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Kazakhstan's tax authorities have issued new guidelines clarifying the rules around money transfers between spouses, aiming to alleviate concerns that such transactions could be misinterpreted as undeclared business activities.

Dina Kussainova, head of the individual income administration department at the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance, stated that large money transfers between married couples will no longer attract the attention of tax authorities or be viewed as signs of hidden business operations.

No Limits on Family Transfers

According to Kussainova, current tax regulations do not impose any restrictions on the amount or frequency of money transfers within a family. Spouses can transfer any sum, even millions of tenge, to each other without fear of tax implications.

Furthermore, situations where family members regularly transfer funds to each other for household expenses, children's education, or mortgage payments will not be grounds for tax investigation.

What Tax Authorities Monitor

The primary criterion for tax scrutiny remains the structure of incoming funds, not the nature of family relationships. The key indicator that might trigger attention is when money comes from a large number of diverse senders – approximately 100 or more individuals.

"In this situation, you are a single individual sending money to your spouse. Regardless of the amount... your spouse is guaranteed not to fall under the control criteria," Kussainova explained.

Consequently, money transfers within a family are now considered outside the tax risk zone and are not treated as indicators of entrepreneurial activity.

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