What is included in the dossier of declaration of non-agricultural land use tax in Vietnam?

What is included in the dossier of declaration of non-agricultural land use tax in Vietnam? 

Pursuant to Article 15 of Circular 153/2011/TT-BTC, dossiers of declaration of non-agricultural land use tax include:

(1) A dossier of declaration of non-agricultural land use tax payable in a year comprises:

- A declaration of non-agricultural land use tax for each taxable land plot, made according to form No. 01/TK-SDDPNN, for households or individuals, or No. 02/TK-SDDPNN, for organizations, attached to Circular 153/2011/TT-BTC (not printed herein);

- Copies of papers related to the taxable land plot such as: land use rights certificate, land allocation decision, land lease decision or contract; decision permitting the change of land use purpose;

- Copies of papers proving the taxpayer's eligibility for tax exemption or reduction (if any).

(2) A dossier of general declaration of non-agricultural land use tax comprises:

- A general declaration of non-agricultural land use tax, made according to form No. 03/ TKTH-SDDPNN attached to Circular 153/2011/TT-BTC (not printed herein).

What is included in the dossier of declaration of non-agricultural land use tax in Vietnam? (Internet image)

Principles of non-agricultural land use tax declaration in Vietnam

The non-agricultural land use tax declaration in Vietnammust comply with the principles specified in Clause 1, Article 16 of Circular 153/2011/TT-BTC, specifically as follows:

- Taxpayers shall accurately declare their personal information such as name, identity card number, tax identification number, address for receiving tax notices; and information on the taxable land plot such as area and use purpose in the tax declaration.

For a land plot for which a certificate has been granted, information on serial number and date of issue of the certificate, serial number of the map, land area and land quota (if any) must be fully declared.

For dossiers of declaration of tax on residential land of households and individuals, commune-level People's Committees shall fill in the declaration forms' items reserved for functional agencies and transfer these declarations to district-level Tax Departments for use as a basis for tax calculation.

When necessary to clarify some items in tax declaration dossiers of organizations which serve as tax bases at the request of lax agencies, natural resources and environment agencies shall make and send certifications to tax agencies.

- Annually, taxpayers are not required to make re-declaration if there is no change in taxpayers and elements that lead to changes in payable tax amounts.

Upon occurrence of an event that leads to a change in the taxpayer, the new taxpayer shall declare and submit a tax declaration dossier under this Circular within 30 (thirty) days after the date when such event occurs.

In case of arising elements leading to a change in the payable tax amount (except change of the price of a square meter of taxable land), the taxpayer shall declare and submit tax declaration dossier within 30 (thirty) days after the date when such elements arise.

- General declaration of non-agricultural land use tax is required only for residential land.

Taxpayers who are required to make general declarations under this Circular shall make and submit general declarations to the district-level Tax Departments they have chosen and registered.

Mai Thanh Loi

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