KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
Nation Religion King

Law on Taxation

This law is adopted by the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia
on January 8, 1997 at the 7th session of the 1st legislature.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Provisions for the Tax on Profit

Section 1:  General Provisions

Article 1:     Change to Tax
Article 2:     Object of the Tax
Article 3:     Definitions
Article 4:     Tax Regimes

Section 2:  Taxable Profit and Tax Rates

Article 5:     Tax Year
Article 6:     Accounting Rules
Article 7:     Taxable Profit
Article 8:     Determination of Taxable Profit
Article 9:     Income Exempt from Tax
Article 10:   Determination of Income of a Pass-Through

Section 3:  Deductions

Article 11:   Allowable Deductions
Article 12:   Interest Expense
Article 13:   Depreciation of Tangible Property
Article 14:   Depreciation of Intangible Property
Article 15:   Depletion of Natural Resources
Article 16:   Charitable Contributions
Article 17:   Carry Forward of Losses
Article 18:   Allocation of Income and Deductions among Taxpayers
Article 19:   Not Allowed as Deductions

Section 4:   Tax Rates and Tax Due

Article 20:    Determination of Tax Due
Article 21:    Tax on Insurance Companies   
Article 22:    Tax on Unrelated Business Profit
Article 23:    Advanced Tax on Dividend Distributions

Section 5:   Other Taxes

Article 24:    Minimum Tax  

Section 6:   Withholding Taxes and Prepayment of Tax on Profit

Article 25:    General Withholding Tax
Article 26:    Withholding on Payments to Foreign Persons
Article 27:    Withholding Tax as Final Tax
Article 28:    Prepayment of the Tax on Profit

Section 7:   Obligations of Taxpayers

Article 29:    General Obligations of Real or Simplified Regime System Taxpayers
Article 30:    Obligation of Estimated Regime System Taxpayers
Article 31:    Obligations of Withholding Agents
Article 32:    Obligations of Persons Required to Make Prepayments of the Tax on Profit

Section 8:   Sources of Income

Article 33:    Income from Cambodian Sources
Article 34:    Income from Foreign Sources
Article 35:    Determination of Source

Section 9:   Calculation of Annual Tax Due

Article 36:    Foreign Tax Credit
Article 37:    Determination of the Liability to the Tax on Profit
Article 38:    Determination of Tax Due or Tax Credit for the Tax Year
Article 39:    Determination of the Minimum Tax, and the Tax Due or the Tax Credit for the Tax Year         

Chapter 2: Provisions For The Tax On Salary

Section 1:   General Provisions

Article 40:    Charge to Tax
Article 41:    Object of Tax
Article 42:    Definitions

Section 2:   Tax Exempt Salary

Article 43:    Salary of Diplomatic and Other Foreign Officials
Article 44:    Tax Exempt Income of Employees

Section 3: Monthly Tax Base, Monthly Taxable Salary and the Determination of the Monthly Tax

Article 45:    Monthly Tax Base
Article 46:    Monthly Taxable Salary
Article 47:    Determination of the Monthly Tax of an Employee
Article 48:    The Determination of the Tax on Fringe Benefits
Article 49:    Determination of the Tax on Salary for a Non-Resident Taxpayer
Article 50:    Foreign Tax Credit

Section 4:   Obligations of Employers and Employees

Article 51:    Cause of Tax Liability
Article 52:    Tax Debt and the Obligation to Withhold
Article 53:    Payment of Tax Withheld
Article 54:    Tax Withholding, Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements

Chapter 3: Provisions for the Tax on Value Added

Section 1:    General Provisions

Article 55:     Charge to Tax
Article 56:     Definitions   
Article 57:     Non Taxable Supplies          
Article 58:     Non Taxable Supplies for Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations

Section 2:     General Principles for the Tax on Value Added

Article 59:   Taxable Person
Article 60:   Taxable Supply
Article 61:   Taxable Value  
Article 62:   Time of Supply
Article 63:   Location of Supply   

Section 3:     Tax Rate and the Calculation of Tax

Article 64:   Tax Rate    
Article 65:   Input Tax Credit and Non Taxable Supplies          
Article 66:   Determination of Tax   
Article 67:   Capital Assets that Cease to be used in the Business          
Article 68:   Necessary Documentation to Claim an Input Tax Credit  
Article 69:   Input Tax Not Allowed as a Tax Credit

Section 4:   Payment of Tax

Article 70:   The Monthly filing of the Value Added Tax Declaration   
Article 71:   Treatment of Excess Credits


Article 72:   Refunds for Exporters
Article 73:   Refunds where Excess Credits Continue for Three Months or More   
Article 74:   Refunds to Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations   
Article 75:   Liability for the Collection and Payment of Tax   

Section 5:   Administrative Provisions

Article 76:   Registration   


Article 77:   Value Added Tax Invoice
Article 78:   Failure to Issue Value Added Tax Invoice
Article 79:   Books, Records, and Information   
Article 80:   Special Rules for Imports   
Article 81:   Cessation of Business
Article 82:   Transfer of Business   
Article 83:   Contracts Entered Into Before the Effective Date of this Tax   
Article 84:   Tax Credit for Stocks of Goods

Chapter 4: Amendments to the Finance Act of 1994 and to the Amendments to the Finance Act of 1995
Section 1:   Provisions for the change of the Specific Tax on Certain Merchandise to the Specific Tax on Certain Merchandise and Services

Article 85:
   
Section 2:   Provisions for the Change of the Tax on Turnover
Article 86:

Chapter 5: Provisions on Tax Rules and Procedures

Section 1:   General Provisions

Article 87:   Object
Article 88:   Definitions   
Article 89:   International Treaties   
Article 90:   Language Used in Tax Declarations and Tax Documents   

Section 2:   Rights and Obligations

Article 91:   Rights and Obligations of the Taxpayer   
Article 92:   Powers and Obligations of the Tax Administration

Section 3:   Tax Administration

Article 93:   Responsibility for Tax Administration
Article 94:   Confidentiality of Tax Information   
Article 95:   Delivery of Information to the Taxpayer   
Article 96:   Publicity and Explanation of Tax Law   
Article 97:   Incentives for the Efficient and Effective Collection of Tax     
Article 98:   The Keeping of Financial and other Supporting Documents   
Article 99:   Right to Receive Information   
Article 100:   Power of Investigation (without an advanced letter of notification)  
Article 101:   Requirement to Register
Article 102:   Certificate of Registration and Tax Identification Number   
Article 103:   The Right of the Tax Administration to Register a Taxpayer   

Section 4:   Tax Declarations

Article 104:   Preparation and Submission of the Tax Declaration   
Article 105:   Preparation and submission of the information declaration and other documents
Article 106:   The Taxpayer’s  Representative

Section 5:   Collection of Taxes

Article 107:   Payment of taxes   
Article 108:   Liability of Directors, Managers, or Owners   

Section 6:   Power of the Tax Administration in Tax Collection

Article 109:   Rights on the Properties of Taxpayers   
Article 110:   Reminder Letter of Notification for Tax Collection
Article 111:   Confiscation   
Article 112:   Protection of the Taxpayer   
Article 113:   The Freezing of Bank Accounts
Article 114:   Stopping Export-Import Operations   
Article 115:   Order Nullifying Permit and License    

Section 7:   Tax Assessment

Article 116:   Assessment of Tax    
Article 117:   Tax Re-Assessment and Period of Tax Re-Assessment   
Article 118:   Procedure for Tax Re-Assessment   
Article 119:   Burden of proof   

Section 8: Settlement of the Taxpayer’s Protest

Article 120:   Rules for Administrative Protests   
Article 121:   Contents of  the Administrative Protest by the Taxpayer   
Article 122:   Decision by the Tax Administration
Article 123:   Committee of Tax Arbitration   
Article 124:   Appeal to the Court   
Section 9:   Violations of Tax Provisions
Article 125:   Negligence   
Article 126:   Serious negligence        
Article 127:   Tax evasion
Article 128:   Obstructing the Implementation of Tax Law   
Article 129:   Criminal violation of tax law   

Section 10:   Additional Tax

Article 130:   Additional tax
Article 131:   Additional Tax for Underpayment of Tax
Article 132:   Additional Tax for Late Tax Payment   
Article 133:   Additional Tax for the Obstruction of the Implementation of Tax Law   
Section 11:   Criminal Violations
Article 134:   Power to sue for criminal charges   
Article 135:   Tax evasion
Article 136:   Obstruction of the Implementation of Tax
Article 137:   Aiding or Abetting   
Article 138:   To reveal the confidentiality   
Article 139:   Violations by the tax officials
Article 140:   Compensation for misconduct or mistake

Chapter 6: Closing Provisions

Article 141:
Article 142:
 
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