THE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence
- Freedom – Happiness
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No
39/2004/TT-BTC
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Hanoi,
May 11, 2004
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CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE ORDER, PROCEDURES FOR, AND FINANCIAL HANDLING
OF, ACTIVITIES OF PURCHASING, SELLING, DELIVERING, RECEIVING AND HANDLING
ENTERPRISES' OUTSTANDING DEBTS AND ASSETS
Pursuant to the Government's Decree
No. 69/2002/ND-CP of July 12, 2002 on management and handling of outstanding
debts of State enterprises;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 109/2003/QD-TTg of June 5, 2003
on establishment of the company for purchase and sale of enterprises'
outstanding debts and assets;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 77/2003/ND-CP of July 1, 2003 defining
the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of
Finance;
The Ministry of Finance hereby guides the order, procedures for, and financial
handling of, activities of purchasing, selling, delivering, receiving, and
handling enterprises' outstanding debts and assets as follows:
Part One
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Scope of application: This
Circular guides the order, procedures for, and financial handling of,
activities of: purchasing, selling and handling outstanding debts and assets
between enterprises, economic organizations, individuals and the company for
purchase and sale of enterprises' outstanding debts and assets on the principle
of negotiation; purchasing, selling and handling outstanding debts and assets
under the Prime Minister's mandate; delivering, receiving and handling debts
and assets already excluded from the enterprises' value upon transformation of
ownership of State enterprises.
2. Objects of application:
2.1. The company for purchase
and sale of enterprises' outstanding debts and assets, established under the
Prime Minister's Decision No. 109/2003/QD-TTg of June 5, 2003 (herein after
called the debt purchase and sale company for short).
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2.3. Enterprises and economic
organizations purchasing outstanding debts and assets of the debt purchase and
sale company;
2.4. Enterprises, organizations
and individuals having payable debts (debtors);
2.5. Enterprises and economic
organizations keeping others' debts and/or assets excluded from the
enterprises' value upon transformation of ownership of State enterprises.
3. The terms used in this
Circular are construed as follows:
3.1. "Outstanding
debts" mean receivable or payable debts which have become overdue but not
yet received or paid.
3.2. "Creditors" mean
enterprises or organizations having receivable debts.
3.3. "Debtors" mean
enterprises, organizations or individuals having payable debts.
3.4. "Asset owners"
mean enterprises or organizations having the right to own assets.
3.5. "Outstanding
assets" mean finished products, supplies, goods, fixed assets under the
ownership of enterprises, which are left in stock but not needed by the
enterprises.
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3.7. "Purchase, sale of
outstanding debts, assets under mandate" means the purchase, sale of
outstanding debts, assets under the Prime Minister's mandate.
4. The debt purchase and sale
company shall be entitled to purchase, sell or handle outstanding debts,
assets, including the value of land use rights, with prices agreed upon or
mandated; to sell assets mortgaged or pledged for debts which it has bought,
including the value of land use rights, according to current regulations.
5. Enterprises and organizations
of all economic sectors shall be entitled to purchase, sell outstanding debts
and assets at the agreed prices to the debt purchase and sale company.
6. When their contracts for
purchase and sale of outstanding debts, assets become effective, the involved
parties shall have the following rights and obligations:
- All the rights and obligations
of the creditors (the debt sellers), the asset owners (the asset sellers) are
transferred to the debt purchase and sale company.
- The creditors, asset owners
shall have to fully transfer debts, assets together with the related dossiers
and documents in strict accordance with the contracts and current law
provisions and also to inform the debtors of the change of creditors of the
sold debts.
- The debt purchase and sale
company shall fully inherit the rights and obligations of the creditors towards
the purchased debts, have the rights and obligations of asset owners towards
the purchased assets.
- The debtors shall have to
fulfill the debt repayment and other obligations towards the debt purchase and
sale company (such as supplying documents and information related to their
debts).
7. For outstanding debts, assets
it has purchased or those assigned by the State to it for handling, the debt
purchase and sale company may handle them in the following forms: recovering
debts, selling security assets; leasing outstanding assets; using outstanding
debts, assets for contribution of equities, joint-venture and/or business
cooperation capital; selling outstanding debts, assets; repairing, upgrading
outstanding assets for sale, lease, contribution of equities, joint-venture
and/or business cooperation capital; or in other forms not banned by law. The
outstanding debts and assets-handling order, procedures and competence of the
debt purchase and is specified by the Minister of Finance
in the Regulation on financial handling of the debt purchase and sale company.
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9. Debt purchasers shall have to
monitor and account the expenses for purchasing outstanding debts and/or assets
according to prices (including prices of purchasing debts, prices of purchasing
outstanding assets recorded in vouchers, expenses for asset transportation,
10. When purchasing outstanding
debts, assets of the debt purchase and , enterprises
and/or economic organizations shall comply with the market prices in the forms
of negotiation, auction or bidding according to current regulations. The order,
procedures and financial handling shall be the same as those applicable to the
debt purchase and sale company's activities of selling outstanding debts and
assets.
11. Activities of purchasing,
selling, recovering and handling outstanding debts, also including selling
mortgaged and pledged assets in order to recover debts as prescribed in this
Circular, shall not be subject to value-added tax.
Part Two
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
I. FOR
ACTIVITIES OF PURCHASING, SELLING OUTSTANDING DEBTS AND ASSETS THROUGH
NEGOTIATIONS
1. Order, procedures for
purchasing, selling outstanding debts and assets
1.1. The debt purchase and and creditors having outstanding debts shall actively approach
each other to know about each other's debt-purchasing and selling needs. When
having the need to sell debts, creditors shall supply documents related to such
debts to the debt purchase and sale company.
1.2. The purchase and sale of
debts shall be
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2. Financial handling of
activities of debt-purchasing, -selling and -handling activities
2.1. For the debt purchase and
sale company:
The purchased debts shall be
regarded as a special type of goods. Revenues, expenses, and business results
related to debt-purchasing and selling activities is prescribed in the
Financial Regulation of the debt purchase and sale company.
2.2. For debt sellers
a/ Where the sold debts are
receivable debts which are irrecoverable, have been handled by the creditors
according to the State's regulations and are being monitored in out-of-the
balance sheet accounts, the proceeds from the sale of these debts shall be
accounted into the sellers' other incomes.
b/ Where the sold debts are
debts being monitored in the accounting balance sheets, the proceeds from the
sale thereof shall not be accounted into the debt sellers' revenues or other
incomes but recorded as decreases in the corresponding receivable amounts. The
negative difference between the proceeds from the sale of debts and the value of
such debts recorded in the accounting books shall be offset with the following
sources in the following order:
- The reserve for bad
receivables or the risk reserve (for credit institutions).
- If the reserve for bad
receivables or the risk reserve is not enough for offsetting, the deficit shall
be accounted into business operation costs.
+ For State enterprises: In
cases of accounting it into business operation costs for 02 (two) consecutive
years, if the enterprises suffer from losses and are incapable of offsetting
but do not yet fall into the cases of dissolution or bankruptcy, the
enterprises shall compile dossiers to report thereon to competent State bodies
for consideration and decision to reduce the State's capital in the enterprises
according to current regulations.
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2.3. For debtors
After fully paying debts, if the
actually paid amounts, which are accepted by the debt purchase and , are lower than the value of the debts accounted in the
accounting books, the difference may be accounted into other incomes.
If the actual value of debts
contributed as equities or joint-venture or business cooperation capital, which
is accepted by the debt purchase and sale company, is lower than the value of
the debts accounted in the accounting books, the difference may be accounted
into other incomes.
3. Financial handling of
activities of purchasing and selling outstanding assets
3.1. For the debt purchase and
sale company:
The purchased debts shall be
regarded as a special type of goods. Revenues, expenses, and business results
related to asset-purchasing and -selling activities is prescribed in the
Financial Management Regulation of the debt purchase and sale company.
3.2. For the asset sellers being
enterprises:
- The enterprises may sell
assets which they do not need to use or which are technically obsolete in order
to recover capital for use for more efficient business purposes. Particularly
for State enterprises, the competence to decide to sell assets and the
procedures for selling assets shall comply with the State's current
regulations.
- The proceeds from the sale of
assets, minus the sale expenses, must be capitalized (the residual value of
assets in the accounting books). Where the proceeds from the sale of assets
(minus the sale expenses) are bigger than the residual value of assets in the
accounting books, the positive difference may be accounted into the
enterprises' incomes. If smaller, the negative difference shall be accounted
into the enterprises' expenditures.
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1. Subjects entitled to sell
outstanding debts and assets under mandate
1.1. Equitized State enterprises
where the value of the State capital portions is not enough for clearance of
accumulated losses and irrecoverable debts or where the value of the State
capital portions, after being reduced, is not enough to ensure the compulsory
percentage of State capital in the new joint-stock companies according to the
approved plans in compliance with current regulations.
1.2. State enterprises which
need to be maintained with 100% of State capital according to the Prime
Minister-approved enterprise reorganization, renewal and development schemes
but suffer from losses, are incapable of paying debts, and have outstanding
debts and assets arising due to the following causes:
- Execution of decisions of
competent State bodies.
- Changes in the State's
mechanisms and policies, which directly affect the enterprises.
- Other objective and force
majeure causes, such as natural calamities, epidemics.
1.3. Other subjects as decided
by the Prime Minister.
2. Order and procedures for
purchase and sale of debts and assets under mandate
2.1. Enterprises having
outstanding debts and assets and falling into the subjects defined at Point 1,
Section II, Part Two of this Circular shall have to compile dossiers related to
their outstanding debts and assets, each consisting of:
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- The efficient business plan
approved by a competent authority (for case 1.2 in Section II).
- The written record on the
valuation of the enterprise before transformation, made by the enterprise valuation
council (for case 1.1 in Section II).
- Documents related to
outstanding debts and assets, such as the competent agencies' decisions related
to outstanding debts, assets, economic contracts, debt comparison reports, land
use right certificates'
- The financial statements (of
the latest three years).
2.2. The dossiers shall be sent
the representatives of owners of the enterprises (ministers, heads of
ministerial-level agencies, presidents of People's Committees of the provinces
or centrally-run cities, managing boards of State corporations) and the
Ministry of Finance.
2.3. Within 45 days as from the
date of receiving the dossiers, the representatives of owners of the
enterprises shall assume the prime responsibility for, together with the
concerned functional bodies, determining the selling prices of outstanding
debts and
2.4. Basing themselves on the
decisions on purchase of debts and assets under mandate, the debt purchase and and the enterprises having outstanding debts and assets shall
sign contracts on purchase and sale of debts and assets according to
regulations.
2.5. The debt purchase and sale
company shall have to organize the handling of outstanding debts and assets
purchased under mandate through negotiation, auction or bidding according to current
regulations and the guidance in its Financial Regulation.
If any assets purchased under
mandate need to be repaired or upgraded in order to increase their value and
create favorable conditions for the handling thereof for capital recovery, the
debt purchase and shall repair, upgrade such assets with
their own capital. If the repair or upgrading of assets is estimated to cost
VND one billion or more, the debt purchase and sale company must work out
repair or upgrading plans and submit them to the Ministry of Finance for
consideration and decision before implementation.
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3. Financial handling of
activities of purchasing, selling outstanding debts and assets under mandate
3.1. For the debt purchase and
sale company
- When purchasing outstanding
debts and assets under mandate, the debt purchase and sale company shall be
allocated by the Ministry of Finance money from the fund for State enterprise
renewal in order:
+ To make payments to the
sellers according to the prices under the mandate plans after the two parties
sign purchase and sale contracts.
+ To cover expenses for
operation, reception and management of outstanding debts and assets, which are
equal to 1% of the value of such outstanding debts, assets according to the
prices under the mandate
- The value recovered from the
debts (from the recovery of debts from customers, sale of security assets or
sale of debts), the proceeds from the sale of outstanding assets shall be
handled as follows:
+ To cover expenses for repair
or upgrading of assets (if any).
+ To subtract 10% of the money
recovered from debts and the proceeds from the sale of assets for the debt
purchase and sale company to cover valuation and/or auction expenses (if any)
and to encourage the quick and efficient handling of outstanding debts and
assets purchased under mandate in order to recover capital for the State.
+ To remit the remainder into
the State budget (the fund for State enterprise reform).
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- Quarterly, the debt purchase
and sale company shall report to the Ministry of Finance on the results of
purchase, sale and handling of outstanding debts and assets under mandate.
3.2. For enterprises selling
outstanding debts and assets
For enterprises selling
outstanding debts and assets, the financial handling shall comply with the
provisions of Item 2.2, Point 2, Section I, Part Two and Point 3, Section I,
Part Two of this Circular.
3.3. For debtors
For debtors, the financial
handling shall comply with the provisions of Item 2.3, Point 2, Section I, Part
Two of this Circular.
III. FOR
ACTIVITIES OF DELIVERING, RECEIVING, HANDLING DEBTS AND ASSETS NOT INCLUDED IN
THE VALUE OF ENTERPRISES UPON TRANSFORMATION OF OWNERSHIP OF STATE ENTERPRISES
1. Delivery and receipt
1.1. The deliverers:
1.1.1. The representatives of
owners of debts and assets which are excluded from the value of enterprises
upon transformation of ownership of State enterprises: ministries,
ministerial-level agencies for enterprises attached to ministries, presidents
of the provincial/municipal People's Committees, for enterprises established
under decisions of provincial/municipal People's Committees, and the Managing
Boards of State corporations, for member enterprises of corporations. The
representatives of owners may authorize the enterprises which are keeping
others' debts and assets to
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1.2. The recipients, being the
debt purchase and sale company.
1.3. Contents of debt and asset
delivery and receipt
- Receivable debts:
+ The deliverers shall classify
debts according to the following criteria: with complete dossiers, with
incomplete dossiers; debtors still in existence, debtors no longer in
existence.
+ Delivering and receiving debts
with complete dossiers and debtors still in existence.
+ For debts with
- Assets:
+ The deliverers classify assets
according to the criteria: salable assets, to be-destroyed assets.
+ Delivering and receiving
salable assets to recover capital for the State.
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2. Delivering and receiving
procedures
2.1. The representatives of
owners (or authorized persons) shall together with the enterprises current
keeping others' debts and assets already excluded from the enterprises' value
or enterprises currently undergoing ownership transformation and having
obtained enterprise valuation decisions (referred collectively to as
enterprises) shall deliver debts and assets to the debt purchase and sale
company.
2.2. When delivering and
receiving debts and assets, delivery records must be made and signed by three
parties (the deliverer, the enterprise and the debt purchase and sale company).
The major contents of such a record include:
- The quantity and value, which
are reflected in accounting books, of debts and assets already excluded from
the enterprise's value, at the time of valuation of the enterprise and the time
of delivery.
- The quantity and value, which
are reflected in accounting books, of debts and assets already handled from the
time of valuation of the enterprise to the time of delivery to the debt
purchase and sale company; money amounts collected from the handling of debts
and assets; the amounts already remitted according to regulations and amounts
not yet remitted.
omitted assets and the
reasons therefor.
- The quantity and value of
assets which must be immediately destroyed.
- The quantity and value of
debts with their debtors no longer in existence, with incomplete dossiers',
which the deliverer party has handled by themselves.
- The quantity and value of
debts and assets delivered to the debt purchase and sale company.
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3.1. The deliverers:
3.1.1 The agencies representing
owners:
- To direct the enterprises to
prepare dossiers and documents related to be-delivered debts,
assets. Together with the debt purchase and and enterprises
to plan and deliver all debts and assets not included in the value of
enterprises upon ownership transformation.
- To direct enterprises to
handle to be-destroyed assets, debts with their debtors no longer in existence
or with incomplete dossiers.
3.1.2. Enterprises:
To prepare fully related
dossiers and documents so as to deliver all debts and assets not included in
the enterprises' value upon transformation of ownership of State enterprises to
the debt purchase and sale company. To continue keeping others' assets at the
request of the debt purchase and and coordinate with the
debt purchase and sale company in handling such assets.
3.2. The recipients:
- To reach agreement with the
deliverers on the receipt plans.
- To organize the receipt of debts,
assets and enclosed dossiers as well as documents, to open accounting books for
monitoring outstanding debts and assets they have received.
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- Quarterly, the debt purchase
and sale company shall report to the Ministry of Finance on the results of
handling of debts and assets they have received.
4. Financial handling of debts
and assets upon delivery, receipt
4.1. For the debt purchase and
sale company
- The money amounts collected
from the recovery of debts, sale or exploitation of outstanding assets shall be
used as follows:
+ To cover expenses for repair
or upgrading of assets (if any).
+ To set aside 20% of the money
recovered from debts and assets for the debt purchase and sale company to cover
expenses for receipt and management of such debts and assets; to cover
valuation and auction expenses (if any) and to encourage the quick and
efficient handling of outstanding debts and assets purchased under mandate in
order to recover capital for the State.
+ To set aside 10% of the money
recovered from debts and assets for payment to the enterprises keeping others'
assets to cover expenses for management, keeping and handling or destruction of
assets not delivered to the debt purchase and sale company (to be destroyed by
the enterprises).
+ To remit the remainder into
the State budget (the fund for State enterprise reform).
- Where the debt purchase and
sale company converts outstanding debts and assets it has received into
contributed equities, joint-venture or business cooperation capital, the value
of such contributed capital, minus expenses for repair or upgrading of assets,
valuation expenses (if any), shall be recorded as increases in the State
capital allocated for the debt purchase and sale company's operation.
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4.3. For State corporations:
When delivering debts and assets excluded from the enterprises' value to the
debt purchase and sale company, the owners may account them as capital
decreases.
4.4. For debtors: The financial
handling shall comply with the provisions of Item 2.3, Point 2, Section I, Part
Two of this Circular.
Part Three
ORGANIZATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION
This Circular takes effect 15
days after its publication in the Official Gazette. All other regulations
contrary to this Circular shall be hereby annulled. If facing any problems
arising in the course of implementation, the ministries, branches, localities
and enterprises should report them to the Ministry of Finance for study and
settlement.
FOR THE MINISTER
OF FINANCE
VICE MINISTER
Le Thi Bang Tam