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, and the authority revealed that all those charged with submitting the late tax decisions via the “tax” platform and benefiting from the initiative to exempt from financial penalties by 100% before the end of the period specified on August 31, 2025.
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.
Types of taxes in Qatar
1 income tax
It is an annual tax that imposes 10% on the total income of the taxpayer, which is arising from sources in the State of Qatar during the previous tax year. The tax is also imposed at no less than 35% for petroleum operations and activities related to petrochemical industries.
The income tax includes the following:
Capital profit tax:
It is a tax that applies to the capital profits achieved by people who are residing and non -residents in the state, which is:
The total income arising from the disposal of real estate in the state.
The income arising from the disposal of stocks or the classes of companies residing in the country.
The income arising from the behavior of any material or non -material assets of activity is practiced in the state.
Destruction from the source:
The deduction tax from the source represents the income tax due to enter the non -resident persons in the state and not related to a permanent facility. Where the tax is subject to a final deduction from the source, royalties, benefits and commissions and for the services that are totally or partially completed in the state, and paid to non -residents in exchange for activities that are not related to a permanent facility in the state, as the services are completed in the country as long as they are used, consumed or used in the state even if they are carried out fully or partially outside the state, according to what is determined by the regulations, and the price of the tax (5%) of the amount The total paid to non -residents against activities is not related to a permanent facility in the country.
2 selective tax:
It is a tax imposed on certain goods that are harmful to health and the environment, with the intention of limiting their consumption, the selective tax categories:
Tobacco products by 100%
Energy drinks by 100%
Soft drinks by 50%
Submission
The tax is imposed annually on the total income achieved by a resident taxpayer or a permanent facility for an activity in the country.
The tax is also imposed annually on the total income achieved by a non -resident cost and has no permanent facility in the state, if its activity in an integrated series is the purchase and sale operations in the country, or its activity represents services in the state.
Tax exemptions
All the following is exempted from the tax:
Qatari citizens residing in the country, companies residing in the country and wholly owned by Qatari citizens, the profits of Qatari citizens in non -Qatari companies residing in the state, agricultural activities and marine fishing in the country, non -Qatari companies for air or marine navigation in the country, provided that it is reciprocated.
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.