- Pilot project (tax-free) for compensating VAT to foreigners when exporting goods extended until 2026
- Order of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 13, 2025, No. 11 approved the Rules and deadlines for implementing the pilot project
- Effective from January 16, 2025, applicable to transactions from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025
- Rules aim to modernize tax administration, assess economic impact, and define the implementation process of the pilot project
- Participants include trading entities in the tax-free system, Global Blue company as the operator, and revenue authorities
- Rights and obligations of trading entities include issuing tax-free documents to buyers meeting specific purchase criteria
- Buyers can request tax-free documents within one day of purchase with a cash register receipt
- Trading entities issue tax-free documents based on daily cash register receipts at the store’s address
- Buyers may be asked to provide identification (passport) for issuing tax-free documents
- Trading entities must properly fill out, sign, and provide buyers with completed tax-free documents, cash register receipts, and electronic invoices upon presenting identification.
Source: uchet.kz
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