In most companies, tax sits with finance. The directors set strategy, the finance team handles returns and filings, and if something goes wrong with tax, it is treated as a corporate problem — a matter of assessments, fines, and adjustments paid by the company. For businesses operating in Egypt, that mental model is incomplete, and [...]
Ask most people when a business must register for VAT in Egypt, and they will name a number: half a million pounds of turnover. It feels like a comfortable runway — operate, grow, and worry about VAT once you approach the threshold. For a large category of businesses, that belief is simply wrong, and acting [...]
Ask most people when a business must register for VAT in Egypt, and they will name a number: half a million pounds of turnover. It feels like a comfortable runway — operate, grow, and worry about VAT once you approach the threshold. For a large category of businesses, that belief is simply wrong, and acting [...]
Every month, a foreign company operating in Egypt pays for services that originate abroad — management and service fees from a parent company, software and cloud subscriptions, consultants, marketing agencies, engineering support, intellectual property licenses. None of these foreign suppliers charges Egyptian VAT. So the VAT is never recorded. And quietly, transaction by transaction, a [...]
Ministerial Decision No. 66 of 2017 — implementing the Value Added Tax Law (Law No. 67 of 2016). Issuance Provisions and Articles 1–79, current through October 2025. The Egyptian VAT Executive Regulations, issued by Ministerial Decision No. 66 of 2017, are the operative rules that put Egypt's Value Added Tax Law (Law No. 67 of [...]
Issued: 5 September 2016 | Published: Official Gazette No. 35 bis (ج), 7 September 2016 | In force from: 8 September 2016 | Issued by: Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic Incorporates all amendments through Law No. 3 of 2022 (effective 27 January 2022). Arabic official text is authoritative in all cases. Translation by [...]
ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT MINISTERIAL DECREE NO. 286 OF 2021 Issued by the Minister of Finance on 3 June 2021 Published on 3 June 2021 in the Egyptian Official Gazette, Issue No. 123 (Supplement C) Effective as of 4 June 2021 Issuing the Executive Regulations of the Unified Tax Procedures Law promulgated by Law No. [...]
Navigating Egyptian tax law can be complex for businesses and individuals alike. Whether you are a foreign investor, a corporate entity, or a local entrepreneur, understanding the legal tax framework is crucial to ensuring compliance and avoiding potential penalties. At Consortio Law Firm, we specialize in providing expert legal guidance on tax regulations in Egypt, [...]
