Starts from financial-accounting net income or loss before consolidation eliminations, under the local financial accounting standard where the Reg. 8(a) conditions are met, otherwise the data used for the ultimate parent's consolidated statements (Reg. 8(d)), or, where that is impracticable, another acceptable or authorised standard subject to conditions (Reg. 8(e)), subject to the adjustments detailed in the Regulations.
What should you do now?Fix the accounting standard and source ledger, then maintain an adjustment register linking every adjustment to the Regulations and evidence.
What does the official Article provide?
The official source is Arabic. This English commentary is explanatory and is not presented as an official translation.
Starts from financial-accounting net income or loss before consolidation eliminations, under the local financial accounting standard where the Reg. 8(a) conditions are met, otherwise the data used for the ultimate parent's consolidated statements (Reg. 8(d)), or, where that is impracticable, another acceptable or authorised standard subject to conditions (Reg. 8(e)), subject to the adjustments detailed in 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 6
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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حساب دخل أو خسارة الكيان المشارك
أ- يكون دخل أو خسارة الكيان المشارك للسنة المالية هو صافي الدخل أو الخسارة المحاسبية المالية المعدل لتلك السنة المالية.
ب- يكون صافي الدخل أو الخسارة المحاسبية هو صافي الدخل أو الخسارة للكيان المشارك للسنة المالية قبل إجراء أي تعديلات تتعلق بدمج القوائم المالية بهدف إزالة المعاملات بين أعضاء المجموعة وفقاً للمعيار المحاسبي المحلي المقبول للكيان المشارك.
ج- تضع اللائحة كافة القواعد والشروط والضوابط اللازمة لتطبيق هذه المادة وغير ذلك من المسائل بما يتسق مع القواعد النموذجية والتوجيهات الإدارية والتعليقات الصادرة عن منظمة التعاون الاقتصادي والتنمية OECD.
Source: Decree-Law No. 11 of 2024, Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (lloc.gov.bh).
What does the Article mean in plain language?
The computation does not start from another domestic tax base or from post-elimination consolidated profit; it starts with entity-level accounting data and applies Pillar Two adjustments.
MNE groups, Bahrain entities, joint ventures and tax and accounting teams.
Fix the accounting standard and source ledger, then maintain an adjustment register linking every adjustment to the Regulations and evidence.
Treating accounting net profit as the final taxable income without adjustments.
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