{"id":2179,"date":"2023-10-19T10:04:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T10:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2023-10-25T07:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T07:06:37","slug":"open-a-bank-account-in-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/open-a-bank-account-in-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Open a bank account in Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2179\" class=\"elementor elementor-2179\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3ca6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd3ca6b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe75d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fe75d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Open a bank account in Vietnam<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a687418 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"a687418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7f530f1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/2023\/10\/19\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 19, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6863c75 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/author\/admin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15cc820 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15cc820\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bbbff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4bbbff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For newly established Foreign Invested Enterprise (FIE), after obtaining an investment and enterprise registration license, normally all capital bank account and payment accounts in both foreign currency and VND can be opened at the same time. The VND payment account can receive bank interest according to current interest rate structure.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Several accounts may be required, including a direct investment capital account (DICA), payment account in foreign currency or local currency, and possibly others.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A DICA shall be used by those considering Vietnam as a destination for future investment, for finalizing initial investment banking arrangements.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Contrary to DICA, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Foreign Direct Investment (<\/span><span class=\"s2\">FDI) can open as many payment accounts in foreign currency or local currency as required.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5765a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5765a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Under Circular 06\/2019\/TT-NHNN, a FIE can open two types of banks accounts: a direct investment capital account and payment accounts at an authorized bank.<\/span><\/p><h3 class=\"p4\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">I. Direct investment accounts<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p class=\"p5\"><em><strong><span class=\"s1\">a. Direct investment accounts in foreign currency, or Vietnamese dong<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The application dossier may include:<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Bank account opening form;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">A written justification (signed by authorized representatives) of the necessity to identify account holder;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Notarized photocopies of documents proving legal status, including Decision of Enterprise Establishment, and Business License or Investment License;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">A notarized copy of the original Certificate of Off-shore Investment;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">A copy of the approval on investment in the foreign language and its translation in Vietnamese issued by the authorities;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">The original copy of the document specifying anticipated progress of investment capital contribution of an FIE; and<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">The original copy of the document issued by credit institutions granting foreign investors the right to open an off-shore direct investment capital account.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">FIEs can use the DICA for the following purposes:<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Capital injection\/Transferring fund;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Increased capital expenditure in which the funding of such expenditure originates in third party countries;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Receipt of financing via loans from foreign sources;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Foreign currency loans (principal, interest and fees and other related costs arisen) borrowed from domestic banks and foreign loans in accordance with the current regulations;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Disbursement of loan payments to third parties outside of Vietnam (inclusive of interest); and,<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Disbursement of dividends and other profits to shareholders, the origins of which have been derived from Vietnam based operations<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p5\"><strong><em><span class=\"s1\">b. Loan accounts in foreign currency, or Vietnamese dong<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">According to VN laws, a FIEs must open loan accounts at authorized banks to borrow short-term, medium-term, and long-term foreign loans should the loan currency not match with the current DICA\u2019s currency.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The application dossier may include (submitted to the SBV, Foreign Exchange Management Department):\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">An application to open and use overseas accounts;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Notarized photocopies of documents proving legal status, including Decision of Enterprise Establishment, and Business License, or Investment License;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Loan contracts signed with the foreign lenders and the loan registration approval from the State Bank;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li6\"><span class=\"s1\">Documents proving the requirement of the foreign lenders of opening accounts at overseas banks; and<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li7\"><span class=\"s2\">The plan for monthly foreign-currency revenues and overseas account expenditures; and Other documents as required.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b72537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b72537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>II. Payment accounts<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p><em><strong>a.\u00a0 Foreign currency payment accounts<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>FIEs may open and use foreign currency payment accounts to transfer or receive payments, and transfer profits into and out of the country. Generally, FIEs must exchange foreign currency for VND by selling it to a bank licensed to make such transactions.\u00a0<\/p><p>FIEs can use the foreign currency stored in foreign-currency payment accounts for the following purposes:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Remittance from overseas;<\/li><li>Revenues from the export of goods and services overseas;<\/li><li>Payments, including those for imported commodities and services overseas (including related costs arisen);<\/li><li>Commodities and services to individuals and organizations who are overseas;<\/li><li>Organization\u2019s staff who are sent abroad, to pay for salary, bonus, and other allowances working for the organization in oversea;<\/li><li>Fees and interest from overseas;<\/li><li>Sale of foreign currency to credit institutions, which are allowed to do foreign exchange business for reasonable reasons that are accepted by the credit institutions;<\/li><li>Investment in securities and commercial papers issued in a foreign currency from overseas;<\/li><li>Exchange into other foreign currency payment instruments, including checks, payment cards and as regulated by the bank, which is allowed to do foreign exchange business for reasonable reasons that are accepted by the bank;<\/li><li>Other transactions, including those in the form of account transfer or cash deposit from overseas having license by the Governor of the State Bank.<\/li><\/ul><p>Foreign-currency payment accounts can receive bank interest according to account structure. For demand deposit, specialized or cash-cover accounts, interest is counted on the number of actual deposit days and incorporated into principal monthly or on the balance withdrawal date.\u00a0<\/p><p>For fixed payment accounts, interest is paid once at maturity. If FIEs do not withdraw at maturity, all the principal and interest will be transferred into a new account with a new period upon the account holder\u2019s request at that moment; or into the current account if the licensed banks receive no notice from the account holder about the maintaining fixed deposit account.<\/p><p><em><strong>b. Vietnamese Dong payment accounts<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>All transactions relating to local business activities can be done through VND accounts, including:<\/p><ul><li>Receipt of revenues in VND for transactions in-country;<\/li><li>Payment in VND for expenses incurred in-country;<\/li><li>Purchase of foreign currency from credit institutions allowed to transfer overseas; and<\/li><li>Other income and expenditure transactions related to investment in-country.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>(Source: Vietnam briefing)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146dfd3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"146dfd3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076f278 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"076f278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3580 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tax-accounting\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/personal-income-tax-tax-years-finalisations\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/income-tax-in-vietnam-768x453.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3582\" alt=\"Personal income tax is the portion of your income through business, wages, salaries, inheritance, interest or dividends that will be given to the government\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/income-tax-in-vietnam-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/income-tax-in-vietnam-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/income-tax-in-vietnam-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/income-tax-in-vietnam.png 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/personal-income-tax-tax-years-finalisations\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPersonal Income Tax: tax years &#038; finalisations\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 21, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0Individuals in Vietnam are subject to Personal Income Tax (PIT) based on their tax residence status. Employment income is generally subject to various progressive tax rates, while other income<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/personal-income-tax-tax-years-finalisations\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Personal Income Tax: tax years &#038; finalisations\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3534 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tax-accounting\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/what-types-of-taxes-in-vietnam-will-be-applied-to-foreign-companies\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/types-of-tax-in-vietnam-768x448.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3537\" alt=\"What types of taxes in Vietnam will be applied to foreign companies?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/types-of-tax-in-vietnam-768x448.webp 768w, https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/types-of-tax-in-vietnam-300x175.webp 300w, https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/types-of-tax-in-vietnam-1024x597.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/types-of-tax-in-vietnam.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/what-types-of-taxes-in-vietnam-will-be-applied-to-foreign-companies\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat types of taxes in Vietnam will be applied to foreign companies?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 17, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 Currently, foreign investors doing business in Vietnam will be subject to many taxes. It is important that you understand the different types of taxes in Vietnam that you may<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/what-types-of-taxes-in-vietnam-will-be-applied-to-foreign-companies\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about What types of taxes in Vietnam will be applied to foreign companies?\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3486 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tax-accounting\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/personal-tax-rates-on-other-income-in-vietnam\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Personal-tax-rates-on-other-income-768x434.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3488\" alt=\"Vietnam personal income tax rates are calculated based on your type of residence. Personal income tax is the portion of your income through business, wages, salaries, inheritance, interest or dividends that will be given to the government.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Personal-tax-rates-on-other-income-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Personal-tax-rates-on-other-income-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Personal-tax-rates-on-other-income-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Personal-tax-rates-on-other-income-1536x868.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Personal-tax-rates-on-other-income.jpg 1840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/personal-tax-rates-on-other-income-in-vietnam\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPersonal tax rates on other income in Vietnam\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 14, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 Personal income tax is your income through business, salary, wages, inheritance, interest or dividends&#8230; Vietnam&#8217;s personal income tax rate is calculated based on the type of residence. \u00a0GTax has<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/personal-tax-rates-on-other-income-in-vietnam\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Personal tax rates on other income in Vietnam\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For newly established Foreign Invested Enterprise (FIE), after obtaining an investment and enterprise registration license, normally all capital bank account and payment accounts in both foreign currency and VND can be opened at the same time. The VND payment account can receive bank interest according to current interest rate structure.\u00a0 Several accounts may be required, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/gtax.vn\/english\/personal-tax-rates-on-other-income-in-vietnam\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Personal tax rates on other income in Vietnam<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-setup"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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