Criticism and Assessment of Managers' Responsibility for the Company's Tax Liabilities Based on the Legal Bill to Amend a Part of the Commercial Law and the Direct Taxes Law

Document Type : Review

Authors
Nima Rezaei 1
Mohammad Shojaei Far 2
Amirhasan Abolhasani 3
1 Master's student in private law, Tabnak University, Lamard, Iran (Corresponding Author)
2 PhD student in private law, Islamic Azad University, Najaf Abad Branch, Najaf Abad, Iran
3 Ph.D. in criminal law and criminology, lecturer at Tabnak University, Lamerd, Iran
10.22034/lc.2024.435133.1432
Abstract
The CEO and members of the board of directors of legal entities, including companies subject to the Commercial Law, in the Direct Taxes Law of 1985, have tax responsibilities and duties that have been determined during their tenure. Currently, tax is considered as one of the government's sources of income, which in the law of direct taxes considers Iranian legal entities subject to income tax for all the income they earn. Therefore, the main goal of this research is to investigate and evaluate the responsibility of the managers of commercial companies for tax liabilities according to the amendment bill and the law of direct taxes, which was done using the descriptive-analytical method. The findings of this research show that according to Articles 125 and 128 of the law amending a part of the trade law and 198 and 202 of the law on direct taxes, managers of legal entities pay income tax, value added tax and other taxes that legal entities They are obliged to deduct and collect or pay it collectively or individually together with the responsible legal entity.
Keywords
Joint-Stock Companies
Directors' Responsibility
Direct Taxes
Subjects