Requires computation and payment in Bahraini dinars unless the Law provides otherwise and leaves conversion rules to the Regulations.
What should you do now?Document exchange-rate source, date and converted currencies and apply the rule consistently across relevant entities.
What does the official Article provide?
The official source is Arabic. This English commentary is explanatory and is not presented as an official translation.
Requires computation and payment in Bahraini dinars unless the Law provides otherwise and leaves conversion rules to the Regulations.
This is a verified summary, not a substitute quotation. The complete official Arabic text is linked below and must be read with the Regulations and later decisions for a final decision.
Arabic text of Article 24
The official source is Arabic. The English content on this page is explanatory and is not presented as an official translation.
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العملة
يكون احتساب جميع المبالغ المقررة وفقاً لأحكام هذا القانون وسدادها بالدينار البحريني، ما لم تنص أحكام هذا القانون على خلاف ذلك.
وتضع اللائحة القواعد والشروط والضوابط اللازمة لتطبيق أحكام هذه المادة بما في ذلك المبالغ التي يجب تحويلها إلى الدينار البحريني إذا كانت بعملة أخرى، والآلية المتبعة لتحويل تلك المبالغ.
Source: Decree-Law No. 11 of 2024, Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (lloc.gov.bh).
What does the Article mean in plain language?
EUR thresholds do not make the whole computation euro-denominated; test currency, reporting currency and payment currency must be separated and converted correctly. Where not all Bahrain entities present in BHD, a five-year election to compute in BHD or in the ultimate parent's presentation currency is required (Reg. 72(b), (g)); EUR thresholds are converted at the December average rate of the preceding calendar year (Reg. 73), and tax is converted to BHD at the fiscal-year average rate (72(d)).
The filing constituent entity, compliance and finance teams and Bahrain group members.
Document exchange-rate source, date and converted currencies and apply the rule consistently across relevant entities.
Using a discretionary rate or payment-date rate for every annual amount.
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