With this February 27 Joint Circular, the Planning and Investment Ministry, the Finance Ministry and the Public Security Ministry guides the coordination among state management agencies in carrying out administrative procedures for business and tax registration for, and the grant of seal engraving licenses to, enterprises set up and operating under the Enterprise Law.
* Business registration of a newly set up enterprise:
Within 9 working days after receiving an enterprise’s valid dossier, the provincial-level Planning and Investment Service shall send a copy of the business registration certificate, enclosed with the enterprise’s tax registration papers, to the provincial-level Tax Department, and a copy of the business registration certificate or the branch or representative-office operation registration certificate to the provincial-level Public Security Service.
Within 5 working days after receiving the enterprise’s tax registration dossier, the provincial-level Tax Department shall send tax registration results to the provincial-level Planning and Investment Service.
Within 5 working days after receiving a copy of the enterprise’s business registration certificate, the provincial-level Public Security Service shall send results of the grant of seal engraving licenses to the provincial-level Planning and Investment Service.
* Business registration for setting up branches or representative offices or registration of changes in business registration, leading to changes in tax registration or renewal of seals of an enterprise or its branches or representative offices:
Within 6 working days after receiving an enterprise’s valid dossier, the provincial-level Planning and Investment Service shall send a copy of the business registration certificate to the provincial-level Public Security Service and a copy of that certificate together with papers on tax registration changes to the provincial-level Tax Department.
Within 5 working days after receiving the enterprise’s tax registration dossier, the provincial-level Tax Department shall send tax registration results to the provincial-level Planning and Investment Service.
Within 5 working days after receiving a copy of the enterprise’s business registration certificate, the provincial-level Public Security Service shall send results of the grant of seal engraving licenses to the provincial-level Planning and Investment Service.
* Changes in business registration leading to tax registration changes without requiring the renewal of seals of an enterprise or its branches or representative offices:
Within 6 working days after receiving an enterprise’s valid dossier, the provincial-level Planning and Investment Service shall send a copy of the business registration certificate together with papers on tax registration changes to the provincial-level Tax Department.
Within 5 working days after receiving the enterprise’s dossier on tax registration changes, the provincial-level Tax Department shall send tax registration results to the provincial-level Planning and Investment Service.
(Source: VietnamLaw)
