HoR Law No. 1-2025 on the repeal of statute of limitations for state-owned tax liabilities

House of Representatives (HoR)

Law No. (1) of 2025

Law issuance date: 23 January 2025

Article (1)

Article 25 of the Income Tax Law No. (7) of 2010 has been amended as follows:

The State’s right to claim the receivables to which it is entitled under the provisions of this Act does not lapse upon the expiration of the statute of limitations, and the provision of this article applies to all cases of the statute of limitations that have not yet expired.

Conclusion: The seven-year statute of limitations specified in Article 25 of the Income Tax Law No. 7/2010 has been repealed, and paragraph (1) above applies to all cases where the statute of limitations has not yet expired.

Below is the link to the full text of the Law (Law Society of Libya website):

https://lawsociety.ly/legislation/%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%85-1-%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9-2025-%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%A3%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%85-7/