Azerbaijan: Recent direct and indirect tax-related changes in legislation

Recent direct and indirect tax-related changes in the Azerbaijani legislation

Recent direct and indirect tax-related changes in the Azerbaijani legislation

Recent direct and indirect tax-related changes in the Azerbaijani legislation that could affect businesses include:

  • Additional measures related to the development of the investment promotion mechanism were adopted.
  • The model regulation on clusters of micro, small and medium-sized business entities was approved.
  • Administrative liability was established for engaging in illegal money transfer activities from Azerbaijan to a foreign country and from a foreign country to Azerbaijan
  • A decision defining the limit of withholding from the debtor's salary in the absence of an acceptance was adopted.
  • Manufacturers and importers of tobacco products were made exempt from paying the state duty for issuing compulsory marking to excise goods.

Read a December 2022 report [PDF 420 KB] prepared by the KPMG member firm in Azerbaijan

 

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