STATE REVENUE COMMITTEE OF THE

MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

PRESS RELEASE

50% of small and medium-sized businesses from the number conditionally falling under the tax amnesty, repaid the tax arrears

Today, on May 31 of this year, a conference was held for taxpayers with the participation of the Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Sultangaziev Marat Yeleusizovich. Taxpayers were told about the progress of a tax amnesty for small and medium-sized businesses in Kazakhstan.

Sultangaziev M.Ye. called on small and medium-sized businesses to get rid of their accumulated debts, thereby removing the restrictions imposed by state revenue authorities.

We remind that tax amnesty will last until the end of this year.

It should be noted that as of October 1, 2018, 90,077 small and medium-sized businesses had outstanding tax arrears in the republic, the amount of arrears of which was 210.4 billion tenge, penalties - 122.9 billion tenge, fines - 7.4 billion tenge

To participate in the tax amnesty, taxpayers do not need to go anywhere.

According to the tax amnesty procedure, the state revenue authorities independently verify personal accounts of taxpayers, daily monitor the payment of the principal amount of tax.

The Deputy Chairman of the SRC MF RK Inkerbayev Zhaidar Dabyrovich in his report noted that currently in total in the republic 37 644 taxpayers repaid their tax arrears in the total amount of 7.5 billion tenge, for them the penalties in the amount of 2.0 billion tenge and fines in the amount of 99.0 million tenge are subject to write-off.

The most active participants in the tax amnesty are taxpayers of Akmola, Almaty, Atyrau, Zhambyl and Kostanay regions.

Thus, the number of small and medium-sized businesses that repaid the arrears, which is listed on October 1, 2018, is above 50% of the number of conditionally falling.

Also, in his report Inkerbayev Zh.D. told the audience about the upcoming tax amnesty for individuals. 

The Committee has developed amendments to the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which provide for the cancellation of penalties subject to the payment by the individual of the principal amount of tax on tax liabilities for tax periods before January 1, 2019.

In case of adoption of the amendments, 1 390.0 thousand people will fall under the amnesty, which, subject to payment of arrears in the amount of 13.9 billion tenge, will be charged off the total amount of 7.0 billion tenge.

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Ministry of Finance of the RK

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