INSIGHTS THIS MONTH
HIGHLIGHT OF THIS MONTH
Annual Audit of Personal Income Tax in the Lao PDR
Are you ready for your annual personal income tax audit, due by 31 March 2021? Did you know you need to register for a taxpayer identification number? Do you...
IN THIS ISSUE
COVID-19 in Cambodia: What are the consequences of violating the COVID Law?
[From our Cambodia Office]
With the current drastic increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in Cambodia and to help prevent the spread of contagious diseases, the Royal...
Final Payment of Annual Profit Tax for FY2020
[From our Laos Office]
The deadline for the final annual profit tax payment is fast approaching, are you ready? Are you aware of the new 50% penalty on...
Updates on Licensing for Rubber and Rubberwood Processing
[From our Cambodia Office]
The richness of Cambodia’s soil makes rubber plantations a popular investment in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Seeing the potential growth in this sector, the...
Cambodia – Tax Changes and Relief Affecting Your 2020 Corporate Income Tax Return
[From our Cambodia Office]
On 29 January 2020, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued Prakas No. 098 MEF.PrK on Tax on Income (“Prakas 098”), which made several...
Temporary Relaxation of Licensing Requirement for Importation and Exportation of Certain Goods in Myanmar
[From our Regulatory Team - Myanmar Office]
The Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) recently issued Newsletter no.02/2021, dated 3 March 2021, (“Newsletter 2”) granting a temporary exemption for obtaining import/export licenses when...
RECENT VDB LOI WORK
TMT operations: The TMT team is conducting a facility agreement sanction review for a leading regional telecommunications company.
FDA approval: VDB Loi is assisting a major regional F&B company with obtaining FDA approval to import and distribute its products in Myanmar.
Experts in land matters: Clients look to us for our expertise on land issues; we are regularly engaged by local and foreign investors to conduct due diligence on their project land.
Corporate compliance: VDB Loi is assisting a global electronics company and a regional telecommunications company with their corporate filing obligations.
Insurance advisory for energy project: Our Energy team is advising an export credit agency on the provision of equity and debt political risk guarantee insurance to a thermal project in Myanmar, currently being developed on the basis of a PPA with the government.
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