Astana Hub registration
Astana Hub is Kazakhstan’s international technology park for IT startups.
Participants receive tax relief, government support, access to accelerator programmes and to international markets.
Participant status lets IT companies operate on special terms, cut their tax burden substantially and scale the business.
Value
Benefits
Corporate income tax
Income from accredited IT activities is exempt from corporate income tax.
Value added tax
IT services and software exports are zero-rated for VAT.
Land tax
Astana Hub participants are exempt from land tax on activities within the technology park.
Property tax
Equipment and other assets used in IT work are not subject to property tax.
Customs duties
IT equipment and components are imported free of customs duty.
Process
How it works
01
Reviewing your activities
We check that your project falls within the list of priority ICT activities.
02
Business plan
Preparing the business plan on the technology park’s approved form, describing the project and how it will make money.
03
Application
Registering on the Astana Hub portal and filing the complete pack.
04
Status granted
The committee reviews the application and issues the participant certificate.
05
Tax set-up
Advice on keeping separate accounts and filing returns.