Armenia's income declaration reform began two years ago, when the first group of citizens submitted their declarations, Deputy Head of the State Revenue Committee Rafael Gevorgyan said at a press meeting on March 10.

Last year, other groups joined, including hired employees. This year, essentially all remaining citizens must participate. "That is, all residents will essentially become declarants," Gevorgyan said.

He noted that the system is being modernized and simplified. As in previous years, a significant portion of declarations will be transferred to the SRC automatically — if citizens have no additional income to declare beyond what the committee already knows, the declaration will be considered complete. The deadline remains November 1.

Gevorgyan clarified that any citizen who is also an Armenian resident — meaning their center of life interests is in Armenia or they spent more than 182 days in the country during the year — is required to file a declaration.

On the question of loans, he noted that the requirement to declare loans has been abolished by the Ministry of Finance and the Government, and thresholds for transactions have been revised. "For example, two friends go to a café together. One pays the bill, the other reimburses them later. Such cases were never subject to declaration under the law, and even less so now."

Gevorgyan also addressed misinformation circulating in the media, stressing that remittances received from relatives abroad will not be taxed. "Practice has shown, as we said, that nothing of the sort exists — it was an absolute lie," he emphasized.