Foreign residents have to file a final tax return before they leave Vietnam. We prepare it, file it, and chase any refund you are owed.
A resident foreigner ending a Vietnamese labour contract must finalize PIT before exit and no later than 45 days after the contract ends. Confirm the filing route and deadline against your records before travel.
Plan early: the documents and any authority questions can take longer than the filing deadline.
Skipping the departure return does not make the tax go away. It follows you, and in some cases it stops you at the airport.
Resident foreigners ending a labour contract must finalize their PIT before exit, and no later than 45 days after the contract ends.
If you owe tax above the legal thresholds, the tax office can ask immigration to stop you at the airport.
Filing late when tax is due can cost up to VND 15–25 million in fines, plus 0.03% interest per day on the unpaid amount.
If your employers withheld too much, this return is how you get it back. Keep your Vietnamese bank account open until it is paid.
“Before exit, for resident individuals who are foreigners ending their labour contract in Vietnam, but no later than 45 days from the date the labour contract ends.”
Our translation. The Vietnamese text reads: “Trước khi xuất cảnh đối với cá nhân cư trú là người nước ngoài kết thúc hợp đồng lao động tại Việt Nam nhưng không quá 45 ngày kể từ ngày kết thúc hợp đồng lao động.”
Read the decreeSix steps. The timeline depends on complete records, your case, and the authority’s review, so start as soon as you know your last working day.
Gather all required income and residency documents from your employers and personal records.
Upload documents through our secure portal for initial review and assessment.
Our experts calculate your tax position, identify deductions, and optimize your finalization.
Review the calculated tax position and approve the finalization for filing.
Submit the finalization declaration to the local tax department on your behalf.
You get the tax office acknowledgment of your return. Any balance is paid, or the refund is requested to your Vietnamese bank account.
Check your departure timeline and track your document collection progress.
Fixed fees, agreed before we start. Pick by how complicated your year was and how soon you fly.
Need a custom solution? We handle complex multi-year cases, DTA claims, and refund situations.
Request Custom QuoteShort answers, based on current law. If your case is unusual, ask us on Zalo.
Send us your contract end date and flight date on Zalo. We will tell you your exact deadline and what documents to collect, usually within a couple of hours.
Average response time: < 2 hours during business hours