Amending and supplementing regulations on Personal Income Tax
On November 05, 2010, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular 175/2010/TT-BTC amending and supplementing the Ministry of Finance's Circular No. 84/2008/TT-BTC dated September 30, 2008, guiding a number of Articles of the Law on Personal Income Tax and the Government's Decree No.100/2008/ND-CP dated September 8,2008, detailing a number of Articles of the Law on Personal Income Tax.
This Circular amends regulations on Personal Income Tax for individuals who earn incomes from salaries, wages, capital investment, capital transfer (including securities transfer) and individuals with other taxable incomes shall submit 1 tax registration dossier which comprises: a tax registration declaration, made according to Form No. 01/DK-TNCN; a copy (notarization not required) of the taxpayer's valid identity card or passport". While the Decree 84 only requires a copy, not points out that notarization is required or not.
Besides, the Circular supplements point 4 in the Section I, Part D on time limit for handling tax registration dossiers. In particular, for a tax registration dossier submitted directly to a provincial-level Tax Department, the time limit for granting a tax identification number is 3 working days after receiving a complete dossier; for a tax registration dossier sent by post, the time limit for granting a tax identification number is 2 working days after receiving a complete dossier (according to the incoming official letter register) and for a tax registration dossier submitted directly to a district-level Tax Department, the time limit for granting a tax identification number is 5 working days after receiving a complete dossier. For a tax registration dossier sent by post, the time limit for granting a tax identification number is 3 working days after receiving a complete dossier (according to the incoming official letter register)".
This Circular takes effect 45 days from the date of its signing.