Foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprise means an organization whose members or shareholders are foreign investors, established and operating in accordance with Vietnam’s laws that carry out business investment activities. Foreign investor means an individual holding a foreign nationality or an organization established under foreign laws and carrying out business investment activities in Vietnam.
NOTICE ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTs AUDIT
According to the Dispatch No. 17/2012/NĐ-CP dated 13/3/2012 of the Ministry of Finance, the companies below must have their annual financial statements audited:
- Foreign-invested companies;
- The credit institutions established and operated within the Law on credit institutions, including branches of foreign banks;
- Financial institutions, insurers, reinsurers, insurance brokers, branches of foreign non-life insurers;
- Public companies, the organizations that issue and trade in securities;
- Other companies and organizations that must be audited according to relevant laws; the companies and organizations that must be audited by foreign auditors or their branches in Vietnam.
HOW TO EFFECTIVELY SAVE AUDIT COST OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTs REPORT
- Identify audit objectives, workload and choosing suitable auditor in advance.
- Get audit schedule and contract signed within the last quarter of the fiscal year to avoid busy season
- Effectively file and manage documents and business records in a clear and accurate manner (Business Record Management)
- Having professional accounting system as well as skilled staff to provide information and explanations when needed.
It is highly recommended to find a prestigious audit party and sign audit contract to efficiently control the workload and avoid the busy season ( January to March) as well as to ensure service quality and get the best service price.
Read more:
- Regime of Archiving Accounting Documents and Financial Reports
- Foreign loans subject to registration with the state bank
- Dossier for registration of foreign loans
- How to remit profits from Vietnam to home country – what foreign investors need to know
- Direct Investment Capital Account For FDI Enterprise
- Re-purchase or transfer of stakes, increasing or decreasing charter capital – multi-member limited liability companies
- Tax on capital transfer, buying and selling enterprises
- Rules and direction for the tax on incomes from capital transfer
