Friday 21/November/2025 – 11:36 AM
Rasha Abdel-Al, head of the Tax Authority, said that the directives of the Minister of Finance establish tax facilitation as a consistent approach in thought, planning and implementation, referring to the Minister of Finance’s Resolution No. 420 of 2025, which clarifies that the integrated tax system for projects whose annual turnover does not exceed 20 million pounds is simple in accounting and procedures.
Tax facilities
She explained Head of department In a statement today, Friday, the simplicity of the integrated system, in accordance with Law No. 6 of 2025, begins with the application procedures to benefit, which are carried out electronically through Form (1/10) available on the Department’s website.
She added that the system also includes submitting one tax return annually for income tax for projects for their commercial, industrial, or professional activity, and it is on Form No. (20) Declarations, available on the same website, provided that the value-added declaration is submitted once every three months instead of 12 times a year. The Authority’s website also contains Form No. (1/11) Applications, designated for abandoning the system after at least 5 years from the date of joining.
She continued that the simplified accounting in the integrated system is represented by a relative income tax starting from 0.4% for projects with an annual business volume of less than 500 thousand pounds, and a maximum of 1.5% for projects with an annual business volume of 10 million pounds and up to 20 million pounds, in addition to exemption from stamp taxes, development fees, documentation and real estate registration fees, dividend distributions, capital gains, exemption from the discount system or payments made under the tax account, and submitting an annual salary and wages tax return. Explaining that the first tax examination of the project takes place 5 years after the date of submitting the benefit application.
