Source-cited draft: tax overview for Qatar (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| The Qatar tax system at a glance | Qatar levies no personal income tax on employment income and no VAT, but applies a flat corporate income tax on foreign-owned business profits. Tax is administered by the General Tax Authority (GTA) and the system is territorial — Qatar-source income is what matters. | |
| Standard tax (accounting) year | Calendar year, unless the GTA approves a different 12-month accounting periodIncome Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 | |
| Currency | Qatari riyal (QAR)General Tax Authority | |
| Tax authority | General Tax Authority (GTA) — Al-Hayʼa al-ʻAamma lil-DaraaʼibIncome Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 | |
| Tax basis | Territorial — entities and individuals are taxed on income arising from sources in Qatar, regardless of tax residenceIncome Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 | |
| Headline personal income tax rate | 0% — no personal income tax on salaries, wages, and allowancesIncome Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 | |
| Headline corporate income tax rate | 10% flatIncome Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 |
Qatar levies no personal income tax on employment income and no VAT, but applies a flat corporate income tax on foreign-owned business profits. Tax is administered by the General Tax Authority (GTA) and the system is territorial — Qatar-source income is what matters.
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| Does VAT/GST exist? | No — Qatar has not yet implemented VAT (a 5% GCC-framework VAT is anticipated but not in force)GCC Unified VAT Agreement (not yet enacted in Qatar) |
| Corporate tax return filing & payment deadline | Within 4 months from the end of the accounting periodIncome Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 |
| Pillar Two / Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax | DMTT and Income Inclusion Rule introduced for in-scope MNE groups, effective for fiscal years beginning on or after 1 January 2025Law No. 22 of 2024 |
| Excise tax exists | Yes — in force since 1 January 2019 on tobacco (100%), carbonated drinks (50%), energy drinks (100%), and special-purpose goods (100%)Excise Tax Law No. 25 of 2018 |
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