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Tax and legal alerts as they are issued, English translations of new Egyptian decrees, and longer guides — written and signed by the partners who do the work.
Seven Egyptian laws in force since 29 July 2026: rent of premises for managing an activity bears VAT, the dispute window shuts in December, stamp duty is due on losing trades.
Law 149 of 2026 brings the rent on a shop or office from which a business is run into VAT at 14%: what stays exempt, who in practice bears the tax, and what to review in leases.
Bad debts up to EGP 10,000 deductible without litigation, the ETA's burden of proof on a property disposal's value, a fixed settlement for firms up to EGP 10m, a 15% IPO incentive.
Residents return to stamp duty on sales of listed shares at 0.5 per thousand instead of capital gains tax; the non-resident rate falls from 1.25 to 0.5; same-day trades bear 0.25.
Law 152 of 2026 extends Egypt's tax dispute settlement window to 31 December 2026. We set out who qualifies and how to apply, and why Law 5 of 2025 is no longer available.