Some propose a 20% tax on profits from gold trading, while others suggest a lower rate based on total transaction value.

Taxing income from gold trading has been deemed appropriate by experts to curb speculation and short-term trading. However, the tax policy needs to be adjusted to differentiate between legitimate savings and speculative activities, they said.

Forcing tax compliance by revoking or suspending business licenses is a counterproductive measure: it violates the Constitution, contradicts Resolution 68, and, most importantly, is ineffective.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) plans to apply a 17 percent income tax rate to individuals and household businesses with annual revenue exceeding a government-defined threshold, using a method similar to corporate income tax.

Financial experts support taxing gold profits but urge the government to exempt long-term savings and small-scale sales.

The proposed increase of the family deduction threshold to VND15.5 million/month for taxpayers is considered outdated, especially since it will only take effect from the 2026 tax year, meaning tax finalization won't occur until 2027.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF), ignoring a proposal to raise the family circumstance deduction to VND20 million a month, has submitted a plan to increase it to VND15.5 million.

Regarding the amendment to regulations on family circumstance-based deduction for individual taxpayers and their dependents, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) proposes assigning the Government to regulate the deduction level.

Vietnam’s taxman is cashing in on the digital boom, with nearly VND135 trillion ($5 billion) collected from e-commerce and digital economy players in the first eight months of 2025 – a 63% surge year-on-year, according to the Department of Taxation.

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance scraps plan for a 20% tax on property sale profits, opting to keep the current 2% flat rate for simplicity and feasibility.

The Ministry of Construction (MOC) says tax policies on unused real estate and housing should be studied with the aim of preventing speculation and price inflation.

The finance ministry withdraws controversial proposal, keeping the current 2% tax rate.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed reducing income tax brackets and simplifying the structure, aiming to ease compliance and reduce tax burdens.

Ministry of Finance suggests taxing based on holding period if no purchase price is available.

The Ministry of Finance proposes taxing actual securities profits annually, with an alternative flat rate for unverifiable costs.

The Vietnam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) has proposed the adoption of a capital gains tax (CGT) method to tax only the profits earned by investors from sales of securities.

New policy aims to boost digital transformation, innovation, and social welfare with targeted tax breaks.

Tax authorities have revealed increasingly sophisticated schemes by individuals and businesses to evade taxes, with some earning hundreds of billions of dong while declaring little to no income.

The Government has issued Decree No. 199/2025/ND-CP amending and supplementing Decree No. 26/2023/ND-CP on the export and preferential import tariff schedules, and the lists of goods subject to absolute tax, mixed tax, and out-of-quota import duties.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc confirmed that eliminating the presumptive tax was the right policy, as stated in the Politburo's Resolution 68-NQ/TW on private sector development.