Egypt - Apply for Airport Tax

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for the Airport tax, the applicant must first register himself as a taxpayer at the nearby tax office at the Airport of departure.
   • Tourist Card is included in the price of your holiday and will be sent to you prior to your departure. However if you are departing within the next 72 hours you must collect the Tourist card (airport Tax) from the airport on departure.
   • In this case, you go to a nearby tax office and obtain an application for registration form and fill it in completely; fee is US$25 at approved bank kiosks within airport arrival halls, before reaching immigration counters,
   • Accompanied with proof of identity, submit the filled form to the tax office;
   • Upon submission of documents, your passport photo and finger prints shall be captured by the tax officers;
   • Upon verification of submitted details, a taxpayers identification number (TIN) is issued to you.
2. Then you can proceed with paying the Airport tax either as you purchase the ticket or pay it separately at the tax officer at the airport under the self Assessment system.
3. You can either pay the airport tax in person or you can contact an authorized tax agent to file returns on your behalf.
4. You / your agent should start the filing process by computing the tax liabilities required at the airport; in this case, you shall be required to make sure that an assessment of taxes payable is done, and then you make payment for the tax(es) due in any designated bank or at the Tax office at the airport or add the cost on the Air ticket.
5. Thereafter obtain the appropriate return form for the Airport Tax you wish to file, fill it completely and submit it with an assessment notice and evidence of payment to the tax authority;
6. When the tax authority receives documents, they are assessed to ensure that each and every detail has been filled in the form;
   

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Required Documents

• Tax Invoices
• Payment Slips
• Companies filing monthly Airport tax Returns must also provide
• Audited financial statements;
• Capital allowances computation;
• Evidence of direct payment of the whole tax due into a bank designated for the payment of tax
• Detailed statement of profits from each transaction
• Audited financial statements and tax computations (non-resident companies)
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Egyptian Tax Authority
Extension of Ramsis Street,
Abbassiya, Cairo
Tel: +20 2 2342 8886;
Tel: +20 2 2342 8010;
Tel: +20 2 2342 8032;
Tel: +20 2 2342 8830;
Tel: +20 2 2342 8840

Ministry of Civil Aviation
Cairo Airport rd., Salah Salem st, Cairo
Fax Number: 22679470
Phone:202-22677610202-22677611202-22677612202-22677613202-22677614
For Suggestions: [email protected]
For complaints: [email protected]
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Eligibility

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Fees

Departure tax: $25 payable at the airport

Validity

The tax is valid for a 1 return journey.

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Processing Time

Instant processing while buying tickets.

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Need for the Document

All Travelers in Egypt are required to pay airport tax.

Information which might help

• Egypt, which has seen a massive downturn in tourism due to political unrest since the 2011 revolution, the government decided to introduce a new tax the Airport Tax.<
• Egypt crisis has taken a disastrous toll on the economy, starving the country of income and much needed foreign currency which forced the government to introduce a $25 Airport Tax. The cost, which is being added on to flight ticket prices and doesn't need to be paid when leaving the country, is being passed on from airlines to holidaymakers, who already pay 15 to enter Egypt.
  

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