Vietnamese accounting, tax and customs officials do not need foreign language certificates or informatics

Accounting, tax and customs officials in Vietnam do not need foreign language certificates or informatics (Illustration)

According to this Circular, the criteria for training and retraining of accounting, tax and customs officials are prescribed as follows:

1. Criteria for training and retraining of accounting officials in Vietnam

The qualifications and retraining of accounting officials according to each rank are prescribed as follows:

* Senior Accountant in Vietnam:

- Holding a university degree or higher in accounting, auditing and finance;

- Holding a high school diploma in political theory or a high school diploma in political-administrative theory or a certificate certifying a high school equivalent in political theory of a competent authority;

- Holding a certificate of training in state management knowledge and skills for senior civil servants and equivalent or advanced degrees in political - administrative theory in Vietnam.

* Principal Accountant in Vietnam:

- Holding a university degree or higher in accounting, auditing and finance;

- Holding a certificate of training in state management knowledge and skills for civil servants with the rank of principal and equivalent or higher degree in political - administrative theory in Vietnam.

* Accountants in Vietnam:

- Holding a university degree or higher in accounting, auditing and finance;

- Holding a certificate of training in state management knowledge and skills for civil servants and equivalent employees in Vietnam.

* Intermediate accountant in Vietnam:

Having a college degree or higher in accounting, auditing and finance.

2. Standards on training and retraining of tax officials in Vietnam

The qualifications and retraining of tax officials according to each quota are prescribed as follows:

* Senior tax inspector in Vietnam:

- Holding a university degree or higher with training majors suitable to the requirements of the job position;

- Holding a high school diploma in political theory or a high school diploma in political-administrative theory or a certificate certifying a high school equivalent in political theory of a competent authority;

- Holding a certificate of training in state management knowledge and skills for senior civil servants and equivalent or advanced degrees in political - administrative theory.

* Tax policy inspector in Vietnam:

- Holding a university degree or higher with training majors suitable to the requirements of the job position;

- Holding a certificate of training in state management knowledge and skills for civil servants with the rank of chief cadre and equivalent or higher degree in political - administrative theory.

* Tax examiners in Vietnam:

- Holding a university degree or higher with training majors suitable to the requirements of the job position;

- Having certificates of training in state management knowledge and skills for civil servants and equivalent employees.

* Tax intermediate examiners in Vietnam:

- Holding a college diploma or higher with specialized training suitable to the requirements of the job position.

* Tax officers in Vietnam:

- Holding an intermediate diploma or higher with training majors suitable to the requirements of the job position.

3. Standards on training and retraining of customs officials in Vietnam

The qualifications and retraining of customs officials according to each rank are prescribed as follows:

* Senior customs inspector in Vietnam:

- Holding a university degree or higher with training majors suitable to the requirements of the job position;

- Holding a high school diploma in political theory or a high school diploma in political-administrative theory or a certificate certifying a high school equivalent in political theory of a competent authority;

- Holding a certificate of training in state management knowledge and skills for senior civil servants and equivalent or advanced degrees in political - administrative theory.

* Inspectors of customs policy in Vietnam:

- Holding a university degree or higher with specialized training suitable to the requirements of the job position;

- Holding a certificate of training in state management knowledge and skills for civil servants with the rank of chief cadre and equivalent or higher degree in political - administrative theory.

* Customs inspectors in Vietnam:

- Holding a university degree or higher with training majors suitable to the requirements of the job position;

- Having certificates of training in state management knowledge and skills for civil servants and equivalent employees.

* Customs intermediate examiners in Vietnam:

Having a college diploma or higher with training majors suitable to the requirements of the job position.

* Customs officers in Vietnam

Holding an intermediate diploma or higher with training majors suitable to the requirements of the job position.

Thus, compared to Circular 77/2019/TT-BTC, the new regulations in Circular 29/2022/TT-BTC do not require foreign language certificates, informatics for accounting, tax and customs officials in Vietnam.

However, civil servants in accounting, tax and customs (except for intermediate accountants, tax intermediate examiners and customs intermediate examiners) must have skills in using basic information technology and using foreign languages or ethnic minority languages for civil servants working in ethnic minority areas in Vietnam at the request of job positions.

Circular 29/2022/TT-BTC takes effect from July 18, 2022.

Diem My

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