INSIGHTS THIS MONTH
HIGHLIGHT OF THIS MONTH
Loan Transactions In Southeast Asia: Getting Through The Challenging Times
The evolving pandemic has substantial implications on all sectors and forms of business. In this report VDB Loi banking and finance experts are looking in particular detail into possible...
IN THIS ISSUE
Myanmar’s COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan: Navigating Tough Times With Tax Reliefs
[From our Taxation Team]
The Office of the President issued Order 1/2020 related to Union Tax Law (“Order”), which prevails as the law, on 12 June 2020. The...
VAT Guideline on Business Asset Disposals
[From our Cambodia Office]
On 5 May 2020, the General Department of Taxation (“GDT”) issued a guideline on the value added tax (“VAT”) treatment of business asset disposals....
The New Mechanism for Encouraging the Solar Power Development in Vietnam
[From our Vietnam Office]
Nearly nine months after June 30 2019, when the preferential price for solar power of US9.35 cents per kWh expired, the new price of...
OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
Myanmar Solar Tender Update: Bid Clarifications and Tax Structure
2 July 2020, Live Webinar Event
Digital Service Tax in Indonesia from International Taxation Perspective
4 July 2020, Live Webinar Event
RECENT VDB LOI WORK
Tax structuring of power projects: Our expert Tax team is assisting a regional oil & gas company with the tax structuring of its domestic gas-to-power project.
VDB Loi remains at the forefront of Myanmar’s microfinance expansion: Our Banking and Finance team has acted for a European DFI on its financing of one of the largest microfinance institutions in Myanmar.
Intellectual property work: VDB Loi is handling the trademark registration for a regional power company.
Regulatory compliance: The Regulatory Team is assisting a major regional power company with its MIC and corporate compliance.
Tax planning for solar power bid: The Tax team is advising a European renewable energy company on the tax implications of its planned solar power project bid.
VDB LOI NEWS
VDB Loi Advises Ever Flow River Group On Its Listing On The Yangon Stock Exchange
Ever Flow River Group (“EFR“) is a fully integrated total logistics service provider. In order to be a contributor to the Myanmar economy, EFR intends to invest and develop...
VDB Loi Lands Three Nominations For The 2020 ITR Tax Awards
The International Tax Review (ITR) Asia Tax Awards acknowledge extraordinary achievements and developments by international tax professionals from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region annually. This year, VDB Loi is honored to be nominated in three categories: Myanmar...
Archive
- New Tax Audit SOPs in Cambodia: What Businesses Need to Know (VDB Loi Insights)
July 2024 - Cambodia Tax Update: Key Changes to Signboard, Rental, Accommodation, and Public Lighting Taxes
June 2024 - Vietnam: Updates on Latest Developments in Energy Market Regulations
May 2024 - Cambodia Poised to Clarify Profit Attribution and Transfer Pricing of Cross Border Shipping Income
April 2024 - What to Know About the Legal and Tax Implications of Official Development Assistance Projects in Cambodia
March 2024 - Frequently Asked Questions on Corporate Registration in Cambodia
February 2024 - Update on Tax Challenges for Foreign Airlines in Cambodia
January 2024 - Prime Minister Lines Up Wide Range of Tax Incentives (VDB Loi Insights)
November 2023 - Our Yangon Office: New Address (VDB Loi Insights)
October 2023 - VDB Loi Awarded Best for Tax Cambodia, Law in Laos (VDB Loi Insights)
September 2023 - Cambodian Government Increases Subsidies for Pregnant Women and Young Children (VDB Loi Insights)
August 2023 - Vietnam New Regulation from State Bank of Vietnam on Foreign Loans (VDB Loi Insights)
July 2023 - Automated System to Apply for E-Commerce Licenses/Permits Available (VDB Loi Insights)
June 2023 - New National Power Development Plan in Vietnam (VDB Loi Insights)
May 2023 - Myanmar: Major Changes in the Union Tax Law 2023 (VDB Loi Insights)
April 2023 - Clean Energy Transition is Additional Drive for Regional Power Trades in South and South East Asia (VDB Loi Insights)
March 2023 - Maximizing Benefits from Investment Incentives (VDB Loi Insights)
February 2023 - Is Land Acquisition the Real Reason Behind the Unbearable Delay of Solar Projects? (VDB Loi Insights)
January 2023 - VDB Loi Hosts Major Seminar on Renewable Energy in Cambodia (VDB Loi Insights)
November 2022 - New Opportunities for Renewable Energy and Grid Reinforcement in Cambodia (VDB Loi Insights)
October 2022 - Foreign Construction Contractor in Vietnam: Local Compliance Framework (VDB Loi Insights)
September 2022 - Setting Up Or Acquiring Manufacturing Business In Vietnam
August 2022 - Pathway to an Independent Power Project in Vietnam
July 2022 - Foreign loans for Vietnamese borrowers – Q&A
June 2022 - Green Finance in Southeast Asia
May 2022 - How Does Bangladesh’s Blockchain Strategy Look Like?
April 2022 - VDB Loi Cambodia Wins IFLR Asia-Pacific National Law Firm of the Year Award
March 2022 - Will Income From Cryptocurrency Be Taxed In Vietnam? (VDB Loi Insights)
February 2022 - The New Laws on Investment and Public-private Partnership: Setting the Foundation for Advanced Private Investment Landscape in Cambodia
January 2022 - Bangladesh Project Finance Update: Some New Developments and Practices on the Local Aspects of Cross-border Financing in Bangladesh
November 2021 - Update on Investment Licensing in Bangladesh: New BIDA Practices
October 2021 - Intra Group Services – Are Cambodian Taxpayers Waving a Red Flag to the GDT? Part One
September 2021 - VDB Loi Cambodia Awarded Cambodia Tax Firm of the Year
August 2021 - New Regulation in Cambodia on Road Transportation Services Provided With the Use of Digital Technologies
July 2021 - Tax Amnesty on Undisclosed Income at Reduced Tax Rates
June 2021 - M&A Hot Issues
May 2021