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The QFC Tax Regime delivers clear regulations and transparent administrative processes to international financial and other service companies.
Fair Legislation and Efficient Processes
A fair, transparent, administratively-efficient tax regime that aligns with international standards
Competitive
Competitive corporation tax of 10% on locally-sourced profits
Exemptions and Concessions
Carefully-designed tax exemptions and concessions addressing investors’ needs, while adhering to international best practice
Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs)
Protected access right to an extensive and efficient Double Taxation Agreements network with more than 80 countries
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No Individual Taxation
No personal income tax, wealth tax or Zakat
Advance Ruling
Access to an efficient advance ruling service, offering a high degree of certainty
Incentives and Reliefs
You can benefit from a concessionary tax rate of 0% as an investment manager, reinsurer, captive insurer or if your business is at least 90% owned by a Qatari national.
Income is eligible for a tax exemption (subject to conditions), if derived through investment funds, holding companies, and Special Purposes Companies (SPCs).
If you have dividend receipts, returns on public treasury bonds, or capital gains relating to the disposal of the majority of shareholdings (not less than 10%), you will be exempt from tax on these items.
Should you have tax losses, these can be carried forward to be offset against future profits, without any time limit, but they cannot be carried back.
Group loss relief is also available for QFC-licensed companies with a 75% ownership relationship.
Tax Rulings
If you need certainty on how the tax regulations will impact your specific transactions, our efficient advance-ruling service can issue a ruling within 30 days.
The rulings are binding on us (but not on you), provided all facts have been fully disclosed and the transactions have been carried out as envisaged in the ruling request.
