MoF reply on conditions for 75% tax exemption on export profits

MOF Notification #898/1

The MoF has also issued on the same date a public Notification #898/1 (attached a scanned copy) defining the exchange rates that should be used to convert the income from foreign movable assets into LBP for the past years. For the years until 2020, the previous official rate of 1,507.5 LBP/USD should be applied. For the year 2021, the effective parallel exchange rate of 27,400 LBP/USD should be applied. Whereas, starting from the year 2022 onward the tax on income from foreign movable assets should be paid in the same currency of the income generated from foreign movable assets according to the article 87 of the 2022 budget law #10 and the article 41 of the 2024 budget law #324.

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MOF decision # 381/1

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued on the 22nd April 2024 the decision # 381/1 (attached a scanned copy) that further extended, for the last time, the deadline for the electronic tax declaration of the income from foreign movable assets of the fiscal years 2022 and 2023 according to the article 82 of the Income Tax Law till the 15th August 2024 (inclusive) without penalties.

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Notification #861/1

On the other hand, the Ministry of Finance has also issued on the same date the Notification #861/1 reminding the taxpayers to complete their electronic filling of the annual tax on salaries declaration forms R5, R6 and R7 for the fiscal year 2022 before the extended deadline of the 30th April 2024 now that all the IT technical problems have been solved by the MoF regarding these declarations. If you still encounter a technical problem in uploading your electronic annual tax on salaries declarations, you can send an email to the following MoF support address: eservicesqa@finance.gov.lb

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Decree #13225

Decree #13225 raising the schooling allowances for students in public schools and universities to LBP 4,000,000 (with a maximum of LBP 12,000,000) and for students in private schools and universities to LBP 12,000,000 (with a maximum of LBP 36,000,000 i.e. for 3 children). This increase in the schooling allowances is effective from the publication date of this Decree in the Official Gazette.

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Budget law for the year 2024

Here is a simplified version of the budget law for the year 2024 in English, issued in the format of a booklet by the Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan, in cooperation with the Directorate of Budget and Expenditure Control at the Ministry of Finance, and the NGO Financially Wise. It was published in partnership with UNICEF, under the project “Enhancing Budget Transparency, Accountability and Inclusiveness in Lebanon”.

This booklet explains in an easy and simplified manner the general budget 2024 as approved by the Parliament, based on the document and figures published by the Ministry of Finance. It is part of the financial and fiscal awareness series, which aims at raising the awareness of citizens on their rights and obligations, hence facilitating their administrative transactions and promoting transparency and fiscal citizenship.

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