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Caretaker Minister of Finance Youssef Khalil announced on Tuesday four decisions concerning the extension of payment deadlines for certain taxes in order to give taxpayers more time to pay and avoid fines.
The deadline for filing the personal income tax return for employees working for several employers or simultaneously receiving a retirement pension or lifetime allowance, and for taxpayers subject to the tax of the first chapter who receive salaries, wages, pensions, or allowances at the same time (form R8), the deadline has been extended to September 29.
The same applies to the tax payments due for the 2022 financial year.
The deadline for filing the periodic return and payment of value-added tax (VAT) for the second quarter of 2023 has been extended to September 29, 2023. The deadline for submitting recovery claims has also been extended to September 29.
The deadlines for filing the annual income tax return and the declaration of the holder of property rights (form M18) for the 2022 financial year have been extended to September 29, 2023.
The deadline for filing the annual income tax return for salaries and wages has also been extended to September 29, 2023.
The minister also issued a memorandum requesting the heads of regional finance departments in the governorates and the head of the indirect tax department not to count the days extending from 17/08/2023 to 18/09/2023 as working days for calculating the legal deadline for payment of stamp duty because a technical problem has arisen in the Ministry of Finance’s computer network, causing the indirect tax department to stop working.
It should be noted that the legal deadline for the payment of stamp duty on deeds and writings is five working days, effective from the date of signature of these deeds and writings.
