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Violation of the conditions of participation in the Astana Hub Technopark: important lessons for participants

Astana Hub is not just a platform for the development of IT companies. This is an ecosystem where each participant receives unique opportunities for growth: tax benefits, access to the community and experts, as well as support in promoting their products. However, along with this comes an important obligation — to strictly follow the rules of participation.

The Technopark has a special Monitoring service. Her task is not only to monitor the activities of the participants, but also to help them avoid mistakes. For this purpose, analyses of real cases of violations are regularly published. These are not "punitive measures", but rather lessons that allow other participants to understand in advance what should be avoided.

Example of a violation

In one of the recent cases, it was revealed that a participant in the Technopark, in addition to the announced IT projects, began provide:

● General consulting services (advice, recommendations and clarifications),

● Non-ICT staff training.

At first glance, it may seem that this is a harmless business expansion. But the rules of participation in the Astana Hub very clearly limit the types of activities to a list of priority areas. Consulting and training outside the field of ICT are not included there. Accordingly, such actions were recognized as a violation.

Tax benefits: an important caveat

Separately, it is worth recalling that the Rules apply from January 1, 2023 CPN approved by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan. They allow participants to reduce the amount of corporate income tax by 100%, but only if the income is received.:

● from intellectual property objects,

● or from providing services in the field of informatization.

The key condition is that the exclusive property rights to intellectual property must belong to the participant himself. Otherwise, the benefit will not be applied.

Conclusions and recommendations

Experience has shown that even successful companies can break the rules simply out of carelessness. To avoid such risks, the Monitoring Service recommends:

● carefully compare the types of your activities with the List of priority areas,

● register exclusive intellectual property rights ,

● if in doubt, consult with the Technopark in advance so as not to get into a situation where tax benefits will be lost, and participation in Astana Hub has been questioned.

Astana Hub is an environment where the rules work for you. By complying with them, you not only preserve benefits, but also strengthen your company's reputation as a reliable partner in the country's largest IT community .