Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Qatar (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Corporate income tax rates and base | Qatar applies a flat 10% corporate income tax to the share of profits attributable to non-Qatari/non-GCC ownership, on a territorial (Qatar-source) basis. Petroleum operations and certain pre-2010 agreements carry higher rates. | |
| Standard corporate income tax rate | 10% flatIncome Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 | |
| Oil and gas operations rate | Not less than 35% (rate set by agreement; minimum 35% for oil operations)Law No. 3 of 2007 (oil operations) | |
| Pre-2010 special agreements | Where a special agreement was reached with the government before 1 January 2010, the agreed rate continues to apply (35% if unspecified)Income Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 | |
| Qatari / GCC ownership exemption | No CIT on the share of profits attributable to Qatari nationals and GCC nationals resident in Qatar; only the foreign-owned share is taxedIncome Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 | |
| Tax base | Territorial — income derived from sources in Qatar by an entity that is wholly or partially foreign-ownedIncome Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 | |
| Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (Pillar Two) |
Qatar applies a flat 10% corporate income tax to the share of profits attributable to non-Qatari/non-GCC ownership, on a territorial (Qatar-source) basis. Petroleum operations and certain pre-2010 agreements carry higher rates.
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Other Qatar computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| 15% minimum effective tax for in-scope large MNE groups, fiscal years beginning on or after 1 January 2025Law No. 22 of 2024 |
| Withholding tax on dividends | 0%Income Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 |
| Withholding tax on interest (to non-residents) | 5%Income Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 |
| Withholding tax on royalties (to non-residents) | 5%Income Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 |
| Withholding tax on technical/service fees & other payments to non-residents | 5% on services/commissions and other payments for services performed wholly or partly in QatarIncome Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 |
| CIT return filing & final payment deadline | Within 4 months from the end of the accounting periodIncome Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 |
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