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Post by Lovingtheclarity on Feb 8, 2014 14:58:49 GMT
In late November 2013, the Iraqi Minister of Finance signed Instructions No. (2) of 2013. These instructions were issued on 9 December 2013 in the official Gazette No. 4301 and became effective under Iraqi Law on 9 December 2013.
The changes introduced by the new Instructions No. (2) of 2013 are slight:
Article Four (Second) of Instructions No. (5) of 2011 is cancelled and is replaced by these new Instructions No. (2) of 2013 which say:
For contracts related to the activities listed in Article One (First) of Instructions No. (5) of 2011, you withhold 7%
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Post by Lovingtheclarity on Feb 8, 2014 15:00:09 GMT
For contracts related to other activities, you withhold 3.3%
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Post by O&G on Feb 9, 2014 18:01:00 GMT
The problem is that the new Instructions No. (2) of 2013 do not provide guidance in interpreting what are the activities to which the 7% withholding will apply and to which the 3.3% withholding will apply. There is item (m) from Instructions No.5 of 2011 that the authorities refuse to define..
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