Saudi Arabia Cabinet ratifies BEPS Multilateral Instrument (MLI)

Saudi Arabia signed the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS MCAA) on 9 April 2026, according to an OECD update on 29 July 2026. The update confirms Saudi Arabia's

The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) determined the criteria for selecting the targeted taxpayers in the Twenty-Fifth Wave for implementing the "Integration Phase " of E-invoicing, as it clarified that the Twenty-Fifth Wave included all

Canada and Saudi Arabia have launched negotiations on a bilateral income tax treaty, following an announcement by the Canadian Prime Minister's Office on 9 July 2026. This initiative was announced as part of a broader economic strategy to unlock

Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has announced on 29 June 2026  the Minister of Finance’s decision to extend the "Cancellation of Fines and Exemption of Financial Penalties Initiative" for taxpayers subject to all tax

Bahrain issued Law (32) of 2026 on 14 June 2026, approving the ratification of the income tax treaty with Saudi Arabia. Signed on 3 December 2025, the provisions of the agreement apply to Bahrain corporate income tax as well as Saudi Zakat and

Saudi Arabia's Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA), on 21 June 2026, reminded VAT-registered businesses with revenues from goods and services exceeding SAR 40 million to submit their VAT returns for May 2026 by 30 June 2026. ZATCA urged