Guides to doing business in Kazakhstan
Company registration, tax, banks and IT in Kazakhstan, explained for foreign founders. Every guide follows the 2026 rules and links to the primary sources. We update them when the law changes.
Company registration
Doing business in Kazakhstan: a practical 2026 guide for foreign founders
How a foreign company starts and runs a business in Kazakhstan in 2026: legal forms, Astana Hub or AIFC, taxes, banking, currency control and visas.
Read →How to register a company in Kazakhstan as a foreigner
How a foreigner registers an LLP in Kazakhstan in 2026: migration status, IIN and e-signature, founder documents, address, egov filing, bank and taxes.
Read →IIN, BIN and EDS in Kazakhstan: what foreigners need and how to get them
What IIN, BIN and EDS are, who needs them and how a foreigner gets them in 2026: in person at a Public Service Centre, and what an eResidency IIN can't do.
Read →What is the AIFC? A plain-English guide for founders
What the Astana International Financial Centre is, how its law and court work, which taxes AIFC companies pay, the fees and the address rule. Updated 2026.
Read →Tax and accounting
Kazakhstan tax rates 2026: corporate, VAT, withholding and income tax
Kazakhstan tax rates for 2026: corporate tax 20%, VAT 16%, withholding tax 5–20%, income tax 10–15%, social tax 6% and the 4% simplified regime.
Read →Kazakhstan's new Tax Code 2026: what changed for companies
Kazakhstan's new Tax Code since 1 January 2026: VAT 16%, VAT threshold of 10,000 MCI, 6% social tax, progressive income tax and simplified regime limits.
Read →Banks and currency control
Can foreigners open a bank account in Kazakhstan? Personal and corporate accounts in 2026
Can foreigners open a bank account in Kazakhstan? Personal and corporate accounts in 2026: documents, remote opening and the checks non-residents face.
Read →Currency control in Kazakhstan: when a contract needs a registration number
When a Kazakh LLP needs a contract registration number, how repatriation deadlines work, rules for foreign accounts and loans, and the fines. 2026 rules.
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