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entities and subdivisions of non-resident companies must be registered with
the Tax Authorities within 30 days of registration in the State Register.
Annual tax returns All companies
and subdivisions must file an annual tax return in a form prescribed by the Ministry
of State Revenues by: - 25 February (Property Tax), - 15 April (Profit Tax), following
the end of the calendar year.
Tax return
of Land Tax must be filed by companies by 1 September of the calendar year. Individuals
must file Income tax return in a form prescribed by the Ministry of State Revenues
by 1 March of the following year.
Assessments Tax Authorities will
assess the amount of Profit Tax, on an annual basis, following the receipt of
the annual tax return.
Additional assessments
can also be raised if it is believed that the amount of tax originally assessed
is rather low. Same rule applies for
individuals. Payment
and collection Taxpayers whose prior-year Profit Tax has exceeded
AMD 500,000 must pay their annual Profit Tax liability monthly, in advance, equal
to the 1/16 of the actual amount of the Profit Tax for the previous year (prior
to the calculation of the actual amount of the Profit Tax for the previous year,
taxpayer shall make monthly advance payments in the amount constituting not less
than the last advance payment of the previous year). Each advance payment of Profit
Tax is payable on the 25th day of the current month. The final annual liability
must be settled by 25 April following the end of the calendar year.
Taxpayers
whose prior-year Profit Tax did not exceed AMD 500,000 or he did not have taxable
profit in the previous year are exempted from the liability to pay monthly advance
payments of Profit Tax. Newly established taxpayers may not make advance payments
till 25 April of the following year.
Subdivisions of non-resident companies are required to make advance payments
of Profit Tax every 6 months, if the amount of the Profit Tax of the previous
year has exceeded AMD 2 million. Advance payment is payable by 1 July and
31 December of the reporting year, equal to the 1/4 of the actual amount
of Profit Tax for the previous year. The final annual liability must be
settled within 10 days after submitting of the annual tax return.
Withholding
taxes The tax agent (income payer) is obliged to withhold tax
on the day the payment is made or transferred to non-resident.
The
tax agent is obliged to pay the withholding tax to the State budget within 3 banking
days after the day of withholding.
Tax inspections Returns made by
the entities may be subject to inspections at the discretion of Tax Authorities.
Penalties The
basic penalty is 0.15% per day on the tax outstanding, from the day it is due
until it is paid. This applies to the 365 days of delay.
Statute of limitations Tax can be
assessed in respect of a fiscal year for up to three years following the end of
the year in which the liability arose.
Withholdings concerning individuals Income Tax must be withheld by the employer
from the employee's income in the following cases: - Employees of an Armenian
company. - Employees of an Armenian subdivision of a non-resident company. -
Employees of a non-resident company who are assigned to work in the Armenian subdivision
of that non-resident company.
The employer must deduct tax from the gross
wage or salary at rates specified by the Law on Income Tax and tax shall
beperformed, based on the total amount of payments paid to an individual
by the employer (tax agent) in the course of the current month, and from
the amount of personal deduction.
Advance payments concerning individuals Taxpayers
who derive income from a business activity and whose prior-year Income Tax has
exceeded AMD 50,000 must pay their annual Income Tax liability quarterly, in advance,
1/6 of the actual amount of the Income Tax for the previous year (prior to the
calculation of the actual amount of the Income Tax for the previous year, taxpayer
shall make first advance payment in the amount constituting not less than the
last advance payment of the previous year). Each advance payment of Income Tax
is payable by the 15th day of the last month of each quarter. The final annual
liability must be settled by 1 May following the end of the calendar year. Taxpayers
whose prior-year Income Tax did not exceed AMD 50,000 or who has incurred losses
in the previous year is exempted from the liability to pay advance payments of
Income Tax. Newly established taxpayers may not make advance payments up to 15
June of the following year. Withheld
taxes Income, excluding the income received by non-residents
from Armenian sources or from business activity within the territory of the Republic
of Armenia, that are taxed at source within the Republic of Armenia have to be
accounted for on an individual's tax return. Tax
inspections Individual tax returns may be subject to compliance
inspections in the same way as for corporate taxpayers. Penalties Penalties
will be imposed for late or non-filing of tax returns, late or non-payment of
taxes, and where income is significantly underdeclared. The
penalties are the same as noted for corporate taxpayers above.
Statue of limitations for individuals The
same rule applies as for corporate entities.
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