Tax Alert:

New Function for Tax Declaring Accruals in E-Filing System

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Instruction No. 37706 GDT

Dated 2 December 2025

On 2 December 2025, The General Department of Taxation (“GDT”) has issued Instruction No. 37706 on the Procedures for Tax Declaration of Transactions Incurred and Recorded in Accounting Prior to Payment in the Online Business Tax Filing System (e-Filing).
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This initiative aligns with the modernization of GDT’s IT system and aims to facilitate compliance with accrual-based accounting under Cambodian International Financial Reporting Standards (“CIFRS”).

Key Highlights

·       New functionality: Taxpayers can now declare income and expense transactions incurred before payment, as well as transactions based on actual invoices, through the e-Filing system.

 

·       Accrual accounting requirement: Taxpayers must record transactions in sequence as they occur, regardless of payment status. For withholding tax purposes, expenses must be recorded monthly based on economic activities, and deemed paid once recorded.

 

·       Procedures

1.      Login to e-filing: Use existing credentials and follow standard monthly filing steps.

2.     Access functions:

-        List of Purchase and Sale Journal

-        List of Withholding Tax

-        Click “Add New” and select relevant options.

3.     Record transactions:

-        Tick “"” for accrued expense or income boxes for transactions incurred prior to payment.

-        Enter required details and save.

4.     Offset with actual invoices:

-        Tick “"” If  you possess an accrual voucheran accrual voucher exists.

-        Use “Add Accrual Voucher” to link actual invoices with previously declared accruals.

 

5.     Complete monthly tax return: Continue as per existing monthly filing procedures.

 

For more details and assistance in reviewing your tax obligations under this instruction, please contact us.

 

Instruction No. 37706 GDT

Instruction No. 37706 GDT

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