The General Tax Authority has announced the extension of the application period for the initiative of exemption from financial penalties by 100% until December 31, 2025, with the aim of providing the opportunity for the largest possible number of charged with benefiting from the available exemptions. This is as a result of the increasing demand to benefit from it and in the interest of supporting the taxpayers and enabling them to correct their conditions, and the authority provides the mandates the opportunity to apply for the initiative through the electronic tax platform and continues to provide support and guidance services in a way that enhances the principle of transparency and contributes to the consolidation of the culture of tax compliance.
The initiative achieved positive results, as more than 7,000 taxpayers were exempted from financial penalties exceeding 1.6 billion Qatari riyals, and more than 56,000 tax declarations were submitted, including late declarations that were not submitted on the tax periods from 2014 to 2024, which contributed greatly to raising the percentage of tax compliance.
The initiative recorded a high benefit rate by companies and project owners who were able to correct their conditions and benefit from complete exemption from financial penalties. The beneficiary companies included several vital sectors, which reflects the comprehensiveness of the initiative and its broad impact on supporting the various components of the national economy.
In this context, the commission invites those charged with benefiting from the initiative through a tax platform, as it is considered one of the qualitative initiatives launched by the authority to enable those charged with settling their tax conditions, through a complete exemption of 100% of the financial sanctions resulting from the delay in registration, submitting declarations, or payment of dues, in accordance with specific controls and conditions.
The authority emphasized that the initiative succeeded in enhancing voluntary compliance, by providing a clear and practical opportunity to correct the tax situation easily and easily, which enhances the efficiency of the tax system and establishes the relationship based on confidence and partnership between the authority and the costs.
On the other hand, yesterday witnessed a great demand from those charged with the initiative to exempt financial penalties and submit the tax declaration, and a large number of charged with the declarations and requests for exemption through a tax platform after the facilities submitted by the General Tax Authority submitted, whether the simplified tax declaration that the project owner registers his data or the approval of companies that need an auditor and external auditor.
Tax portal
A “tax” is an electronic system that links the General Authority for Taxes and its partners from the relevant government agencies, and the taxpayers (taxpayers), and manages different types of taxes, their account and review, and also helps the taxpayers to know the procedures related to their transactions, according to the tax laws in Qatar.
The electronic tax portal aims to provide the best tax services and provide them effectively and easy, and manages and accounts for different types of taxes, and also helps the taxpayers to know the procedures for their transactions electronically in a way that contributes to achieving better results in general, and also saves the time and effort to benefit from the services of the authority, the most important of which is: issuing the tax card and appointing the representative of the taxpayer. The system provides integrated and soft services that provide companies with the opportunity to verify the validity of tax declarations and all the required documents and documents, and to facilitate the process of paying taxes through an approved electronic portal.
In addition to the companies receiving immediate notices and alerts regarding their transactions, with the aim of reducing the expected errors when submitting new requests, as it saves time and effort in case of need to submit documents or documents required to complete previous transactions.
The General Tax Authority confirmed that the tax declaration is mandatory for everyone who owns a company or a home project. And that the “tax” platform is the first step for tax compliance.
The authority revealed that all taxpayers are encouraged to submit late tax declarations through the “tax” platform and benefit from the initiative to exempt from financial penalties by 100%.
The General Tax Authority aims to strengthen an effective tax system that enhances sustainable development and keeps pace with international best practices in tax to support the national economy and perpetuate the principle of justice and tax certainty.
Taxes indicated that the obligatory compliance is all companies, including companies, large, medium and small institutions, free business and home projects.