
3-10 |
|
2 |
Rock, except rock used for lime baking and cement production; gravel; sand, except sand used for glass-making |
5-15 |
|
3 |
Soil used for brick-making |
5-15 |
|
4 |
Granite and refractory clay |
7-20 |
|
5 |
Dolomite and quartzite |
7-20 |
|
6 |
Kaolin, mica, technical quartz, and sand used for glass-making |
7-15 |
|
7 |
Pyrite, phosphorite, and stone for lime baking and cement production |
5-15 |
|
8 |
Apatite and serpentine |
3-10 |
|
9 |
Pit anthracite coal |
4-20 |
|
10 |
Open-cast anthracite coal |
6-20 |
|
11 |
Lignite and fat coal |
6-20 |
|
12 |
Other coals |
4-20 |
|
13 |
Diamond, ruby and sapphire |
16-30 |
|
14 |
Emerald, alexandrite and black precious opal |
16-30 |
|
15 |
Adrite, rodolite, pyrope, berine. Spinel and topaz |
12-25 |
|
16 |
Bluish-purple, greenish-yellow or orange crystalline quartz; chrysolite; white or scarlet precious opal; feldspar; birusa; and nephrite |
12-25 |
|
17 |
Other non-metallic minerals |
4-25 |
|
III |
Crude oil |
6-40 |
|
IV |
Natural gas and coal gas |
1-30 |
|
V |
Natural forest products |
|
|
1 |
Timber of group I |
25-35 |
|
2 |
Timber of group II |
20-30 |
|
3 |
Timber of groups III and IV |
15-20 |
|
4 |
Timber of groups V, VI, VII and VIII and of other categories |
10-15 |
|
5 |
Tree branches, tops, stumps and roots |
10-20 |
|
6 |
Firewood |
1-5 |
|
7 |
Bamboo of all kinds |
10-15 |
|
8 |
Sandalwood and calambac |
25-30 |
|
9 |
Anise, cinnamon, cardamom and liquorice |
10-15 |
|
10 |
Other natural forest products |
5-15 |
|
|
Natural aquatic resources |
|
|
1 |
Pearl, abalone and sea-cucumber |
6-10 |
|
2 |
Other natural aquatic resources |
1-5 |
|
VII |
Natural water |
|
|
1 |
Natural mineral water, natural thermal water and refined natural water, bottled or tinned |
8-10 |
|
2 |
Natural water used for hydropower generation |
2-5 |
|
3 |
Natural water used for production and business activities, except water mentioned at Points 1 and 2 of this group |
|
|
3.1 |
.Surface water |
1-3 |
|
3.2 |
Groundwater |
3-8 |
|
VIII |
Natural swallow's nests |
10-20 |
|
IX |
Other resources |
1-20 |
What is severance tax calculation for households extracting and using natural water for serving everyday life in Vietnam?
According to Article 10 of Circular 152/2015/TT-BTC on severance tax exemption:
Severance tax exemption
The cases of exemption from severance tax are specified in Article 9 of the Law on severance tax and Article 6 of Decree No. 50/2010/ND-CP, including:
1. Entities extracting natural marine organisms.
2. Entities extracting branches, firewood, bamboo, rattan, etc. serving everyday life.
3. Entities extracting natural water for hydroelectricity generation serving everyday life of households and individuals.
4. Natural water extracted by households and individuals serving their everyday life.
5. Land areas given/leased out to organizations and individuals and used on the spot; earth used for leveling, construction of security, military works, dykes.
Earth extracted and used on the spot eligible for tax exemption include sand, rock, gravel in the earth without specific substances and is used as is for leveling or construction. If earth is transport elsewhere for use or for sale, severance tax must be paid as prescribed.
6. The Ministry of Finance shall cooperate with relevant Ministries and agencies in proposing other cases of exemption from severance tax to the government, which will be considered and decided by Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
According to this Article, when households extract and use natural water for serving everyday life, they will be exempt from severance tax in Vietnam.
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