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[Applicable for tax periods commencing on or after 1 January 2025]

[Repeals Ministerial Decision No. 116 of 2023]

This is not an Official Translation:

Participation Exemption and Foreign Permanent Establishment Exemption for the Purposes of Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses

Ministerial Decision No. 302 of 2024

Issued 10 Dec 2024 – (Effective from day following publication in the Official Gazette)

[GTL Notes]

Minister of State for Financial Affairs:

  • Having reviewed the Constitution,

  • Federal Law No. 1 of 1972 on the Competencies of Ministries and Powers of the Ministers, and its amendments,

  • Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses, and its amendments,

  • Ministerial Decision No. 116 of 2023 on the Participation Exemption for the Purposes of Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses,

Has decided:

Article 1 - Definitions

Words and expressions in this Decision shall have the same meanings specified in the Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 referred to above (“Corporate Tax Law”), and the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned against each, unless the context otherwise requires: