The General Authority for Taxes called on taxpayers, individuals and companies, to submit a simplified tax return and learn about the submission mechanism via the “Taxa” platform, through the user guide that explains the necessary steps and requirements. This came through a post by the authority on the social media platform X.
The Authority explained on its website that the companies that are not obligated to appoint an auditing office and can submit a simplified tax return are companies that are 100% owned by Qataris or citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, provided that they prove residency in the State of Qatar, and that their capital is less than 1 million riyals and their revenues during the year are less than 5 million riyals.
Home projects
Owners of licensed home projects must register with the tax office, which are projects in which the owners base their homes and carry out their activities. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has granted them licenses to conduct business in homes.
These are projects that consist of activities that do not require high costs, rely primarily on personal skills, do not use disturbing equipment or dangerous materials, and their goal is to obtain a degree of profit and save living costs for the licensee and his family.
To facilitate the owners of these projects, a ministerial decision was issued stipulating the abolition of the requirement to place an identification sign at the entrance to the house licensed to practice the activity, while not placing any advertising or promotional signs on the house or its external walls, and placing flags or ribbon signs is prohibited.
This comes as an incentive for small business owners, and to facilitate license applicants to conduct business in homes, as placing the identification plate may expose the residents of the home licensed to practice the activity in it or part of it to embarrassment, and be a reason for not requesting a license, given the privacy considerations of the Qatari community, and to preserve the continuity of the work of home projects.
Granting licenses to practice businesses at home aims to regulate the practice of commercial activities from home, open opportunities for entrepreneurs and small business owners, encourage them to be creative, develop and support their abilities and ideas, and invest in their own projects, by allowing them to practice some commercial activities from their homes, which constitutes an incentive to expand and develop their projects, open shops, and contribute to economic development and economic diversification.
Tax portal
Taxes confirmed that the simplified tax return can be submitted independently without the need to appoint an audit office, through the electronic tax portal or the tax application.
“Tax” is an electronic system that links the General Tax Authority and its partners from the relevant government agencies, and taxpayers (taxpayers), and manages, calculates and reviews the various types of taxes. It also helps taxpayers know the procedures for their transactions, in accordance with the tax laws in Qatar.