GTL Summary:

Article 12 of the Decree establishes criminal liability for tax-related falsification. It stipulates that any person who knowingly falsifies a taxpayer's records or provides false statements impacting any declaration required under the Decree commits a punishable offence. The penalty upon conviction includes potential imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, a fine, or both. The Article also holds the taxpayer accountable; if their records have been falsified or a false statement has been made concerning their declaration, the taxpayer is considered guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine, creating a distinct liability for the entity.

Document Type: Tax Law Article
Law: KIT (Law No. 2 of 2008 amending Decree No. 3 of 1955)
Article Number: 12
Country: 🇰🇼 Kuwait
Order: 12
Last updated at: 2025-12-19 09:23:03 UTC

Article 12

Any person who knowingly (a) falsifies the Taxpayer's records or (b) makes any false statement affecting any declaration certificate required for the purposes of this Decree shall be guilty of an offence against this Decree and on conviction shall be liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both such imprisonment and fine.

If the records of any Taxpayer have been so falsified or if any false statement has been so made affecting the declaration or certificate of such Taxpayer, then the Taxpayer shall be guilty of an offence against this Decree and on conviction shall be liable to a fine.

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