🇶🇦 Qatar · Tax System
Corporate tax, VAT/GST, personal income tax, capital gains, and filing obligations.
Quick answer
Qatar has no personal income tax on salaries. Businesses generally pay corporate income tax on foreign-owned profits, and there is a withholding tax on certain payments to non-residents; a general VAT is not yet in force. The authority is the General Tax Authority.
Taxes are administered by the General Tax Authority (GTA). Corporate income tax applies mainly to the foreign-owned share of profit; there is no personal income tax.
- Corporate income tax is generally 10% on the foreign-owned share of profit.
- There is no personal income tax in Qatar.
- Filing is electronic through the GTA's Dhareeba portal.
Step-by-step
- 1
Confirm your personal tax position
There is no personal income tax on employment income in Qatar.
- 2
Register businesses with the GTA
Businesses register with the General Tax Authority (GTA) and obtain a tax card.
- 3
Understand the taxes that apply
Identify corporate income tax on foreign-owned profits (with exemptions for Qatari/GCC-owned shares), and withholding tax on certain payments to non-residents; a general VAT is planned but not yet in force.
- 4
Keep accounting records
Maintain accounting records for corporate tax and withholding compliance.
- 5
File the annual tax return
File the annual corporate income tax return via the Dhareeba portal within the deadline.
- 6
Pay and get advice
Pay any tax due, keep records, and get advice on withholding and free-zone/QFC rules.
Checklist
- Personal position confirmed (no salary income tax)
- Business registration + tax card (GTA)
- Applicable taxes identified (corporate income tax, withholding tax)
- Accounting records maintained
- Annual return via Dhareeba
- Withholding on non-resident payments
- Records kept
- Advice on QFC/free-zone rules
Official authorities
- General Tax Authority (GTA)
Tax authority — corporate tax, filing.
Frequently asked questions
Is salary taxed in Qatar?
No — Qatar does not levy personal income tax on employment income.
Is there VAT in Qatar?
A general VAT has been planned across the GCC but is not yet in force in Qatar; check current status.
Who administers tax?
The General Tax Authority (GTA), using the Dhareeba online portal.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.