Service 04
Tax Services — Income Tax & VAT
Qatari income tax, withholding tax, Dhareeba compliance, transaction tax and forward planning for VAT and e-invoicing.
Introduction
Qatar's tax environment is narrower than most, and changing. Income tax applies to profit attributable to foreign ownership at 10%; withholding tax at 5% catches certain payments to non-residents; and VAT, while not yet enacted, is close enough that readiness is now a live agenda item.
We handle registration and filing through the General Tax Authority's Dhareeba portal, defend positions on audit, and prepare businesses for what is coming — e-invoicing first, VAT after.
Who it is for
- Foreign-owned entities and branches subject to the 10% income tax
- Qatari and GCC-owned groups with foreign shareholders or partners
- Businesses making regular payments to non-resident suppliers
- QFC and free-zone entities needing regime-specific treatment
- Companies preparing for VAT and e-invoicing ahead of enactment
Capabilities
How we deliver this.
Engagements are usually scoped around one of these, then extended as the picture becomes clearer.
Registration & return filing
GTA registration, tax card issuance and renewal, annual income tax returns, withholding tax returns and contract reporting via Dhareeba.
Tax consulting & planning
Entity and ownership structuring across mainland, QFC and free-zone regimes, treaty analysis, and forecasting of the effective tax position.
Compliance & controversy
Compliance calendars, health checks, responses to GTA queries, assessments, objections and penalty mitigation.
Transaction, private client & global trade
Tax due diligence, deal structuring, shareholder and family-office matters, and customs and excise considerations on cross-border flows.
Scope of work
What the engagement covers.
- 01Determination of taxable presence, ownership attribution and applicable regime
- 02GTA registration, tax card management and Dhareeba portal administration
- 03Preparation and filing of income tax and withholding tax returns
- 04Withholding tax analysis on cross-border payments and treaty relief claims
- 05VAT readiness assessment: contracts, pricing, systems and cash-flow impact
- 06E-invoicing readiness review ahead of the anticipated mandate
- 07Support through GTA audits, information requests and objections
Deliverables
What you receive.
- Filed income tax and withholding tax returns with supporting computations
- Tax compliance calendar and status tracker
- Structuring and planning memoranda
- VAT readiness roadmap with system and contract actions
- E-invoicing gap assessment
- Correspondence and submissions to the GTA
Related services
Often engaged alongside this.
Book a consultation
Let's look at your numbers.
A first conversation costs nothing and usually clarifies more than a proposal. Tell us what you are dealing with — a filing deadline, an audit, a funding round — and we will tell you plainly whether we can help.