Qatar: MoF implements new CbC requirements through Decision No. 21 of 2018

30 September, 2018

The Ministry of Finance published a Decision No. 21 of 2018 on September 9, 2018 in the Official Gazette. This Decision implements new Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting requirement. It is effective from September 10, 2018. A CbC report contains

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Qatar: Qatari Amir approves a decree to ratify existing DTA with Gambia

15 May, 2018

The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has approved a decree on May 13, 2018, for the ratification of the existing income tax treaty with Gambia for the avoidance of double taxation. This treaty was signed on November 18, 2014 and it

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Qatar: Cabinet approves BEPS MLI

12 April, 2018

The Qatari Cabinet approved on April 11, 2018, the Multilateral Instrument (MLI) to implement into bilateral tax treaties the tax treaty-related measures arising from the OECD / G20 BEPS Project to tackle base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). It

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Qatar: New VAT regime will come from January 1, 2019

15 March, 2018

As a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member state, Qatar is expected to introduce a harmonized VAT regime with a standard rate of 5% VAT from January 1, 2019. The introduction of VAT will be a positive step for the country as Qatari firms and

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Qatar: DTA with Spain will enter into force on February 6, 2018

28 December, 2017

The Double Taxation Agreement will be entered into force on February 6, 2018, between Qatar and Spain for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. It will be applicable from January 1,

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Qatar joins BEPS inclusive framework and signs BEPS Multilateral Instrument

15 November, 2017

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) made an announcement on November 14, 2017, that Qatar joined the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) inclusive Framework. The BEPS inclusive framework is a group of countries that

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Spain: Cabinet approves the ratification of income tax treaty with Qatar

19 October, 2017

On October 11, 2017, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the ratification of the pending income tax treaty with Qatar. The treaty was signed on 10 September 2015 and is the first of its kind between the two countries and will enter into force

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Qatar approves ratification of DTA with Brunei

03 August, 2017

On 27 July 2017, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Qatar’s Emir approved the ratification of Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Brunei. The agreement contains 0% Dividends, Interest rate and 5% Royalties

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Qatar authorizes to sign a DTA with Argentina

25 June, 2017

The cabinet of Qatar authorized to sign a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Argentina on 21 June 2017 for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on

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Qatar: Cabinet approves draft law on income tax and VAT

06 May, 2017

On 3 May 2017 the Prime Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's ordinary meeting. During its ordinary meeting, the Cabinet approved a draft law on income tax and some of its draft executive regulations. A

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UK: Economic relationship with GCC through PPP

23 April, 2017

On 19 April 2017, Dr Liam Fox, the International Trade Secretary of UK opened the UK-GCC Public Private Partnership (PPP) conference to show how UK expertise can maximize the innovation of both public and private sectors to transform their

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DTA between Qatar and Paraguay initialed

12 March, 2017

An Income Tax Treaty between Qatar and Paraguay has been initialed on 8th March 2017 for avoiding double

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DTA between Qatar and Turkey ratified

12 March, 2017

The Income Tax Treaty of 2016 between Qatar and Turkey has been ratified on 8th March 2017 by Qatar for avoiding double taxation. When in force and effective, this new treaty will replace the previous Income tax treaty of

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Cabinet of Bangladesh authorized to sign a DTA with Qatar

05 March, 2017

On 27 February 2017, the cabinet of Bangladesh authorized the signing of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Qatar for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on

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DTA between Qatar and Tajikistan authorized

27 February, 2017

The signing of the initialed Income and Capital Tax Treaty between Qatar and Tajikistan was authorized by the Cabinet of Qatar on 22nd February

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Qatar: Draft law on selective tax on goods approved

20 February, 2017

The Finance Ministry has prepared the draft law in accordance with the GCC unified agreement for selective tax, and the GCC Supreme Council decision recently issued in the 37th session held in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The decision specifies the

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Tajikistan: MoF of Tajikistan initials a DTA with Qatar

13 January, 2017

An Income and Capital tax treaty between Qatar and Tajikistan has been initialed by the Tajik Ministry of

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The 9th Round of China-GCC FTA Negotiation Concluded

27 December, 2016

On December 19 to 21, the 9th Round of China-GCC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiation was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Wang Shouwen, Vice Chinese Minister of Commerce and Al-Bazai, General Coordinator for GCC FTA Negotiations and the Vice

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