GCC indirect tax news

2 January 2025 - Oman - Mark your calendars:  Tax Updates and Deadlines for Q1 2025

25 December 2024 – KSA - Updates to Industrial Licensing Tariff Codes

28 November 2024 - Oman - Implementation of Tax Stamps on Excisable Drinks

21 November 2024 - Qatar plans to apply Excise Tax on Sweetened Beverages

12 November 2024 - Anti-dumping Investigation on Glass Imports

30 October 2024 - E-invoicing – Amendments to the UAE VAT
legislation

16 October 2024 - Approved KSA RETT Law

7 October 2024 - Amendments to the UAE VAT Executive Regulations

30 September 2024 - KSA Customs and Global Trade Advisory news: Revised Customs Services Fees

4 September 2024 - KSA – Amendments to the VAT Implementing Regulations

30 July 2024 - KSA - Increased Customs Duty on Specific Electrical Items

18 July 2024 - Voluntary Disclosure System

6 June 2024 - 30 June 2024 Deadline Approaching for Critical Tax Events

3 June 2024 - FTA publishes a VAT Public Clarification on manpower and visa facilitation services

12 May 2024 - Approved Amendments to the RETT Implementing Regulations

3 April 2024 - Increasing number of ZATCA Indirect Tax audits

7 February 2024 - FTA publishes a VAT Public Clarification on use of SWIFT messages in the FS sector for input tax recovery

10 January 2024 - General Guideline on the SILZ

29 November 2023 - ZATCA announces criteria for selecting taxpayers in the ninth wave of e-invoicing

27 November 2023 - Cabinet Decision No. 108 of 2023 on Amendments to Excise Tax Regulation

9 November 2023 - Key impacts of the amended VAT Executive Regulations in Oman

2 November 2023 - EU CESOP reporting obligations impact

9 October 2023 - Amendments to the Qatar Customs Law

5 October 2023 - Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

3 October 2023 - Türkiye Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)

26 September 2023 - Simplification of inspection procedures for importedproducts

26 September 2023 - Tariff reductions under the seventh stage of Egypt-Mercosur Free Trade agreement

20 September 2023 - Domestic reverse charge mechanism

4 September 2023 - Qatar - Reconcile your account balance with the General Tax Authority

24 August 2023 - ZATCA announces criteria for selecting taxpayers in the eighth wave of e-invoicing

8 August 2023 - Changes to the Dhareeba portal process of contract reporting submission

1 August 2023 - ZATCA announces criteria for selecting taxpayers in the seventh wave of e-invoicing

12 July 2023 - Deadline for foreign business VAT refund applications

6 July 2023 - Update on the tax payment process on the Dhareeba portal

26 June 2023 - The Ministry of Finance amends customs fees for imports and exports

15 June 2023 - Changes to e-invoicing implementation resolution and selection criteria for the fifth wave of the integration phase

12 June 2023 - Amendments to Executive Regulations of theIncome Tax Law

9 May 2023 - Saudi Arabian Tax Amnesty deadline approaching

4 May 2023 - ZATCA announces criteria for selecting taxpayers in fourth wave of e-invoicing

18 April 2023 - ECZA launches Special Economic Zones in KSA

17 April 2023 - Deadline for feedback on ZATCA’s e-invoicing Implementation Resolution

28 March 2023 - ZATCA announces criteria for selecting taxpayers in third wave of e-invoicing

15 March 2023 - VAT refunds under the Non-Resident Refund Scheme

20 February 2023 - Proposed amendments to the VAT Law

29 December 2022 - ZATCA announces the criteria for selecting second wave taxpayers and publishes detailed guidelines for e-invoicing

22 December 2022 - ZATCA announces the Fatoora go-live and simulation portal

30 November 2022 - Tax Amnesty extended to 31 May 2023

18 November 2022 - The second wave of the e-invoicing integration phase

2 November 2022 - Accumulated VAT credits

28 October 2022 - FTA publishes amendments to the UAE VAT Law

24 October 2022 - VAT Refunds for Real Estate Developers

17 October 2022 - The Oman VAT Executive Regulations have been amended | Key changes and impacts

20 September 2022 - UAE and India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)

22 August 2022 - Dubai Customs has launched a new voluntary disclosure program

30 June 2022 - ZATCA initiates procedures for implementing the integration phase of electronic invoicing

28 June 2022 - New exemptions proposed to be introduced in the RETT Implementing Regulations

17 June 2022 - Customs duty rates have recently increased across the Kingdom

2 June 2022 - KSA Tax Authorities announce a tax amnesty effective 1 June until 30 November 2022

31 May 2022 - ZATCA amends e-Invoicing Implementation Resolution

30 May 2022 - KSA VAT refund for non-resident businesses | Due date is approaching

27 April 2022 - The OTA has published its Financial Services VAT Guide

31 March 2022 - Approval of industrial licenses for the renewable energy and power plants sector in KSA

11 February 2022 - Countries adopt revised 2022 Customs Tariffs in the GCC

9 February 2022 - VAT refund for foreign businesses in the UAE

10 January 2022 - The OTA has issued a VAT guide for the Oil and Gas sector

5 January 2022 - ZATCA publishes a VAT guideline on contracting/ construction sector

20 December 2021 - Amendments proposed to the RETT ImplementingRegulations

8 December 2021 - VAT increase approved by Parliament

17 November 2021 - ZATCA announces violations and penalties in relation to e-Invoicing in KSA

3 November 2021 - The Federal Tax Procedures law has been amended in the UAE

19 October 2021 - The VAT time of supply rules has been updated in KSA

30 September 2021 - VAT rate increase in Bahrain

27 September 2021 - The Oman Tax Authority has issued a VAT Guide for the Real Estate sector

6 July 2021 - VAT return filing guidance has been released

14 June 2021 - VAT clarification for the Oil & Gas sector in Oman

10 May 2021 - Value Added Tax penalties amended in the United Arab Emirates 

2 May 2021 - VAT in Oman - New clarifications and guidance

22 April 2021 - VAT is now live in the Sultanate of Oman

11 April 2021 - VAT social protection initiatives announced

24 March 2021 - The technical specifications and procedural rules for the implementation of E-invoicing regulations have been released

14 March 2021 - Oman issues its VAT Executive Regulations

18 February 2021 - Oman VAT compliance | Less than 60 days until the go live date

3 February 2021 - The VAT registration process has been announced in Oman

13 January 2021 - Adjustment of previously deducted input VAT on real estate capital assets

11 January 2021 - The Oman Tax Authority has released its VAT guides and Executive Decisions

25 October 2020 - The introduction of VAT in Oman – Law analysis 

22 October 2020 - UAE supreme court decision

14 October 2020 - Oman to implement Value Added Tax from 2021

3 October 2020 - Major changes to land and property taxation and tax amnesty extended again

24 September 2020 - How a European Court case could impact businesses operating in the Middle East

23 September 2020 - What does Brexit mean for Middle East business?

16 September 2020 - China’s Belt and Road Initiative under scrutiny in the EU

31 August 2020 - Saudi Customs has extended the data correction scheme

11 August 2020 - KSA announces extension of the VAT amnesty to 30 September 2020

26 July 2020 - UAE publishes VAT Public Clarification on zero-rating of export of services

23 July 2020 - Oman issues excise tax Executive Regulations

1 July 2020 - UAE amends VAT Executive Regulations

24 June 2020 - Updated - KSA Customs duty rates to increase significantly

22 June 2020 - Oman Excise Tax Expansion

4 June 2020 - UAE Tax Year End adjustments

1 June 2020 - KSA - Update on VAT refunds for non-resident businesses

31 May 2020 - KSA Customs duty rates to increase significantly

20 May 2020 - KSA VAT rate increase: transitional rules published

11 May 2020 - KSA VAT rate to increase to 15% from 1 July 2020

29 April 2020 - UAE FTA publishes VAT Public Clarification and updated guidance on the Real Estate sector

22 April 2020 - UAE VAT return filing and VAT payment deadline extended by one month

12 April 2020 - UAE VAT refund for foreign businesses

7 April 2020 - Monitoring the Tax impact of COVID-19

22 March 2020 - KSA VAT return deadlines extended due to COVID-19

21 March 2020 - Deadline extended for filing returns and payment of taxes in KSA due to COVID-19

9 February 2020 - UAE VAT Designated Zones

7 January 2020 - Tax Year End adjustments

7 November 2019 - FTA publishes Excise Tax Public Clarification on stockpiling of Excise goods