16-Jun-2019

The General Manager of Income and Sales Tax Department Hassam
Abu Ali presented Saturday to the industrial sector of the billing and control
system, which will be implemented at the beginning of next July.
Abu Ali said in a meeting organized by the Jordan Chamber of
Industry in its headquarters that the new income tax law is the reference to
the issuance of the billing system, and will not have a link with the sales
tax, pointing out that the system came in accordance with the consensus of
various economic sectors and community groups.
He pointed out that the economic activities called for the
adoption of a unified billing system for all economic establishments operating
in the Kingdom, pointing out that there was no notice of "billing"
when the new income tax law was submitted for discussion.
He explained that the billing system will not arrange any
additional financial costs to those charged with applying it and to each person
selling a commodity or the service of its application, pointing out that the
majority of industrial facilities deal with the bill system.
He stressed that Article 5 of the system is considered the
backbone in its application because it specified the pillars of the bill, and
stressed the seller of any commodity or service not less than one dinar
organization and issuance of an invoice in at least two copies containing many
data, indicating that the new system will not cancel what It is currently
provided harmony with its texts.
He pointed out that the penalty of non-issuance of the
invoice is the right of the judiciary because it falls within the cases of tax
evasion dealt with by the Income Tax Law, and will not be the mandate of the
auditor, pointing out that the role of income tax department and sales
awareness of the obligation to issue the bill.
According to Abu Ali, it is excluded from organizing and
issuing the established invoice whose purpose is the commercial register, the
company register, the profession license (grocery store), the mini market, the
supermarket or the shop. Dinars per year.
Also excluded from the organization and issuance of the
invoice owners of trades whose sales or revenues of each of the craft is less
than 30 thousand dinars per year and any other groups or categories determined
by the instructions issued by the Minister of Finance for this purpose.
Abu Ali explained that Article 4 indicated that the system
and for the implementation of its provisions was adopted invoice in all forms,
whether paper or computerized or electronic, indicating that the duration of
the retention of the bill was set four years, which is the same period provided
by the legislation in force.
He pointed out that Article 9 of the system assured each
vendor that the Income and Sales Tax Department was able to transfer all data
and information related to invoices electronically through the competent unit,
stressing that this would not impose financial burdens on the taxpayers.
The head of the Jordan Chamber of Industry, Fathi al-Jaghbir
stressed the need to overcome the procedural issues facing the national
industry, referring to the promises of the government to provide justice to the
industry, especially with regard to the tax it suffered during the past years
and did not do justice.
He pointed out that many of the inputs of industrial
production pay a tax of 16 percent while the imported product and factory final
pay a tax of 4 percent.
He pointed out that the chamber began about two weeks ago to
work on the system of tax incentives for the national industry, noting that the
draft system of tax incentives prepared by the government in the current format
will not benefit the national industry.
Al-Jaghbir explained that the discussions held today on the
system of tax incentives in order to reach a system that benefits the national
industry, pointing to the existence of government promises to implement the
system retroactively since the beginning of this year.
During the meeting, Abu Ali responded to queries and
observations made by the attendees about the stability of economic legislation,
the non-imposition of new taxes and the sale of the future, and those who are
charged with implementing the system and the exception of small industrial
enterprises and treat them such as grocery and other topics. The General Manager of Income and Sales Tax Department Hassam
Abu Ali presented Saturday to the industrial sector of the billing and control
system, which will be implemented at the beginning of next July.
Abu Ali said in a meeting organized by the Jordan Chamber of
Industry in its headquarters that the new income tax law is the reference to
the issuance of the billing system, and will not have a link with the sales
tax, pointing out that the system came in accordance with the consensus of
various economic sectors and community groups.
He pointed out that the economic activities called for the
adoption of a unified billing system for all economic establishments operating
in the Kingdom, pointing out that there was no notice of "billing"
when the new income tax law was submitted for discussion.
He explained that the billing system will not arrange any
additional financial costs to those charged with applying it and to each person
selling a commodity or the service of its application, pointing out that the
majority of industrial facilities deal with the bill system.
He stressed that Article 5 of the system is considered the
backbone in its application because it specified the pillars of the bill, and
stressed the seller of any commodity or service not less than one dinar
organization and issuance of an invoice in at least two copies containing many
data, indicating that the new system will not cancel what It is currently
provided harmony with its texts.
He pointed out that the penalty of non-issuance of the
invoice is the right of the judiciary because it falls within the cases of tax
evasion dealt with by the Income Tax Law, and will not be the mandate of the
auditor, pointing out that the role of income tax department and sales
awareness of the obligation to issue the bill.
According to Abu Ali, it is excluded from organizing and
issuing the established invoice whose purpose is the commercial register, the
company register, the profession license (grocery store), the mini market, the
supermarket or the shop. Dinars per year.
Also excluded from the organization and issuance of the
invoice owners of trades whose sales or revenues of each of the craft is less
than 30 thousand dinars per year and any other groups or categories determined
by the instructions issued by the Minister of Finance for this purpose.
Abu Ali explained that Article 4 indicated that the system
and for the implementation of its provisions was adopted invoice in all forms,
whether paper or computerized or electronic, indicating that the duration of
the retention of the bill was set four years, which is the same period provided
by the legislation in force.
He pointed out that Article 9 of the system assured each
vendor that the Income and Sales Tax Department was able to transfer all data
and information related to invoices electronically through the competent unit,
stressing that this would not impose financial burdens on the taxpayers.
The head of the Jordan Chamber of Industry, Fathi al-Jaghbir
stressed the need to overcome the procedural issues facing the national
industry, referring to the promises of the government to provide justice to the
industry, especially with regard to the tax it suffered during the past years
and did not do justice.
He pointed out that many of the inputs of industrial
production pay a tax of 16 percent while the imported product and factory final
pay a tax of 4 percent.
He pointed out that the chamber began about two weeks ago to
work on the system of tax incentives for the national industry, noting that the
draft system of tax incentives prepared by the government in the current format
will not benefit the national industry.
Al-Jaghbir explained that the discussions held today on the
system of tax incentives in order to reach a system that benefits the national
industry, pointing to the existence of government promises to implement the
system retroactively since the beginning of this year.
During the meeting, Abu Ali responded to queries and
observations made by the attendees about the stability of economic legislation,
the non-imposition of new taxes and the sale of the future, and those who are
charged with implementing the system and the exception of small industrial
enterprises and treat them such as grocery and other topics.
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