ArmInfo. In January-August 2026, a total of 205.5 billion drams in debit funds was returned to 3,588 VAT payers. This was reported by the press service of the State Revenue Committee.
According to the source, the funds were returned in 9,793 cases. During the same period in 2025, 176.4 billion drams was returned to 2,458 taxpayers, but in 5,951 cases. Compared with the same period of the previous year, the amount of refunds in 2026 increased by 29.1 billion drams, or 16.5%, while the number of cases increased by 3,078, or 64.6%.
The State Revenue Committee reminded that, since January 1, 2025, under a government decision, based on the results of each reporting period, the refund amount, if it is formed as a result of VAT calculations and is not considered risky in accordance with the established criteria, is credited to the taxpayer’s unified account within one day, without an inspection and automatically. As a result of the development, application and continuous improvement of tools in accordance with state risk assessment criteria, 62.3 billion drams was automatically returned to taxpayers in 5,286 cases during the eight months of 2026, whereas during the same period in 2025, the automatic refund figures were 1,202 cases and 10.4 billion drams. Thus, the number of automatic refund cases increased by 4,084, or 339.8%, while the refund amount increased by 51.9 billion drams, or 498.6%. In 2026, automatic refunds accounted for 30.3% of the total refund amount, compared with 5.9% in the previous year; in terms of the total number of cases, this share was 54.0%, compared with 20.2% in the previous year. At the same time, in June, July and August 2026, automatically refunded amounts accounted for 44.5%, 37.5% and 59.5%, respectively, of the total amount refunded.
The increase in the automatic refund indicator demonstrates improved tax discipline among VAT payers and the continuous improvement of the tax reporting submission process in accordance with legislative requirements.
