The General Tax Authority called on all taxpayers who meet the conditions to benefit from the initiative to exempt financial penalties after its extension until December 31. The authority confirmed on its official account on the social networking site «X» that this exceptional opportunity allows the settlement of tax conditions, and avoid the accumulation of more financial penalties, and all the conditions of the initiative and registration procedures can be found through a tax platform.
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 has announced the achievement of the 100% exemption initiative to exempt from financial penalties, in line with its goals of alleviating financial burdens on companies, enhancing the culture of voluntary tax compliance with companies, increasing the efficiency and transparency of the tax system and supporting sustainable development plans in the country.
The initiative resulted in the granting of exemptions of a total value of more than 900 million riyals for more than 4,000 taxpayers who benefited from the multiple advantages it provides.
These numbers clearly reflect the great demand by those charged with benefiting from this opportunity that the authority provides to enable companies to comply with tax smoothly and reconcile their conditions with the laws and tax regulations in the state.
In an effort to enhance the benefit of the advantages of the initiative, the authority was keen to simplify the conditions and conditions for it, so that it includes the completion of the registration process in the electronic “tax” portal, and the completion of updating all the data of the taxpayer, and providing all tax declarations and financial data required, in addition to the pledge to commit to submitting the declarations and paying taxes on their dates during the next three years. In turn, the authority undertakes the careful examination of all requests that were submitted during the initiative’s validity period, and notify applicants as a result of their requests through their own accounts on the electronic tax platform.
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.