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Document Type: ER - Executive Rules & Instructions
Law: KIT (Law No. 2 of 2008 amending Decree No. 3 of 1955)
Decision Number: 37
Year: 2013
Country: 🇰đŸ‡ŧ Kuwait
Official Name: Executive Rule No. 37 Concerning the exchange rates and profits and losses of currency conversions

Ministry of Finance - Tax Department - 2013 [Executive Rules & Instructions]

Executive Rules and Instructions of Kuwait Income Tax Decree No. 3 of 1955 as amended by law No. 2 of 2008

Executive Rule No. 37 Concerning the exchange rates and profits and losses of currency conversions

Articles No. 2 & 3 of the Executive Regulations:

First: Foreign exchange rates:

Foreign exchange rates against Kuwaiti Dinar are approved in accordance with Central Bank of Kuwait instructions and the average of annual exchange rate shall be considered.

Second: Profits and losses of currency conversions:

These are payable or receivable currency differences arising from sale or purchase operations and recognized by the incorporated by as profit or loss as follows:

  1. Currency differences profits are divided into:

    A - Realized profits of currency differences: The profits arising from the sale & purchase due to the difference in exchange rates on maturity date from exchange rates on repayment or collection date are allowed.

    B - Book profits of currency differences: These profits are not allowed since they are not real profits but arising from revaluation of assets and liabilities of the incorporated boy.

  2. Currency differences losses are divided into:

    A - Realized losses of currency differences: these losses are accepted provided that the supporting documents are provided. These result from the sale and purchase transactions as a result of the exchange rates differences at the maturity date from the exchange rates in the payment or collection date.

    B - Book profits of currency differences: these losses are not deductible because they are not real, but result from revaluation of the assets and liabilities of Incorporated Body.

Third: Special and unique cases relating to profits and losses of currency differences are treated separately after consulting the Tax Department in this regard.