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Armenia: TAX COMPASS 2011

Corporate income taxation
Corporate Tax 20%
Dividends (residents) 0%

Capital gains (residents)

Taxed at general rate
20%

Deduction of Interests
Deductible within the refinancing rate of RA Central Bank x 2

Deductible

Thin Capitalization Rules

N/A

Depreciation Linear
Transfer Pricing Rules N/A
Loss carried forward
Loss carried backward

5 years

N/A
Fiscal unity/Tax consolidation N/A
Withholding taxation
Withholding tax rate for dividends 10%
Interests, royalties 10%
Capital gains from real estate/real estate companies 10%

Double Tax Treaty Network (about 30 DTTs): reduction /elimination of WTH taxation  

Personal Income tax

Rates

  • taxable incomes less than or equal to AMD 80,000
  • taxable incomes more than AMD 80,000

 

10%
20%

Tax rate for Dividends (residents and non-residents) 0%

Personal exemption (for residents)

Non-residents do not have any personal exemption
AMD 32,500
(EUR 62)
Inheritance tax N/A
Real Estate Transfer Taxes / Duty N/A
Value Added Tax

Standard rate           

Not applicable for small businesses: individual entrepreneurs and companies under special (simplified) tax regime and/or according to company shares (shareholders) and if annual net revenue < AMD 58,333,333 (approx. EUR 110,000)

20%

PROPERTY TAXATION
Corporations (average annual fixed assets’ value) max. 1.0 %

Individuals: residential property

max. 1.0 %
Additional tax on Land max. 1.0 %
SEVERANCE TAX

On extracted minerals: gas, oil, metals, carbons etc.

Excises

On alcohol, tobacco, petroleum 

Social Security Contributions
Employee flat rate 3%
Employer rate

Up to 15%

(depends on size of income)
Incentives for Investors

Cluster principle (mostly): temporary tax reductions/exemptions

Special (simplified) tax regime
Available for small businesses / individual entrepreneurs with annual net revenue < AMD 58,333,333 (approx. EUR 110,000) No VAT
Advance (binding) tax rulings

N/A

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