MoF decision #899-1 dated 29 Oct. 2025-Extension of FY 2024 CIT filling for individuals on real profit and partnerships till 30 Dec. 2025

MoF decisions #897/1 898/1 & 899/1 dated 29 Oct. 2025 – Extension of FY 2023 & 2024 income tax filling deadlines till 30 Dec. 2025

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued on the 29th October 2025 the following decisions (attached scanned copie) extending the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) filing deadlines as follows:

1)      MoF decision #897/1: Extension of the deadline for the filling of the annual declaration forms (including the UBO M18 form) for the fiscal year 2023 for partnershipssole proprietorships, individual taxpayers subject to income tax based on the real profit and institutions who are exempt from income tax (including associations and NGOs) and adopting the accrual basis of accounting and the payment of the related tax as well as for submitting the annual non-resident tax (G5 form) due as per article 41 and 42 of the income tax law till the 28th November 2025.

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2)      MoF decision #898/1: Extension of the deadline for the filing and the payment of the Corporate Income Tax, the related Ultimate Beneficiary Owner (UBO) and the yearly non-resident tax (Form G5) declarations of the fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for Corporations (SAL and SARL) till the 30th December 2025.

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3)      MoF decision #899/1: Extension of the deadline for the filling of the annual declaration forms (including the UBO M18 form) for the fiscal year 2024 for partnershipssole proprietorships, individual taxpayers subject to income tax based on the real profit and institutions who are exempt from income tax (including associations and NGOs) and adopting the accrual basis of accounting and the payment of the related tax as well as for submitting the annual non-resident tax (G5 form) due as per article 41 and 42 of the income tax law till the 30th December 2025.

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These MoF decisions will also automatically extend the deadlines for submitting the Fixed Assets and Inventory Revaluation reports according to the Law #330 as follows:

–          Revaluation reports of the years 2022 and 2023 for individual taxpayers subject to real profit and partnerships till the 28th November 2025

–          Revaluation reports of the year 2024 for individual taxpayers subject to real profit and partnerships till the 30th December 2025

–          Revaluation reports of the years of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 for corporations till the 30th December 2025.

MoF decision #899-1 dated 29 Oct. 2025-Extension of FY 2024 CIT filling for individuals on real profit and partnerships till 30 Dec. 2025

MoF notification #3843/1 dated 10 Oct 2025 reminding the tax filling deadlines of Q3 2025

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) notification # 3843/S1 issued on the 10th October 2025 reminding the deadlines for the tax filling of the Tax on salaries, VAT and fiscal stamp duty for the 3rd quarter of the year 2025. The MoF is highlighting in this notification that these deadlines will not be extended and that taxpayers should abide by these deadlines to avoid penalties and other measures.
MoF decision #899-1 dated 29 Oct. 2025-Extension of FY 2024 CIT filling for individuals on real profit and partnerships till 30 Dec. 2025

MoF decisions #843/1, 844/1 & 845/1dated 1st Oct. 2025 – Electronic communication with the MoF

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued on the 1st October 2025 the following decisions establishing the procedure to communicate electronically with the MoF for any formality with the relevant email address of each department according to the categories of taxes:

–          MoF decision # 843/1 for all general formalities, income tax, tax on salaries, inheritance tax, etc…

–          MoF decision # 844/1 for formalities related to Value Added Tax

–          MoF decision # 845/1 for formalities related to Built Property Tax and real estate related matters.

 

In the MoF notification # 3694 dated 3rd October 2025, the Minister of Finance requests from the heads of the MoF departments to provide him with a follow-up list of the pending real estate formalities every 15 days, especially regarding the rent value, to make sure that these formalities are executed in due time.

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MoF decision #899-1 dated 29 Oct. 2025-Extension of FY 2024 CIT filling for individuals on real profit and partnerships till 30 Dec. 2025

Decree #964 dated 4 Sep. 2025 – Temporary schooling allowances

The Ministry of Labor Decree # 964 published in the Official Gazette #38 on the 4th September 2025 (attached scanned copy), defining the schooling allowances for students in public schools and universities to LBP 4,000,000 (with a maximum of LBP 12,000,000) and for students in private schools and universities to LBP 12,000,000 (with a maximum of LBP 36,000,000 i.e. for 3 children). These schooling allowances are similar to those defined by the Ministry of Labor Decree #13225 dated 5 April 2024 and are effective from the publication date of this Decree in the Official Gazette.
MoF decision #899-1 dated 29 Oct. 2025-Extension of FY 2024 CIT filling for individuals on real profit and partnerships till 30 Dec. 2025

MoF decision #768/1 dated 3 Sep. 2025 – Reductions on tax penalties related to Q2 2025 till 30 September 2025

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) decision # 768/1 dated 3rd September 2025 (attached a scanned copy) has granted rebates on tax penalties on tax adjustments (whether issued and notified by the MoF or not yet issued) related to the 2nd quarter of the year 2025 till the 30th September 2025.

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MoF decision #899-1 dated 29 Oct. 2025-Extension of FY 2024 CIT filling for individuals on real profit and partnerships till 30 Dec. 2025

NSSF Memo #805 dated 22 Aug. 2025 cancels Memo #801 and sets the NSSF ceiling at LBP 120 million

The NSSF Memo # 805 dated 22nd August 2025 (attached a scanned copy) has cancelled the section 3 of the First article of the previous NSSF Memo #801 dated 1/8/2025 by applying the provisions of the Decree #887 dated 14 August 2025 and published in the Official Gazette #36 dated 21 August 2025.

 According to this NSSF Memo, the NSSF ceiling for the Sickness & Maternity contributions is set at LBP 120,000,000 (instead of LBP 140 million in the previous Memo) starting from the 1st August 2025

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MoF decision #899-1 dated 29 Oct. 2025-Extension of FY 2024 CIT filling for individuals on real profit and partnerships till 30 Dec. 2025

MoF decisions #734/1 & 735/1 dated 21 Aug. 2025 – Extension of FY 2023 & 2024 income tax filling deadlines till 31 Oct. 2025

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued on the 21st August 2025 the following decisions extending the tax filing deadline till the 31st October 2025:

1)      MoF decision #734/1 (attached a scanned copy): Extension of the deadline for the filing and the payment of the Corporate Income Tax, the related Ultimate Beneficiary Owner (UBO) and the yearly non-resident tax (Form G5) declarations of the fiscal years 2023 and 2024 till the 31st October 2025.

2)      MoF decision #735/1: Extension of the deadline for the filling of the annual declaration forms (including the UBO M18 form) for the fiscal year 2024 for taxpayers subject to income tax based on the real profit basis and institutions who are exempt from income tax (including associations and NGOs) and adopting the accrual basis of accounting and the payment of the related tax as well as for submitting the annual non-resident tax (G5 form) due as per article 41 and 42 of the income tax law till the 31st October 2025.

 The MoF decision #734/1 will also automatically extend the deadline for submitting the Fixed Assets and Inventory Revaluation reports of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 according to the Law #330 till the 31st October 2025.

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