On August 26, 2016, the Vietnam Ministry of Finance issued Circular 133/2016/TT-BTC guiding the accounting policies for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This Circular provides guidance on accounting policies for small and medium-sized enterprises in all sectors and economic components nationwide, including joint-stock companies, limited liability companies, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and cooperatives in Vietnam.
Circular 133 will come into effect from January 1, 2017, and will replace Decision 48/2006/QD-BTC dated September 30, 2006, with several highlights:
- Renew the approach to policy;
- Emphasize feasibility and practical application in enterprises;
- Separate accounting and taxation, aiming to serve the management and operation needs of enterprises;
- Accounting is not just about debits and credits, needing to separate the technique of recording in accounting books and the technique of presenting financial statements;
- Value substance over form and transaction names;
- Approach closer to international practices and standards such as revenue recognition corresponding to performance obligations, assessment of loan impairment and investment property, classification of trading, and held-to-maturity securities.
Enclosed with Circular 133 is the accounting account system as follows:
|
No. |
ACCOUNT NUMBER |
ACCOUNT NAME |
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|
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
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|
1 |
111 |
||
|
1111 |
Vietnamese currency |
||
|
1112 |
Foreign Currency |
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|
2 |
112 |
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|
1121 |
Vietnamese currency |
||
|
1122 |
Foreign Currency |
||
|
3 |
121 |
Trading securities |
|
|
1211 |
Stock |
||
|
1212 |
Bonds |
||
|
4 |
128 |
||
|
1281 |
Term deposits |
||
|
1288 |
Other held to maturity investments |
||
|
5 |
131 |
||
|
6 |
133 |
Deductible VAT |
|
|
1331 |
Deductible VAT on goods and services |
||
|
1332 |
Deductible VAT on fixed assets |
||
|
7 |
136 |
||
|
1361 |
Working capital provided for affiliated units |
||
|
1368 |
Other intra-company receivables |
||
|
8 |
138 |
Other receivables |
|
|
1381 |
Unresolved asset losses |
||
|
1386 |
Pledges and deposits |
||
|
1388 |
Other receivables |
||
|
9 |
141 |
Advance |
|
|
10 |
151 |
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|
11 |
152 |
||
|
12 |
153 |
||
|
13 |
154 |
||
|
14 |
155 |
||
|
15 |
156 |
||
|
16 |
157 |
||
|
17 |
211 |
Fixed assets |
|
|
2111 |
Tangible fixed assets |
||
|
2112 |
Finance lease assets |
||
|
2113 |
Intangible fixed assets |
||
|
18 |
214 |
||
|
2141 |
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets |
||
|
2142 |
Depreciation of finance lease assets |
||
|
2143 |
Depreciation of intangible fixed assets |
||
|
2147 |
Depreciation of investment property |
||
|
19 |
217 |
||
|
20 |
228 |
||
|
21 |
229 |
||
|
2291 |
Provision for devaluation of trading securities |
||
|
2292 |
Provision for impairment of investment in other entities |
||
|
2293 |
Allowance for bad debts |
||
|
2294 |
Provision against devaluation of inventory |
||
|
22 |
241 |
||
|
2411 |
Fixed assets acquisition |
||
|
2412 |
Capital construction |
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|
2413 |
Major repairs of fixed assets |
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|
23 |
242 |
||
|
24 |
331 |
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|
25 |
333 |
||
|
3331 33311 33312 |
Payable VAT Output VAT VAT on imported goods |
||
|
3332 |
Excise tax |
||
|
3333 |
Import and export tax |
||
|
3334 |
Corporate Income Tax |
||
|
3335 |
Personal Income Tax |
||
|
3336 |
Royalty |
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|
3337 |
Housing and land tax, land rent |
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|
3338 33381 33382 |
Environmental protection tax and other taxes Environmental protection tax Other taxes |
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|
26 |
334 |
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|
27 |
335 |
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|
28 |
336 |
||
|
29 |
338 |
||
|
3381 |
Assets in surplus pending resolution |
||
|
3382 |
Trade union fees |
||
|
3383 |
Social Insurance |
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|
3384 |
Health Insurance |
||
|
3385 |
Unemployment Insurance |
||
|
3386 |
Received deposits |
||
|
3387 |
Unearned revenues |
||
|
3388 |
Other payables |
||
|
30 |
341 |
||
|
3411 |
Loans |
||
|
3412 |
Finance lease liabilities |
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|
31 |
352 |
||
|
3521 |
Provision for product warranty |
||
|
3522 |
Provision for construction warranty |
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|
3523 |
Provision for corporate restructuring |
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|
3524 |
Provision for other payables |
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|
32 |
353 |
||
|
3531 |
Reward Fund |
||
|
3532 |
Welfare Fund |
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|
3533 |
Welfare fund for creation of fixed assets |
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|
3534 |
Manager reward fund |
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|
33 |
356 |
||
|
3561 |
Development of science and technology fund |
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|
3562 |
Development of science and technology fund |
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|
34 |
411 |
||
|
4111 41111 41112 |
Capital contribution by owners voting common shares preference shares |
||
|
4112 |
Share premium |
||
|
4118 |
Other capital |
||
|
35 |
413 |
||
|
36 |
418 |
||
|
37 |
419 |
||
|
38 |
421 |
||
|
4211 |
Previous years’ after-tax profit |
||
|
4212 |
Current year’s after-tax profit |
||
|
39 |
511 |
||
|
5111 |
Revenue from goods sales: |
||
|
5112 |
Revenue from products |
||
|
5113 |
Revenue from service provision |
||
|
5118 |
Other revenues |
||
|
40 |
515 |
||
|
41 |
611 |
||
|
42 |
631 |
||
|
43 |
632 |
||
|
44 |
635 |
||
|
45 |
642 |
||
|
6421 |
Selling expenses |
||
|
6422 |
Enterprise administration expenses |
||
|
46 |
711 |
||
|
47 |
811 |
||
|
48 |
821 |
||
|
49 |
911 |
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