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The Legal System Of Charities And Other Social Entities In Jordan, Mwaffaq Almahameed
The Legal System Of Charities And Other Social Entities In Jordan, Mwaffaq Almahameed
UAEU Law Journal
The 1966 Jordanian Charities and Other SocialEntities law No (33) and its subsequent modifications regulates and overseesall matters related to the registration and practice of charities and socialgroups. Moreover, the 1985 Income Tax Law No. (57) and its modifications holds a series of incentives directed towards charities and other socialgroups; these incentives which include income derived from non profit activities, subscriptions and grants are ceded special treatment in the form of deductions that must not go beyond a certain percentage of the total taxed income. That being the case, it is necessary to identify the meaning of the terms “charities’ …