At the latest meeting of the Public Council under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, participants reviewed the activities of the appeals departments and discussed amendments to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Valuation Activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan.”

The discussion was attended by the chairperson, members of the Public Council, and heads of the Ministry’s departments.

During the meeting, the commission reviewed the performance results of the Internal Government Audit Appeals Department for 2025. Over the reporting period, 100 meetings were held, during which 621 objections regarding desk audits and 139 objections to audit reports were reviewed.

It was noted that the commission’s work focuses primarily on ensuring an objective and transparent review of appeals and objections from audited entities, as well as on reducing the number of legal disputes. By the end of the year, most disputed issues had been resolved at the pre-trial stage, which made it possible to restore the rights of individuals and legal entities in 229 cases.

Further measures were also discussed regarding the digitization of appeal review processes, the enhancement of the Appeals Commission’s capabilities, and the improvement of the quality of internal government audits.

The Director of the Appeals Department presented the results of work on tax and customs disputes for 2024–2025 and the first quarter of 2026. The presentation noted that, to ensure transparency, 1,116 decisions have been posted on the official website of the Ministry of Finance, and an additional 732 decisions have been published on the business community’s online resources “Taxes in Kazakhstan,” “Accounting KZ,” the “PARAGRAF” information system, and the Kazakhstan Association of Customs Brokers (Representatives), while 377 representatives of taxpayers and foreign economic activity participants directly participated in the meetings.

As part of a comprehensive set of measures, a list of criteria has been developed to identify invalid transactions for tax audits. In addition, 35 officials have been held accountable for violations committed during tax and customs audits, including 19 auditors, 5 department heads, and 11 division heads. Changes regarding VAT refunds, introduced into the Tax Code as well as the VAT Refund Rules, have also been announced, eliminating discrepancies in the legislation.

The meeting also featured a presentation of the draft law “On Amendments and Additions to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan ‘On Valuation Activities’.” The draft law aims to implement the provisions of the General Approaches, ensuring the functioning of a single market for services free of barriers, exemptions, restrictions, additional requirements, and conditions, as well as to further improve legislation on valuation activities.

In addition, the draft law contains other amendments regarding the clarification and optimization of provisions to ensure alignment with law enforcement practices, aimed at improving the legislation.

The adoption of amendments regarding the establishment of a single market for property appraisal services will create conditions for Kazakhstani appraisers to enter the international market, expand opportunities for professional practice across the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), and enhance the international competitiveness of domestic specialists.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/minfin/press/news/details/1220464?lang=kk