Corporate Tax exemption for sports entities

Article 2 — Article (2) Exemption from Corporate Tax

1. For the purposes of Paragraph (i) of Clause (1) of Article (4) of the Corporate Tax Law, an International Sports Entity, Sports Entity, or Supporting Entity that is a Taxable Person shall be exempt from Corporate Tax, provided that all of the following conditions are met: a. It shall not conduct any business or business activities, other than activities directly related to the fulfilment of its main or exclusive purposes, as the case may be. b. Its income or assets shall be used exclusively to serve its main or exclusive purposes, as the case may be, or to pay any necessary and reasonable expenditure incurred in connection therewith. c. No part of its income or assets shall be paid or otherwise made available for the personal benefit of any shareholder, member, trustee, founder, or settlor thereof, unless such person is any of the following: 1) A Qualifying Public Benefit Entity; 2) A Government Entity; 3) A Government-Controlled Entity; 4) An International Sports Entity, provided that no part of the income or assets of such entity is paid or otherwise made available for the personal benefit of any shareholder, member, trustee, founder, or settlor thereof, unless such person is an entity specified in Subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), and (7) of this Paragraph; 5) A Sports Entity; 6) A Supporting Entity; 7) Any other entity whose main purpose is the promotion, management, or development of one or more sports, provided that such income or assets are used exclusively for the fulfilment of such purposes or for the payment of any necessary and reasonable expenditure incurred in connection therewith, and provided that no part of its income or assets is paid or otherwise made available for its own benefit or for the personal benefit of any shareholder, member, trustee, founder, or settlor thereof, unless such person is an entity specified in Subparagraphs (1) to (6) of this Paragraph; and 8) Any other entity that may be specified by a decision issued by the Minister. d. Any other conditions that may be specified by a decision issued by the Minister. 2. The International Sports Entity, Sports Entity, or Supporting Entity shall provide the Authority, upon request and within the specified period, with all data, information, and documents necessary to verify that the entity satisfies the relevant definition set forth in Article (1) of this Resolution and the conditions stipulated in Clause (1) of this Article. 3. Where an International Sports Entity, Sports Entity, or Supporting Entity exempt from Corporate Tax pursuant to this Resolution fails to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Clause (1) of this Article, or the relevant definition set forth in Article (1) of this Resolution no longer applies thereto at any time during the Tax Period, such entity shall cease to be treated as an Exempt Person from the commencement of that Tax Period, except in the cases specified in Clause (6) of Article (4) of the Corporate Tax Law.

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