The credit of input value-added tax according to the latest regulations in Vietnam

The credit of input value-added tax according to the latest regulations in Vietnam (Image from the Internet)

According to the provisions of Article 9 of Decree 209/2013/ND-CP guiding implementation of a number of articles of Law on value-added tax:

Input value-added tax credit is specified in Article 12 of the Law on Value-Added Tax and Clause 6 Article 1 of Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of Law on Value-Added Tax.

1. Business establishments which pay value-added tax according to the tax credit method are entitled to input value-added tax credit as follows:

a) Input value-added tax on goods or services used for the production or trading of goods or services subject to value-added tax may be wholly credited, including input value-added tax that is not be compensated of the damaged goods subject to value-added tax and input value-added tax of goods and services for forming fixed assets such as canteens, rest houses, dressing rooms, garage, restrooms, water basins serving employees in zones of production and business and dwelling houses, health station in industrial parks.

b) Input value-added tax on goods or services (included fixed assets) used for the production and trading of goods or services both subject and not subject to value-added tax, only the input value-added tax amount on goods or services used for the production and trading of goods or services subject to value-added tax may be credited. Business establishments shall separately account creditable and non-creditable input value-added tax amounts; if separate accounting cannot be conducted, the creditable input tax shall be calculated based on the ratio (%) between the turnover subject to value-added tax and the total turnover of sold goods or services.

For business and production establishments that organize closed production and concentrated accounting, if they use products not subject to value-added tax through stages for production of goods subject to value-added tax, all input value-added taxes at stages may be credited.

For business and production establishments that have investment projects performed according to many stages, including the business and production establishments just been established, with plan on closed production and business, concentrated accounting, and using products not subject to value-added tax to produce goods subject to value-added tax, but in the investment stage of fundamental construction, supplying goods and services not subject to value-added tax, the input value-added taxes during investment stage for forming fixed assets may be wholly credited. The input value-added tax of goods and services not forming fixed assets may be credited at the percentage (%) between turnover subject to value-added tax on total turnover of the sold goods and services.

For production and business establishments with investment projects, including production and business establishments just been established, just invested in production and business of goods and services not subject to value-added tax, just invested in production and business of goods and services subject to value-added tax, the input value-added tax of fixed assets during investment stage of fundamental construction shall be temporarily credited at the percentage (%) between turnover of goods and services subject to value-added tax over total turnover of the sold goods and services under the production and business plan of establishments, the tax temporarily credited shall be adjusted at rate (%) between turnover of goods and services subject to value-added tax over total turnover of the sold goods and services in three year from the first year establishments earn turnover.

The Ministry of Finance shall guide determination of the rate (%) between turnover of goods and services subject to value-added tax over total turnover of the sold goods and services and the temporary credit, adjustment for the input value-added tax specified in this point.

c) The input value-added tax of fixed assets, machinery, equipment, including the input value-added tax of operation of hiring these assets, machinery, equipment, in the following cases, shall be not credited but included in historical cost of fixed assets or the deducted costs as prescribed by Law on enterprise income tax and documents guiding implementation: special-purpose fixed assets used for the manufacture of weapons and military equipment for security and defense purposes; fixed assets, machinery, equipment of credit institutions, re-insurance businesses, life insurance enterprises, securities trading enterprises, hospitals or training institutions; civil aircraft and yachts not for commercial transportation of cargo or passengers, or for tourist or hotel business.

For fixed assets being passenger cars of 9 seats or less (except cars for commercial transportation of cargo or passengers, or for tourist or hotel business) which are valued at over VND 1.6 billion, the input value-added tax amount corresponding to the amount in excess of VND 1.6 billion will not be credited.

d) The input value-added tax on goods or services used for production and trading of goods or services not subject to value-added tax is not credited, except for cases specified at Points dd and e of this Clause.

dd) The value-added tax on goods or services purchased by business establishments for the production and trading of goods or services provided to foreign organizations or individuals or international organizations used as humanitarian aid or non-refundable aid specified in Clause 19, Article 5 of the Law on Value-Added Tax is wholly credited.

e) The input value-added tax on goods or services used for prospecting, exploring and developing oil and gas fields is wholly credited.

g) The input value-added tax arising in a month shall be declared and credited upon the determination of the payable tax amount of that month. In case a business establishment detects errors in the declared or credited input value-added tax amount, additional declaration and credit may be conducted before taxation agencies announce decision on conducting tax examination, tax inspection at head offices of tax payers.

h) The input value-added tax on goods or services used for production and trading of goods or services not subject to value-added tax specified at points a, d, and dd Clause 3 Article 2 of this Decree shall be wholly credited.

i) Business establishments may account the non-creditable input value-added tax amount as an expense for calculating enterprise income tax or include it in the historical cost of fixed assets, except for the value-added tax amount of goods and services at value of twenty million VND or more for each purchase without non-cash payment document.

k) When business establishments which pay value-added tax according to method of tax calculation directly based on added value change for tax payment under the tax credit method, they shall be credited value-added tax of the purchased goods and services arising from the first period of tax declaration and payment under the tax credit method.

When business establishments which pay value-added tax under the tax credit method change for tax payment under method of tax calculation directly based on added value, they shall be included the value-added tax amount of goods and services arising in duration of tax payment under the tax credit method but not yet been credited all into the deducted cost when determining the taxable income; enterprise income, except for the value-added tax amount of the purchased goods and services arising in duration of tax payment under the tax credit method that is funded as prescribed in article 10 of this Decree and legal documents which are valid before the effective date of this Decree.

l) The Ministry of Finance shall specify some cases where business establishments may declare and credit the value-added tax of the purchased goods and services under form of authorization for other organizations or individuals, so that invoices are written names of the authorized organizations or individuals.

2. Conditions for input value-added tax credit:

a) Having a value-added invoice of purchased goods or services or a document proving the payment of value-added tax on goods at the stage of importation, and a document proving the value-added tax payment in case of service purchase specified in Clause 2, Article 2 of this Decree.

b) Having a payment document not using cash of purchased goods or services, except goods or services valued at under VND 20 million upon each purchase.

For goods or services purchased by deferred or installment payment, which are valued at over VND 20 million, business establishments shall, based on goods or service purchase contracts, value-added invoices and non-cash payment documents, declare and credit the input value-added tax. In case of non-availability of non-cash payment documents because the contractual payment time is not due, business establishments may still declare and credit the input value-added tax. As of the contractual payment time, or December 31 every year for case where the contractual payment time is sooner than December 31, if non-cash payment documents are unavailable, business establishments are not entitled to input value-added tax credit and must declare and readjust the credited amount of input value-added tax.

For goods or services purchased by clearing between the value of purchased goods or services and the value of sold goods or services, such clearing is also regarded as payment without cash use. After clearing, if the remaining value paid in cash is VND 20 million or more, tax credit is allowed only for cases in which non-cash payment documents are available

In case goods or services valued at under VND 20 million are purchased from a supplier many times in a day, bringing the total value of purchased goods or services to over VND 20 million, tax credit is allowed only for cases in which non-cash payment documents are available.

c) Exported goods and services applied tax rates of 0%, apart from the conditions specified at Points a and b of this Clause, must also fully satisfy the following conditions:

- Having a contract on sale or processing of exported goods or entrusted processing of exported goods or a service provision contract signed with an organization or individual overseas or in a non-tariff area;

- Having non-cash payment documents for exported goods or services and other documents under law; and customs declarations, for exported goods.

Payment for exported goods and services made in the form of clearing between exported and imported goods and services, or debt payment on behalf of the State is also regarded as non-cash payment.

Cases where: The foreign purchasers lost solvency because of falling in bankruptcy situation, export goods fail to ensure quality and must be destroyed at the border gate of the importing country and export goods are damaged due to objective causes during transportation outside borders of Vietnam, it must have documents or papers certified by the third party which shall be considered as non-cash payment documents, to replace for the non-cash payment documents.

The Ministry of Finance shall guide conditions for some cases of special goods sale and service that are applied tax rates of 0% and dossiers and documents to replace for non-cash payment documents.

Above is the content of regulations on the credit of input value-added tax. For more information, you can refer to Decree 209/2013/ND-CP.

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