Identifies entities not treated as joint ventures, including a UPE, excluded entity and certain entities owned through an excluded entity.
What should you do now?Test ownership, activity and income before including an entity in the joint-venture computation.
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The official source is Arabic. This English commentary is explanatory and is not presented as an official translation.
Identifies entities not treated as joint ventures, including a UPE, excluded entity and certain entities owned through an excluded entity.
This is a verified summary rather than a verbatim reproduction. Consult the official Arabic text, the Law and later decisions before making a final determination.
Arabic text of Article 40
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المشاريع المشتركة المستبعدة
لأغراض تطبيق أحكام الفقرة (أ) من المادة (11) من القانون، لا تعتبر جميع الكيانات التالية مشاريع مشتركة:
1- الكيان الأم النهائي لمجموعة مشاريع متعددة الجنسيات الذي يستوفي اختبار مستوى الإيرادات.
2- الكيان المستبعد.
3- كيان تكون حصص ملكيته مملوكة بشكل مباشر من خلال كيان مستبعد والذي يكون أياً مما يلي:
أ) كيان يعمل بشكل حصري أو شبه حصري لامتلاك الأصول أو استثمار الأموال لفائدة مستثمريه.
ب) كيان يقوم بأنشطة مساندة تتعلق بتلك التي يقوم بها الكيان المستبعد.
ج) كيان يتم استبعاد دخله من احتساب دخل أو خسارة الكيان المشارك وفقًا للبندين (2) و(3) من الفقرة (أ) من المادة (12) من هذه اللائحة.
4- كيان تكون حصص ملكيته مملوكة من قبل كيان تابع لمجموعة المشاريع متعددة الجنسيات يستوفي اختبار مستوى الإيرادات، وتتكون هذه المجموعة حصريا من الكيانات المستبعدة.
5- شركة تابعة لمشروع مشترك.
Source: Executive Regulations issued by Decision No. 172 of 2024, Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (lloc.gov.bh).
What does the Article mean in plain language?
Before computing Joint Venture tax, exclude entities not treated as JVs for this purpose, including the UPE of an in-scope group, an Excluded Entity, a JV subsidiary and specified structures held through excluded entities. Exclusion from the JV definition does not necessarily exempt the entity from the Law; another classification may apply. Document ownership and activities before selecting the computation regime.
M&A, restructuring, legal, tax and consolidation teams.
Test ownership, activity and income before including an entity in the joint-venture computation.
Equating exclusion from the JV definition with complete exclusion from tax.
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