Objectives of the Meeting

The meeting aimed to:

• Strengthen cooperation between the two tax authorities: Build a close cooperative relationship, share experiences, and mutually support each other in tax administration.
• Learn from Japan’s experience: Vietnam can learn valuable lessons from Japan in building and managing a tax system, especially in the context of increasingly deep international economic integration.
• Answer questions from the Japanese side: Provide the Japanese side with necessary information about Vietnam’s tax system, especially regarding the management of taxes for foreigners residing in Vietnam.

Main Content of the Meeting

At the meeting, both sides discussed a number of issues such as:

• Organizational structure and tax system: Vietnam introduced the organizational structure of the tax sector, the current tax system, preferential tax policies, as well as challenges in tax administration.
• Taxpayer outreach and support: Vietnam shared activities to promote and support taxpayers in fulfilling their tax obligations, especially the application of information technology in tax declaration and payment.
• Tax debt management: Vietnam presented experiences in tax debt management, solutions to reduce tax debt, and enhance debt recovery.

Highlights of the Meeting

• Focus on the foreign community: The Japanese side expressed interest in managing taxes for foreigners living and working in Japan, especially Vietnamese people.
• Learning from digital transformation: Japan appreciated Vietnam’s achievements in applying information technology to tax management and wanted to learn more about these experiences.
• Differences and commonalities: Both sides compared and identified the differences and commonalities in the tax systems of the two countries, thereby drawing lessons for tax administration in each country.

Outcome of the Meeting

The meeting was a great success, creating a basis for the two sides to strengthen cooperation in the future. Both sides expressed their desire to continue maintaining and developing this cooperative relationship through the organization of exchanges and sharing experiences at various levels.

Conclusion

The working session between the General Department of Taxation of Vietnam and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tax Bureau has affirmed the importance of international cooperation in tax administration. Sharing experiences and mutual learning will contribute to improving the tax administration efficiency of both countries, and at the same time promote the cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Japan.