Anticipated to be finalized and adopted in July 2025, the new tax reforms for Kazakhstan would go into effect in January 2026. This LawFlash summarizes the taxation of income from capital gains when selling shares and...more
Kazakhstan will soon adopt a new tax code, with the bill currently in Parliament. It is expected that the new tax code will be adopted this year and come into force beginning 2026. This LawFlash summarizes the general...more
In general, foreign citizens and foreign legal entities (as well as Kazakhstan legal entities with foreign participation) have the same rights and bear the same obligations as Kazakhstan citizens and Kazakhstan legal...more
Recent changes to the Kazakhstan Tax Code introduced an additional condition for applying a double tax treaty when paying dividends in Kazakhstan. To illustrate the current regime, consider the following scenario wherein...more
The Kazakhstan Tax Code may change so that controlled foreign corporation rules will not apply to foreign persons that are residents of countries having a double tax treaty with Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan residents (both...more