Qatar: Council of Ministers approve Pillar Two global minimum tax
Qatar's Council of Ministers approved the proposed amendments to the Income Tax Law, on 4 December 2024, for the implementation of measures aligned with the Pillar Two global minimum tax framework. As part of the inclusive framework on Base
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Saudi Arabia approves tax treaty with Qatar
The Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers approved the ratification of the income tax treaty with Qatar on 5 November 2024. The treaty, which is a first of its kind between the two Gulf monarchies, aims to eliminate double taxation, prevention as
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Cambodia, Qatar to negotiate income tax treaty
Representatives from Cambodia and Qatar conducted the initial round of negotiations for an income tax treaty from 21 to 24 October 2024. The meetings were co-chaired by Seng Cheasith, Director of Legislation, Tax Policy, and International Tax
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Qatar approves amending protocol to tax treaty with Norway
Qatar's Council of Ministers approved for ratification the amending protocol to the income tax treaty with Norway on 23 October 2024. Earlier, Norway and Qatar signed an amending protocol to the 2009 Norway—Qatar Income Tax Treaty on 4
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US: Treasury releases list of boycott countries
The US Treasury published a notice in the Federal Register regarding the current list of countries that may necessitate participation in or cooperation with an international boycott on 1 October 2024. The countries identified include Iraq,
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Saudi Arabia ratifies tax treaty with Qatar
Saudi Arabia's Shura Council ratified the income tax treaty with Qatar on 2 October 2024. Previously, Qatar and Saudi Arabia signed an income tax treaty on Thursday, 30 May, 2024. The treaty, which is a first of its kind between the two Gulf
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Estonia ratifies income tax treaty with Qatar
Estonia ratified a tax treaty with Qatar, the Act was published in the Official Gazette on 18 September 2024. It will take effect once the ratification instruments are exchanged and will apply from 1 January of the year after it comes into
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Estonia ratifies income tax treaty with Qatar
The Estonian parliament approved the ratification of the pending income tax treaty with Qatar on 11 September 2024. The treaty was Signed by HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Qatari Minister of Finance, and HE Tiit Riisalo, the Estonian Minister of
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Norway, Qatar sign amending protocol to tax treaty
On 4 September 2024, Norway and Qatar signed an amending protocol to the 2009 Norway—Qatar Income Tax Treaty. This tax treaty aims to prevent double taxation and avoid fiscal evasion regarding taxes on income between the two countries. The
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Indonesia, GCC announce launch of FTA negotiations
Indonesia’s Minister of Trade, Zulkifli Hasan, and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, launched the Indonesia-GCC Free Trade Agreement (I-GCC FTA) negotiations on 31 July, 2024. The event was marked
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Malaysia publishes synthesised text of tax treaty with Qatar under BEPS MLI
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has released the synthesised text of the tax treaty with Qatar, providing clarifications regarding the impact of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion
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Estonia approves income tax treaty with Qatar
Estonia approved the income tax treaty with Qatar on Thursday, 30 May, 2024. The treaty will enhance the tax cooperation between the two nations and will come into force once ratification instruments are exchanged. The tax treaty aims to
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Qatar, UAE sign tax treaty
The Qatar News Agency, in a press release, said that Qatar and the United Arab Emirates signed an income tax treaty on Thursday, 30 May 2024. This treaty is the first between the two Persian Gulf monarchies. The agreement aims to eliminate double
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Qatar, Saudi Arabia sign tax treaty
Qatar and Saudi Arabia signed an income tax treaty on Thursday, 30 May, 2024. The treaty, which is a first of its kind between the two Gulf monarchies, aims to eliminate double taxation, prevention as well as avoidance of tax evasion, promote
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Ivory Coast approves tax treaty with Qatar
The Ivory Coast Council of Ministers ratified the pending income tax treaty with Qatar on Wednesday, 22 May, 2024. Signed initially on 7 December, 2022; this agreement is a first between the two nations. The treaty will come into effect after
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Qatar extends deadline for CbC reports submission
Qatar’s tax authority announced that it is extending the deadline for Qatar-based companies to submit their country-by-country (CbC) reports for the fiscal year 2022 and CbC notifications for the fiscal year 2023. The new deadline is 31 January
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Qatar: GTA extends tax return filing deadline for the FY 2022
On 22 March 2023, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar published Circular No. 2 of 2023, extending the deadline of income tax return filing and payment for entities with financial years ending on 31 December 2022. The new deadline is 31 May
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Qatar amends income tax law
On 2 February 2023, Qatar published Law No.11 of 2022 amending several provisions of the Income Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 in the official Gazette. The effective date of the amendments is also 2 February 2023. The amendments are generally effective from
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