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Namibia Publishes Income Tax and VAT Amendments Including Formal Thin Cap Rule and Other Changes

13 January 2023

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Namibia

Namibia published the Income Tax Amendment Act, 2022 (Act No. 13 of 2022) on 29 December 2022. One of the key measures is the introduction of a formal thin capitalization rule in Section 95A of the Income Tax Act (ITA) with a three-to-one (3:1) debt-equity ratio. The rule provides that where a resident company receives financial assistance from any non-resident company or person that has an interest, either alone or together with an associate, of not less than 25% of the dividends, profits, or capital of the recipient resident company,  and the aggregate of all such financial assistance exceeds the ratio...