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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OECD: Peer Review Report on Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Qatar
The second stage peer review report on the implementation of the Action 14 minimum standard (making dispute resolution mechanisms more effective) by Qatar was published by the OECD’s Inclusive Framework on 13 September 2022. The report notes
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Qatar: Tax authority updates master file and local file submission deadline
On 8 June 2022, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar issued Decision No. 10 of 2022 that amends certain provisions in Decision No. 4 of 2020 to clarify that the deadline for filing the transfer pricing Master File (MF) and Local File (LF) is 60
See MoreQatar: GTA extends deadline for filing tax returns
On 30 August 2021, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar has announced the extension of deadline for submitting tax returns for fiscal year 2020 for companies and establishments owned by Qatari citizens and GCC citizens, which are exempt from
See MoreQatar introduces e-filing of withholding tax declarations
On 4 August 2021, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar published Circular No. 5 of 2021 reminding all taxpayers that they are required to submit their monthly withholding tax returns through online on the Dhareeba portal. Furthermore, the GTA
See MoreQatar extends master and local file submission deadline to 30 September 2021
On 17 June 2021, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar published Decision No. 8 of 2021 extending the deadline for submission of the Master file and Local file from 30 June 2021 to 30 September 2021 for the 2020 fiscal year. Furthermore,
See MoreQatar releases FAQs on TP documentation requirements
Qatar’s General Tax Authority (GTA) has issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding Transfer Pricing Declaration, Master File, and Local File on the Dhareeba tax portal. The FAQs provide clarification on several tax issues relating to
See MoreQatar: GTA extends tax filing deadlines for 2020
On 24 March 2021, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar published Circulars No. 1 and 2 of 2021 to extend the deadline for filing tax returns for the 2020 tax year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Circular 1 of 2021, the new
See MoreQatar introduces new TP documentation requirements
On 16 July 2020, the General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar has issued Decision No. 4 of 2020 and made public on 1 March 2021, which confirms the obligation to submit the transfer pricing (TP) disclosure form, master file, and local file applies to
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