Taxation of international executives
Social security tax
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Are there social security/social insurance taxes in Armenia? If so, what are the rates for employers and employees?
Starting from 1 January 2013 there are no social security taxes. Instead, currently social payments are withheld from salaries of certain group of employees, falling under the law requirements.
The base for calculation of the social payment is the basic income, which is salary and other payments equal thereto which are subject to taxation by income tax.
The Employer, as a tax agent, is obliged to withhold the amount of social payment as well as submit monthly personalized reports to the tax authorities on calculated income, amounts of tax and social payments withheld from individuals within the terms established by the RA Tax Code.
No social payments are made by employers.
The social payment rates are the following:
Year | Monthly gross salary |
Social payment rate |
Maximum monthly threshold |
2020 | Up to AMD500,000 |
2.5% |
Till 01.07.2020 the maximum monthly threshold of the calculation basis for social payment is AMD500,000.
This means that the maximum amount of the Social Payment till 01.07.20 is capped at AMD12,500.
Starting 01.07.2020 the maximum monthly threshold of the calculation basis for social payment is AMD1,020,000. This means that the maximum amount of the Social Payment will be capped at AMD64,500. |
AMD500,000 and above |
10% - 37,500 |
||
2021 | Up to AMD500,000 |
3.5% |
|
AMD500,000 and above |
10% - 32,500 |
||
2022 | Up to AMD500,000 |
4.5% |
|
AMD500,000 and above |
10% - 27,500 |
||
2023 | Up to AMD500,000 |
5% |
|
AMD500,000 and above |
10% - 25,000 |
Are there any gift, wealth, estate, and/or inheritance taxes in Armenia?
No
Are there real estate taxes in Armenia?
The buildings are subject to property tax. The tax base is the value of the property, based on which the relevant rate of the property tax is applied.
The tax base for buildings is determined by original cost and by subsequent revaluation, carried out once in each 3 years by the State Cadastre of Real Estate. The tax rate on public and industrial buildings is 0.3 percent annually on the tax base, which is considered to be the property value. For dwellings and other buildings, progressive tax rate from 0.1 percent to 1.0 percent is applied.
Are there sales and/or value-added taxes in Armenia?
There are no sales or VAT taxes relevant to assignees.
Are there unemployment taxes in Armenia?
No.
Are there additional taxes in Armenia that may be relevant to the general assignee?
For example, customs tax, excise tax, stamp tax, and so on.
According to the RA Law “On compensation for fallen or damaged servicemen during the defines of the Republic of Armenia” RA resident individuals who work on the RA territory or outside the RA territory and non RA residents who work on the RA territory shall pay to the state budget a stamp fee of AMD1,000 for each month starting 1 January 2017. The stamp fee is withheld by employer/tax agent on a monthly basis from their employees’ salaries and transfer these amounts to the specified bank account.
Property tax and land tax are levied in Armenia from owners of property and land. For agricultural land, the rate of land tax is 15 percent of the estimated net cadastral income. For non-agricultural lands, the land tax shall be determined at the following rates:
The transportation means are subject to property tax. The tax base for motor vehicles is their engine power.
From 2 Jan 2015 Armenia entered into the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Member states of the EAEU are Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Russian Federation.
However, without any customs duties individuals may transport through the customs border of the RA as accompanying cargo goods not exceeding the equivalent of established RA Government Decrees.
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1. In terms of RA Tax Code, the place where a person’s family or economic interests are concentrated shall be considered the center of the person’s vital interest. Interests of a person shall be deemed; in particular, to be located in RA, if the house or apartment where the person’s family resides is therein, or the principal personal or family property, as well as the principal place of the economic (professional) activity is located therein.
All information contained in this publication is summarized by KPMG Armenia LLC, the Armenian member firm affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity, based on Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia of 2016 and subsequent amendments.
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