| 13.1 Taxation of income of individuals
Individuals,
regardless of their citizenship, that are considered Armenian tax residents (i.e.
spending more than 183 days of 12 months period starting or ending in a calendar
year, or whose center of vital interests is in the Republic of Armenia) are paying
Income Tax at the following rates: Income
Tax withholding by a tax agent: The
amount of monthly taxable income | The
amount of the tax | Up
to AMD 80,000 | 10% | Over
AMD 80,000 | AMD
8,000 + 20% of excessover AMD 80,000 |
Income
not withheld by a tax agent: The
amount of annual taxable income | The
amount of the tax | Up
to AMD 960,000 | 10% | Over
AMD 960,000 | AMD
96,000 + 20% of excessover AMD 96,000 |
Non-residents are taxed on
Armenian source income only. Taxpayers
are liable to Income Tax on: - income from employment, - income from entrepreneurial
activity, - royalty, - leasing income, - other incomes. The
main exemptions relate to the following income: - income from the sale of own
property, - dividends, - inheritance or gift, - insurance compensation, -
other incomes.
Salaries
and wages received in cash or in kind are taxable, except the following: -
compensation income as provided by the legislation, - food and drinks at the
work place provided by the employer, - scholarships and stipends paid by the
state or registered NGO-s, - income derived from the sale of agricultural products.
The
personal monthly deduction is AMD 20,000.
Special regulation on Income Tax for Armenian resident
non-citizens Income, excluding income from entrepreneurial activity,
received by non-nationals must be withheld at 5% (insurance benefits received
from insurance and income received from freight) or 10% (interests, royalties,
lease payments, capital gains and other (including income from entrepreneurial
activity) passive income).
Income from
salaries and wages is taxed at progressive rates ranging from 10 to 20%, without
making personal allowances. Amount of tax withheld at these rates shall be considered
as the final amount of the income tax, with the exception of cases when the non-national
is a resident or implements entrepreneurial activity in the Republic of Armenia.
In those cases the non-citizens must apply to the Tax Authorities and file tax
return. Withholding
taxes Personal income tax on salaries and wages is withheld
by employers. Royalties, income from lease of property are subject to withholding
tax at 10% rate, without taking into account of allowances. Interests received
after 1 July 2001 will be withheld at 5% rate and rate will be further increased
to 10% for interests received after 1 July 2002. Interests will be withholded
without taking into account of allowances too.
Other taxes payable by an individual Property
Tax and Land tax.
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