Siem Reap and Phnom Penh’s success as a tourist destination, as well as a fairly robust economic development, has among other things resulted in a significant boost in connectivity by air for Cambodia. Just before COVID, international arrivals amounted to more than 6 million persons per year, roughly 2 million each from ASEAN and China, […]

If you think air travel already got too expensive, you will not be happy to hear that ticket prices to and from Cambodia might be ready to fly even higher. On 26 September 2023, a recent industry meeting facilitated by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the airport operator and the General Department of Taxation […]

The General Department of Taxation (“GDT”) issued a notification to notify taxpayers under the self-declaration regime of their obligation to file the 2022 annual tax on income return and to pay tax as follows:

The Sub-Decree specifies new Tax on Income (“TOI”) thresholds for the taxable income earned by physical persons, sole proprietorships, and the distributive share of each member of a partnership that is not classified as a legal entity. In addition, the Sub-Decree sets out new Tax on Salary (“TOS”) thresholds for salary income. The new annual […]

On 29 January 2020, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued Prakas No. 098 MEF.PrK on Tax on Income (“Prakas 098”), which made several changes to the previous Tax on Income (“TOI”) Prakas No. 1059 MEF.PrK.TD that will affect the preparation of TOI returns from the year 2020 onwards. We highlight below some of the […]

On 5 May 2020, the General Department of Taxation (“GDT”) issued a guideline on the value added tax (“VAT”) treatment of business asset disposals. The guideline specifies the following three points with regard to VAT on business asset disposals: Where the input VAT on a business asset was allowed as a tax credit, the subsequent […]

In the wake of the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”)’s stimulus package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Department of Taxation (“GDT”) has introduced further tax concessions for affected businesses. On 9 April 2020, the GDT issued Notification 9648 GDT (“Notification 9648”) on Additional Tax Concessionary Measures to Support Severely Affected Sectors as a […]

When applying Value Added Tax (“VAT”), a key consideration is the place of delivery of the goods or services, which is often determined by reference to the place of consumption. If goods are consumed outside of the territory, then they are considered to be export goods, and 0% VAT is usually applied. Likewise, services consumed […]

On 3 August 2018 the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued Prakas 741, entitled “Rules and Procedures for the Implementation of Tax on Income and Other Taxes Related to the Cut, Make and Trim Activities of Qualified Investment Projects”. On 6 September 2018 the General Department of taxation (“GDT”) issued Notification 12802, entitled “Textile and Garment Enterprises’ Voluntary […]