{"id":581071,"date":"2023-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/02\/06\/a-temporary-capital-gains-tax-waiver-is-on-the-table-following-the-deval\/"},"modified":"2023-02-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T00:00:00","slug":"a-temporary-capital-gains-tax-waiver-is-on-the-table-following-the-deval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/02\/06\/a-temporary-capital-gains-tax-waiver-is-on-the-table-following-the-deval\/","title":{"rendered":"A temporary capital gains tax waiver is on the table following the deval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EGX investors could be in line for a fresh capital gains tax break: <\/span><span style=\"\">Proposed <\/span><span style=\"\">amendments to the Income Tax Act have been pulled from the House while policymakers consider amending capital gains tax (CGT) rules in response to the current exchange-rate volatility, <\/span><span style=\"\">two government sources<\/span><span style=\"\"> told Enterprise. Under the proposal, CGT on <\/span><span style=\"\">gains<\/span><span style=\"\"> from stock trades made by resident investors <\/span><span style=\"\">in fiscal year 2022 would not be due until after<\/span><span style=\"\"> the new tax legislation is passed. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Policymakers are still mulling additional changes to how the CGT may be implemented, including timing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The thinking: Keep the EGX attractive.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Policymakers are considering setting aside the tax to mitigate the negative impact of the EGP\u2019s devaluation on local investors. Their thinking: Local investors have been at a disadvantage (in EGP buying power terms) compared with foreign investors who were able to take larger positions for less (in USD terms). The currency has fallen sharply against the greenback over the past year on the back of global headwinds and a local FX shortage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">This has institutional backing:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Among those pushing for the tax break are the Egyptian Stock Exchange, the Financial Regulatory Authority, and several undisclosed financial institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">There are no plans to scrap the tax entirely:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The government isn\u2019t planning on reversing its decision to re-introduce the capital gains tax, but policymakers are working on a new package of incentives to drive foreign investment in the market, one source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">This isn\u2019t the first time we\u2019ve seen CGT breaks since its reintroduction: <\/span><span style=\"\">The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/8b55986a-5bf0-4548-a969-7607bcf4f50e\" style=\"\">Madbouly government in March<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> slashed the capital gains tax on gains made from IPOs on the EGX by 50% for a two-year period and created a tax exemption for share-swaps between listed and unlisted companies, as part of an EGP 130 bn stimulus package that followed the March devaluation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">More tax incentives to come: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The state is looking into introducing more incentives to draw investments in securities and investment funds, taking into account exchange rate changes and interest levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The current rules:<\/span><span style=\"\"> A <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/fc92b9f8-5427-446f-a7dc-2960cc4d17a4\" style=\"\">10% capital gains tax<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> on EGX transactions was reintroduced last January for resident investors (foreign investors in the bourse are exempt). Investors pay the tax on net portfolio earnings calculated at the end of the tax year, minus brokerage fees. Policymakers first said they were going ahead with a CGT in 2015, delayed, then set it aside in favour of a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/03\/16\/cabinets-economic-group-approves-stamp-tax\/\" style=\"\">0.125% stamp tax<\/a><\/span><span> in 2017 and shelved the CGT for a three-year period. They then put on hold again until the start of last year thanks to the pandemic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">LOOKING AHEAD- We are bracing for more tax changes in the coming weeks: <\/span><span style=\"\">The Madbouly government is set <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0608a821-bc0e-4919-b623-71600dd17ef7\" style=\"\">to unveil its tax policy document<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the coming few weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The EGX has been on a tear on the back of the devaluation:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The benchmark EGX30 index has risen <\/span><span style=\"\">11.4%<\/span><span style=\"\"> since the start of the year; <\/span><span style=\"\">it was up nearly 20% at the start of last week being hit by a wave of profit-taking.<\/span><span style=\"\"> The index has <\/span><span style=\"\">almost <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">doubled since falling to six-year lows last June. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A capital gains tax waiver is on the table for EGX investors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":581072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7385],"tags":[104,72,274,7313,69,3583],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-581071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-taxation","tag-economy","tag-enterpriseam","tag-house-of-representatives","tag-income-tax","tag-tax","tag-taxation","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"5c0c8ac7-baac-489b-85c5-550cd4ebaec9","order":"0","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/2\/142.jpg","photo_position":"below","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Egypt considers temporary capital gains tax waiver following the deval","related_issue":[581064],"teaser":"A capital gains tax waiver is on the table for EGX investors.","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/ej-content-files\/.4114168e-4970-4c1c-af85-d79c8b6c8781.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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