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LevelAdvise Level Advise โ€” is a privately owned consultancy company based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

We offer consultations on taxation, business, finance, real estate, citizenship, and residence permits for companies, entrepreneurs, and individuals.

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ง๐š๐ฆ: ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐”๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž?Vietnam's new ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ (๐๐จ. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“/๐๐‡๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“) is now in effect...
01/07/2026

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ง๐š๐ฆ: ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐”๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž?

Vietnam's new ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ (๐๐จ. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“/๐๐‡๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“) is now in effect (since December 2025), bringing significant changes that foreign investors and businesses should be aware of.

In our latest overview, we explain key updates, including:

โœ”๏ธ How foreign investors can establish a company and obtain an Enterprise Registration Certificate (๐„๐‘๐‚) before the Investment Registration Certificate (๐ˆ๐‘๐‚) and the legal considerations involved.

โœ”๏ธ Why nominee (or "shadow") ownership arrangements now carry significantly higher legal risks, including potential court-ordered dissolution and asset loss.

โœ”๏ธ Why foreign legal representatives and directors should obtain a ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐•๐๐ž๐ˆ๐ƒ for compliance with Vietnam's digital administrative system.

โœ”๏ธ The legal consequences of leaving a company inactive or with outstanding obligations in Vietnam.

๐Ÿ“„ Download our ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐ƒ๐… overview (at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sYBBWZcVwHD0RXN7cnQEOFRtfVjKyXfx/view?usp=sharing) to understand what these changes mean for your business and how to stay compliant:

๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐š๐ฑ (๐๐ˆ๐“) ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌInstead of manually calculating tax, many online PIT ...
09/06/2026

๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐š๐ฑ (๐๐ˆ๐“) ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ

Instead of manually calculating tax, many online PIT calculator tools can help you estimate:
โœ”๏ธ PIT payable
โœ”๏ธ Estimated take-home salary (net income)
โœ”๏ธ Salary breakdown after deductions

Some commonly used tools include:
โ€ข TopCV Salary & PIT Calculator
โ€ข MISA meInvoice PIT Calculator
โ€ข BetterHR Vietnam PIT Calculator

๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ง๐š๐ฆ:
If you are a tax resident, you can generally use the same PIT calculators as Vietnamese residents, as the PIT system is applied similarly. If you are a non-tax resident, tax may be calculated differently (typically a flat 20% rate), so always check whether the tool matches your situation.

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐ˆ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ˆ๐’๐€ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐๐ˆ๐“ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž (post photo).

Most tools are quite simple to use โ€” just follow the instructions and fill in the required fields, such as:
โ€ข Salary (Gross or Net)
โ€ข Insurance-related information (if applicable)
โ€ข Number of dependents
โ€ข Region or other required details

The calculator will then estimate your PIT automatically.

Some tools also include ๐š๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, such as:
๐Ÿ”น Net salary estimation
๐Ÿ”น Annual PIT refund estimation
๐Ÿ”น Salary breakdown and deductions

๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Tax residents in Vietnam (with ๐•๐๐ž๐ˆ๐ƒ, where applicable) may also use the ๐ž๐“๐š๐ฑ ๐Œ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ž app to look up official tax information and, when needed, access tax-related records, declarations, or payments. As this is an official government platform, information is generally more accurate and up to date. However, the app is currently available only in Vietnamese and may feel less user-friendly for some users, so it is worth considering based on your needs.

๐Ÿ’ก ๐“๐ข๐ฉ: Follow the instructions shown in the calculator carefully and double-check that the tool is updated with the latest regulations for the most reliable estimate.

๐Ÿ’ผ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ง๐š๐ฆ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ? ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐š๐ฑ (๐๐ˆ๐“).Understanding how your ...
21/04/2026

๐Ÿ’ผ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ง๐š๐ฆ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ? ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐š๐ฑ (๐๐ˆ๐“).

Understanding how your income is taxed is essentialโ€”but itโ€™s not always straightforward.

Are you a ๐ญ๐š๐ฑ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ or ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ?
Why do two people with the same salary pay different tax?
And how much do you actually take home after PIT?

Our latest Insight Hub article breaks it down in a clear, practical way, including:
โœ”๏ธ Residency rules and tax rates
โœ”๏ธ Real salary examples with actual numbers
โœ”๏ธ How to estimate your net income
โœ”๏ธ Key tips to stay compliant and avoid surprises

Whether youโ€™re already working in Vietnam or planning to, this is a must-read.
๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full article here: https://www.leveladvise.com/pit-for-foreigners-in-vietnam
๐Ÿ’ก Coming next: Weโ€™ll share useful PIT calculator tools to help you quickly estimate your tax and net salary.

๐Ÿก ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐€๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐•๐ž๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ง๐š๐ฆ? ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.Many foreigners ...
07/03/2026

๐Ÿก ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐€๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐•๐ž๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ง๐š๐ฆ? ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.

Many foreigners living or investing in Vietnam wonder: Can I legally own a house or even a car here? The answer is ๐ฒ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.

Foreigners may own apartments or houses within approved commercial housing projects, subject to limits such as the 30% cap per condominium building and a typical ownership term of up to 50 years.

Foreign residents may also own and register vehicles in Vietnam if they hold a valid Temporary or Permanent Residence Card.

Understanding these regulations is essential before making any purchase.

๐Ÿ“– Read our latest Insight Hub article to learn:
โ€ข Who is eligible to own property
โ€ข What foreigners can and cannot buy
โ€ข Ownership limits and duration
โ€ข Conditions for vehicle registration in Vietnam

๐Ÿ”Ž Full article: https://www.leveladvise.com/own-house-vehicle-in-vietnam

๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’š ๐‘ป๐’†๐’• ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’ ๐‘จ๐’…๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’†As Vietnam welcomes the Lunar New Year, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to our cli...
17/02/2026

๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’š ๐‘ป๐’†๐’• ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’ ๐‘จ๐’…๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’†

As Vietnam welcomes the Lunar New Year, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to our clients, partners, and colleagues for your continued trust and cooperation over the past year.

Tet is a meaningful time of reflection and renewal. It offers an opportunity to appreciate what has been achieved and to look ahead to new goals and opportunities.

We are grateful to have supported your journey in Vietnam, and we remain committed to providing reliable guidance and practical solutions in the year ahead.

Wishing you and your loved ones prosperity, good health, and success in the new year.

Chรบc Mแปซng Nฤƒm Mแป›i โ€“ Happy Tet.

๐Ÿ“Applying for a ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’†๐’•๐’๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Ž๐’Š๐’•?A ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž is mandatory,  but choosing the right hospital (and knowi...
12/02/2026

๐Ÿ“Applying for a ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’†๐’•๐’๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Ž๐’Š๐’•?
A ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž is mandatory, but choosing the right hospital (and knowing the ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž) can be confusing.

Weโ€™ve compiled a ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐›๐ฒ-๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ that commonly conduct work permit health checks, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ across Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Nha Trang, and more.

โœ”๏ธ Hospital names & locations
โœ”๏ธ Reference health check fees
โœ”๏ธ Practical notes for foreign applicants

โš ๏ธ Fees are for reference only and may change โ€” always confirm directly with the hospital before visiting.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full article in our Insight Hub: https://www.leveladvise.com/work-permit-hospital-list-fee

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