Tax Law Consulting

The important role of tax consulting for businesses

Tax is one of the factors that directly affects the operating costs and profits of a business. Complying with tax regulations not only helps businesses avoid fines and arrears, but also optimizes capital resources and increases competitiveness in the market. However, the tax legal system in Vietnam is constantly being amended and supplemented — from the Tax Administration Law, CIT Law, VAT Law to guiding decrees and circulars — making it difficult for many businesses to handle it themselves.

Use tax legal consulting services from lawyers and experts to help businesses:

• Timely update the latest tax regulations.
  
   
• Avoid risks related to tax declaration, tax settlement, invoices and documents.
  
   
• Legal tax planning, minimizing costs.
  
   

Tax consulting service at DEDICA

DEDICA provides comprehensive tax legal consulting services, including:

Tax compliance consulting

• Instructions for fulfilling the obligations of value added tax (VAT), corporate income tax (CIT), personal income tax (PIT).
  
   
• Check and review tax declaration documents periodically.
  
   
• Support processing electronic invoices and accounting documents.
  
   

Tax planning and optimization

• Analyze and develop strategies to optimize legal tax costs.
  
   
• Consulting on investment structure, transfer and capital contribution to minimize tax obligations.
  
   
• Support FDI enterprises to implement anti-transfer pricing measures and declare affiliated transactions according to Decree 132/2020/ND-CP.
  
   

Support settlement and tax dispute resolution

• Business representatives work with tax authorities when finalizing.
  
   
• Consulting and support for complaints and lawsuits against tax collection or penalty decisions.
  
   
• Instructions for handling risky situations: false declaration, late payment, tax assessment.
  
   

Professional tax consulting process

Step 1. Receive information and documents from customers

In the first phase, DEDICA will:

• Receive consultation requests via email, phone or in-person meeting;
  
   
• Collect basic information about the business's operations, business type, specific tax-related issues or problems (such as corporate income tax, VAT, personal income tax, contractor tax, etc.);
  
   
• Receive documents, financial reports, accounting documents, contracts or documents from tax authorities (if any);
• Identify your client's specific goals and needs.

The goal of this step is to help DEDICA understand the current situation and scope of work, as a basis for analyzing and proposing appropriate solutions.

Step 2. Analyze, evaluate and quote legal services

Lawyers and tax specialists of DEDICA conduct:

• Analyze relevant legal regulations;
• Assess tax and compliance risks, identify inadequacies, errors or potential legal risks in tax records, transactions or reports;
• Suggest preliminary solutions (for example: adjusting declarations, re-filing documents, applying for tax refunds, or preparing explanatory documents).

On that basis, DEDICA sends to customers a Legal Service Quotation, clearly stating:

• Scope of work and implementation goals;
• Estimated completion time;
• Service fees.

After the customer agrees, DEDICA will sign a service agreement and move to the implementation step.

Step 3. Consulting / Drafting - Reviewing tax records

Depending on the scope of the request, DEDICA will perform one or more of the following:

• Legal advice in writing or directly on tax policies, obligations and procedures applicable to businesses;
• Review tax records, contracts and accounting documents, identify risks and propose legal corrective measures;
• Draft or edit tax-related legal documents;
• Consulting on tax dispute prevention, building compliance processes and guidance on working with tax authorities.

All DEDICA consulting products are checked by the lawyer in charge and the tax department to ensure accuracy, legality and practical effectiveness.

Step 4. Hand over results & support implementation / work with tax authorities

After completing the consultation, DEDICA will:

• Hand over detailed consultation or complete documents (electronic file and/or printed copy upon request);
• Clearly explain the consultation content, including legal basis, practical impact and specific implementation steps;

Benefits of choosing DEDICA

• Be advised by a lawyer who understands both tax law and tax management practices.
• Minimize the risk of fines, arrears, and avoid interruption of business operations.
• Optimize legal tax costs, increase financial efficiency for businesses.
• Long-term support such as an outsourced legal and accounting department, helping businesses feel secure to focus on business development.