GTL Summary:

Ministerial Decision No. 55 of 2025 mandates strict adherence to the Arm’s Length Principle for Constituent Entities (CEs) in Kuwait. Article 22 requires adjustments to financial statements if intra-group transactions, including those with Minority-Owned Constituent Entities (MOCEs) or Investment Entities, deviate from market value. It specifically enforces the recalculation of losses from asset transfers not recorded at arm's length and links allocation rules to Article 31. Transfer pricing methods from Chapter Ten must be applied for compliance.

Document Type: ERS - Executive Regulations
Law: QDMTT Law (Decree-Law no. 157 of 2024)
Decision Number: executive-regulations-55-article-22
Year: 2025
Country: 🇰🇼 Kuwait
Official Name: Article 22 - Arm’s Length Principle Requirements
Last updated at: 2026-02-23 12:13:40 UTC

CHAPTER 3 - GLOBE INCOME OR LOSS

Article 22 - Arm’s Length Principle Requirements

Adjustments shall be made to the amounts recorded in the financial statements of a CE if the results of transactions with another CE, whether situated in the same jurisdiction or in a different jurisdiction and part of the same MNE Group (including MOCEs), are not recorded at the same value by both parties or do not comply with the Arm’s Length Principle.

In the case that a loss is recorded in the GloBE Income or Loss due to the sale or transfer of an asset between two CEs within the State, the loss must be recalculated according to the Arm’s Length Principle if it was not recorded consistently with this principle.

Transactions between Investment Entities and other CEs within the same MNE Group located in the State must also be recorded in accordance with the Arm’s Length Principle.

Income or loss must be allocated between the Main Entity and its PEs as per Article 31 of these ERs.

To implement the Arm’s Length Principle, the transfer pricing methods outlined in Chapter Ten of these ERs must be followed.

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