Provides for implementation and commencement on 1 January 2025 and publication in the Official Gazette.
What should you do now?Identify the first fiscal year beginning on or after commencement (the transition year under Reg. 93), then build registration, payment and return calendars from it.
What does the official Article provide?
The official source is Arabic. This English commentary is explanatory and is not presented as an official translation.
Provides for implementation and commencement on 1 January 2025 and publication in the Official Gazette.
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 44
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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نفاذ القانون
على رئيس مجلس الوزراء والوزراء - كُلٌّ فيما يخصه - تنفيذ أحكام هذا القانون، ويُعمل به من أول يناير 2025، وينشر في الجريدة الرسمية.
Source: Decree-Law No. 11 of 2024, Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (lloc.gov.bh).
What does the Article mean in plain language?
Commencement does not mean every group uses a calendar year; the date must be mapped to the group's fiscal year, transition rules and regulatory deadlines.
Groups, advisers, tax agents and anyone reviewing powers, implementation and transition.
Identify the first fiscal year beginning on or after commencement (the transition year under Reg. 93), then build registration, payment and return calendars from it.
Assuming every group's first period is January to December 2025.
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