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