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Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022

From: Text as amended by Federal Decree-Laws No. 60 of 2023 and No. 40 of 2024 (before Federal Decree-Law No. 28 of 2025)
To: Consolidated text as amended by Federal Decree-Laws No. 60 of 2023, No. 40 of 2024 and No. 28 of 2025

1 article changed, 1 added, 0 removed; 69 unchanged.

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Article 44 Calculation and Settlement Payment of Corporate Tax changed

The Corporate Tax due under this Decree-Law is settled Decree by Law shall be paid in the following order:

1. First, by By using the withholding tax credit at source attributable to the Taxable Person’s available Withholding Tax Credit, as Person and determined under pursuant to Article 46 (46) of this Decree-Law. Decree by Law.

2. To the extent there is Where a residual remaining amount of Corporate Tax due exists after applying Clause 1 (1) of this Article, by using the foreign tax credit available to the Taxable Person’s available Foreign Tax Credit as Person and determined under pursuant to Article 47 (47) of this Decree-Law. Decree by Law shall be used.

3. To the extent there is Where a residual remaining amount of Corporate Tax due exists after applying Clause 2 (2) of this Article, by using any credits or other forms of relief as specified in incentives or facilities determined pursuant to a decision Cabinet Resolution issued by upon the Cabinet at the suggestion proposal of the Minister. Minister shall be used.

4. To the extent there is Where a residual amount after Clause 3 of this Article, this remaining amount of Corporate Tax Payable must payable exists after applying Clause (3) of this Article, such amount shall be settled paid in accordance with Article 48 (48) of this Decree-Law. Decree by Law.

Article 49 bis Claiming Unused Tax Credit added

1. The Taxable Person may claim the unused amount of tax credits that may arise from the incentives or facilities prescribed pursuant to Paragraph (g) of Clause (2) of Article (20) and Clause (3) of Article (44) of this Decree by Law, in the cases and in accordance with the periods, controls, and procedures issued by a Cabinet Resolution upon the proposal of the Minister.

2. The Authority may withhold amounts from Corporate Tax revenues and Top-Up Tax revenues for the purposes of settling the amounts claimed pursuant to Clause (1) of this Article, based on a decision issued by the Board of Directors of the Authority.

Unchanged articles (69)

Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, Article 7, Article 8, Article 9, Article 10, Article 11, Article 12, Article 13, Article 14, Article 15, Article 16, Article 17, Article 18, Article 19, Article 20, Article 21, Article 22, Article 23, Article 24, Article 25, Article 26, Article 27, Article 28, Article 29, Article 30, Article 31, Article 32, Article 33, Article 34, Article 35, Article 36, Article 37, Article 38, Article 39, Article 40, Article 41, Article 42, Article 43, Article 45, Article 46, Article 47, Article 48, Article 49, Article 50, Article 51, Article 52, Article 53, Article 54, Article 55, Article 56, Article 57, Article 58, Article 59, Article 60, Article 61, Article 62, Article 63, Article 64, Article 65, Article 66, Article 67, Article 68, Article 69, Article 70

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