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What is a single-member LLC, and what is the owner liable for?

A công ty TNHH một thành viên (a single-member limited liability company) has one individual or one organisation as its sole owner. The owner is liable for the company's debts and financial obligations up to the amount of vốn điều lệ (charter capital) registered; personal assets stay separate from company assets.

Compared with a joint stock company or an LLC with two or more members, this form needs no board and no voting among shareholders: the owner takes every decision. Accounting and internal meetings are simpler too.

The form suits someone starting out alone who wants to keep full decision-making power but still needs legal personality and limited liability, rather than trading as a hộ kinh doanh (a household business).

The documents to prepare

The file for registering a single-member LLC contains:

- The Giấy đề nghị đăng ký doanh nghiệp (the enterprise registration application), on the form issued with Thông tư 121/2026/TT-BTC (Circular 121/2026).

- The Điều lệ công ty (the company charter), drafted under Luật Doanh nghiệp 2020 (the Law on Enterprises) and Luật 76/2025/QH15, which amends it. Do not reuse a charter drafted under the old 2014 law.

- The list of chủ sở hữu hưởng lợi (the beneficial owners) of the enterprise, on Mẫu số 10 (form 10) issued with Thông tư 121/2026/TT-BTC.

- A copy of the CCCD (the Vietnamese citizen identity card) or of a passport still in date, for the owner and for the người đại diện theo pháp luật (the legal representative), only where their personal identification number has not been declared (clause 3 of article 24 of Nghị định 168/2025/NĐ-CP, Decree 168/2025).

- A power of attorney, if the company or individual uses a service to file on their behalf.

Filing and receiving the licence

An enterprise registration file may be filed in person at the business registration authority, by post, or online through the national business registration portal (clause 1 of article 26 of Luật Doanh nghiệp 2020).

After filing, officers at Sở Tài chính tỉnh Gia Lai (the Gia Lai provincial Department of Finance) check that the company name, the registered address, the business lines, the charter capital, the tax and social insurance registration details and the legal representative all meet the requirements.

If the file is valid, the enterprise receives the Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký doanh nghiệp (the enterprise registration certificate) together with a single tax code, within three working days from the date the valid file was submitted.

Common mistakes that leave a file stuck

A company name that is identical to, or confusingly similar to, one already registered: search the national enterprise registration system before filing.

An invalid registered address: avoid an apartment that is for residential use only, or an area with no definite address on the administrative map.

Charter capital declared out of proportion to the real scale of operations: the law does not require you to prove a bank balance at the time of registration, but the level of charter capital affects the company's standing and credibility later, so it should be set to fit the line of business and the scale of trading.

Which authority receives the file in Gia Lai

Enterprise registration files in Gia Lai are handled by the Phòng Doanh nghiệp và Kinh tế tập thể (the Enterprise and Collective Economy Division) at Sở Tài chính tỉnh Gia Lai, at 181-183 Lê Hồng Phong, Phường Quy Nhơn, telephone 0256.3903666. The former Sở Kế hoạch và Đầu tư (the Department of Planning and Investment) no longer receives files, having been merged into Sở Tài chính.

Cost and timing with the all-inclusive service

Tư Vấn Sao Việt provides company formation all inclusive for 2.000.000 đồng, with the licence issued in three working days. If you are in a hurry, there is an express package that delivers the licence in one day, with a surcharge quoted case by case.

Call the hotline or message us on Zalo at 0917 097 906 for a quote and for guidance on preparing your particular file.

The process

1. Prepare the file Draft the enterprise registration application, the company charter and the list of beneficial owners on Mẫu số 10, issued with Thông tư 121/2026/TT-BTC, with copies of the identity documents of the owner and the legal representative where their personal identification numbers are not declared.
2. File online File the whole set through the national business registration portal.
3. Review by the Department of Finance Officers check the company name, the address, the business lines, the charter capital, the tax and social insurance details, and the standing of the legal representative.
4. Receive the enterprise registration certificate Receive the Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký doanh nghiệp with a single tax code once the file is approved.