Saudi Arabia: ZATCA urges taxpayers to benefit from fines cancellation initiative until June 2025

09 April, 2025

The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has urged all taxpayers to leverage from the “Cancellation of Fines and Exemption of Penalties Initiative" which ends on 30 June 2025. This announcement was made by ZATCA on 6 April

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Saudi Arabia: ZATCA announces criteria for 22nd wave of e-invoicing compliance

27 March, 2025

The Saudi  Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced on 21 March 2025 the criteria for the 22nd group of taxpayers required to comply with the second phase of the electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) system which includes all taxpayers

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Peru advances tax treaty talks with Australia, France, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE

25 March, 2025

The Peruvian Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that it is working to finalise tax treaty negotiations with Australia, France, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and UAE on 20 March 2025. Peru has signed 10 agreements that provide a secure and

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Saudi Arabia: Council of Ministers approve income tax treaty with Iceland

21 March, 2025

Saudi Arabia's Council of Ministers approved the ratification of an income tax treaty with Iceland on 18 March 2025. The agreement aims to prevent double taxation and is expected to encourage trade and investment by addressing tax challenges,

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Saudi Arabia: ZATCA announces 21st e-invoicing integration phase

17 March, 2025

The Saudi Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has outlined the criteria for the 21st phase of integration under the country’s new E-Invoicing (FATOORA) requirements. This announcement was made by ZATCA on 28 February 2025. This phase

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Qatar ratifies income tax treaty with Saudi Arabia

03 March, 2025

Qatar issued Decree No.1 of 2025, approving the ratification of its income tax treaty with Saudi Arabia on 13 February 2025.  Earlier, Qatar and Saudi Arabia signed an income tax treaty on Thursday, 30 May 2024.  The treaty, a first of its

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Saudi Arabia releases draft real estate transaction tax regulations for public consultation

27 February, 2025

The Saudi Arabian Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has released the draft regulations for the Real Estate Transaction Tax (RETT) for public consultation on 15 February 2025. The draft regulations update the rules for real estate

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Saudi Arabia introduces beneficial ownership reporting rules

27 February, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce has announced new beneficial ownership reporting requirements, effective from 3 April 2025, as part of the country’s updated Commercial Registry system. The regulations aim to enhance corporate transparency,

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Saudi Arabia: ZATCA sets criteria for 20th e-invoicing integration phase

24 February, 2025

The Saudi Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced the criteria for selecting taxpayers in the 20th wave of the integration phase for the country's new E-Invoicing (FATOORA) requirements. The 20th wave targets all taxpayers whose

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Saudi Arabia extends deadline for new zakat rules

20 February, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has extended the deadline for Zakat payers to apply new regulations for fiscal periods starting before 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025. The extension was issued in Ministerial Resolution

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Saudi Arabia, Serbia to sign income tax treaty

14 February, 2025

The Saudi Council of Ministers has granted the Ministry of Finance approval to sign an income tax treaty with Serbia on 11 February 2025. Earlier, Saudi Arabia and Serbia finalized negotiations by initiating an income tax treaty on 8 February

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Saudi Arabia issues advance pricing agreement guidelines

14 February, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has released guidelines for its new advance pricing agreement (APA) regime. According to the guidance from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, the program "will not process Bilateral and

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Saudi Arabia, Serbia initiate first income tax treaty

10 February, 2025

Saudi Arabia and Serbia finalized negotiations by initiating an income tax treaty on 8 February 2024. A tax treaty is a bilateral agreement between two countries aimed at addressing double taxation on both passive and active income for their

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Mauritania, Saudi Arabia income and capital tax treaty enters into force

10 February, 2025

The income and capital tax treaty between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia entered into force on 1 January 2025. A tax treaty is a bilateral agreement between two countries to address issues related to the double taxation of both passive and active

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Saudi Arabia: ZATCA issues guidance on real estate transaction tax for BOOT contracts

07 February, 2025

The Saudi Arabian Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) provided new guidance regarding Real Estate Transaction Tax (RETT) for Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) contracts on 25 January 2025. The rules specify that immovable assets such as

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Saudi Arabia: ZATCA issues guidance on double taxation relief

03 February, 2025

The Saudi Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has released guidance on double taxation relief under the country’s tax treaties. The guidance outlines available methods for avoiding double taxation, including exemption and credit

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Saudi Arabia: Shura Council approves tax treaty with Iceland

17 January, 2025

Saudi Arabia's Shura Council has approved the income tax treaty with Iceland on 13 January 2025. This follows after officials from Saudi Arabia and Iceland convened in Riyadh to sign an income tax treaty on 4 December 2024. The agreement aims to

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Saudi Arabia further extends tax penalty waiver initiative

10 January, 2025

The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced the Minister of Finance’s decision of the extension of the Cancellation of Fines and Exemption of Financial Penalties Initiative for taxpayers subject to all tax laws for six months

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