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[Applicable for tax periods commencing on or after 1 January 2025]
[Repeals Ministerial Decision No. 82 of 2023]

This is not an Official Translation:

Audited Financial Statements for the Purposes of Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses

Ministerial Decision No. 84 of 2025

Issued 25 Mar 2025 – (Effective on the date of its issuance)

[GTL Notes]


Minister of State for Financial Affairs:

  • Having reviewed the Constitution,

  • Federal Law No. 1 of 1972 on the Competencies of Ministries and Powers of the Ministers, and its amendments,

  • Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses, and its amendments,

  • Ministerial Decision No. 82 of 2023 on the Determination of Categories of Taxable Persons Required to Prepare and Maintain Audited Financial Statements for the Purposes of Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses,

  • Ministerial Decision No. 114 of 2023 on the Accounting Standards and Methods for the Purposes of Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses,

  • Ministerial Decision No. 265 of 2023 Regarding Qualifying Activities and Excluded Activities for the Purposes of Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses,

Has decided:

Article 1 - Definitions

Words and expressions in this Decision shall have the meanings specified in the Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 referred to above ('Corporate Tax Law'), unless the context otherwise requires.

Article 2 - Preparing and Maintaining Audited Financial Statements