Expand Your Business Operations Into Vietnam

VJM Global provides a full professional services offering for foreign companies in Vietnam. This covers entity setup via Investment Registration Certificate and Enterprise Registration Certificate, Vietnamese Accounting Standards bookkeeping, corporate income tax and VAT compliance, transfer pricing under Decree 20/2025, Social Health and Unemployment Insurance payroll, statutory audit coordination and Foreign Contractor Withholding Tax advisory. For Indian clients, we manage FEMA outbound investment compliance alongside Vietnam registration — handling both frameworks from a single engagement.

A limited liability company in Vietnam requires two sequential approvals. The Investment Registration Certificate typically takes 15 business days after submission. The Enterprise Registration Certificate takes a further five business days. End-to-end from document preparation to ERC issuance is four to eight weeks for a standard LLC. A joint stock company takes six to ten weeks. A representative office can be licensed in two to four weeks. Timelines vary by province, investment sector and completeness of the initial application package.

Decree 20/2025 is Vietnam's updated transfer pricing regulation, effective from the 2024 financial year. It tightened the arm's-length interquartile range to the 35th–75th percentile and mandates Vietnamese local comparables before a regional search may be used. The related-party definition was extended to include affiliates of credit institutions. Any foreign-invested enterprise with intra-group transactions — management fees, royalties, interest or supply chain flows — must maintain a local file, master file and, if applicable, a Country-by-Country report.

Yes. Transfer pricing is one of VJM Global's primary Vietnam practices. We prepare the full documentation suite required under Decree 20/2025: the local file with Vietnamese comparable searches, the master file covering the multinational group, and the Country-by-Country report where applicable. We model QDMTT top-up tax impact for economic zone investors, advise on arm's-length pricing for management fees, royalties and supply chain transactions, and represent clients in General Department of Taxation transfer pricing enquiries.

VJM Global brings three capabilities that distinguish it from other Vietnam advisors. First, transfer pricing depth: direct experience with Decree 20/2025, including Vietnamese local comparable searches, the tightened 35th–75th percentile IQR and QDMTT impact modelling for economic zone investors. Second, the India-Vietnam corridor: we manage FEMA outbound investment and Vietnam entity setup simultaneously. Third, scale at mid-market pricing: 100+ qualified professionals, 1,500+ clients, ISO 27001 certification and EAI International coverage across 145+ countries.

Yes. Most of our Vietnam engagements are ongoing. After entity setup, we manage the continuous compliance cycle: monthly VAT filings, quarterly CIT provisional payments, annual CIT finalisation within 90 days of year-end, SHUI payroll, statutory audit coordination and annual PIT finalisation for expatriates. For transfer pricing clients, we maintain the local file annually with updated Vietnamese comparables. We also provide annual QDMTT impact reviews for economic zone investors affected by the Global Minimum Tax from 2024.

Foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam report to multiple authorities: the General Department of Taxation for CIT, VAT and transfer pricing; the Ministry of Labour for SHUI; Vietnam Social Security for insurance; and provincial Departments of Planning and Investment for investment certificate renewals. VJM Global maintains a structured compliance calendar covering all deadlines, assigns a dedicated compliance manager and provides advance notification for all filings. For Indian clients, we coordinate this with parallel FEMA reporting obligations to the Reserve Bank of India.

VJM Global works across Vietnam's primary FDI-receiving sectors: electronics and technology manufacturing (Samsung supply chain, Foxconn, Pegatron), automotive and components (Toyota, Honda, South Korean OEM tier-1 suppliers), financial services and holding structures (Singapore-domiciled entities with Vietnam subsidiaries), pharmaceuticals and healthcare (Japanese and multinational groups), textiles and garments (EVFTA-driven EU exporters), and professional services (US, EU and Indian firms establishing delivery centres in Vietnam).