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Bahrain<br />

Taxing authority and tax law<br />

Taxing authority: Ministry of Finance.<br />

Tax law: The Income Tax Law 1 (ITL) ratified by the Amiri Decree No. 22/1979.<br />

Currently, there are no <strong>transfer</strong> <strong>pricing</strong> regulations and rulings in Bahrain. However, Bahrain has entered into double taxation<br />

treaties (DTTs), with approximately 39 countries, which contain an article that resembles Article 9 OECD Model Tax Convention on<br />

“Associated Enterprises”.<br />

Countries with which DTTs are in force include Algeria, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Bermuda, Brunei, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic,<br />

Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco,<br />

Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Seychelles, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom,<br />

Uzbekistan and Yemen.<br />

Bahrain has also entered into DTTs with Belgium, Sri Lanka and Sudan, which have not yet come into force.<br />

1 The application of Bahrain Income Tax Law is limited to the companies engaged in the exploration, production or refining of oil and other natural hydrocarbons in Bahrain.<br />

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