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Recent VAT publications by the Oman Tax Authority
Return Filing Guide (click here) The Oman Tax Authority (OTA), on 29 June 2021, published on its website guidance to help support...

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Sep 20, 20213 min read
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Oman VAT - Everything you need to know about Tax Group
Introduction The Oman VAT allows more than one company to get VAT registration as a group. The VAT returns and VAT payments are carried...

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May 25, 20213 min read
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Oman’s Special Economic Zone and Free Zones classified as ‘Special Zones’ and are zero-rated for VAT
Introduction On 27 April 2021, the public authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) announced that the Special Economic...

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Apr 29, 20213 min read
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Key points of Oman's VAT Executive Regulations
Introduction His Excellency Saud bin Nasser Al Shukaili, Head of the Oman Tax Authority (OTA) issued the VAT executive regulations via...

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Mar 31, 20214 min read
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Oman - Are you the Responsible Person (Principal Officer) or have to appoint one for your company?
Introduction This article discusses all the legal points that one needs to know mentioned in the Oman VAT law regarding the Responsible...

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Mar 9, 20213 min read
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Oman VAT - Registration update
Introduction Businesses in Oman with revenues (actual or expected) in excess of 1million OMR can now register for VAT. Businesses...

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Feb 3, 20212 min read
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Oman VAT: Publications issued in the Official Gazette
The Oman Tax Authority (TA) has published three decisions in the Official Gazette Issue 1374 published on 10 January 2021, in preparation...

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Jan 17, 20212 min read
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Oman VAT: Guide on VAT Registration
Introduction The Oman Tax Authority (TA) issued guide on VAT Registration (Arabic only) providing clarity on the VAT registration...

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Jan 13, 20213 min read
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Oman to implement VAT from April 2021
On Monday 12 October 2020, His Majesty, the Sultan of Oman, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur, issued Royal Decree No.121/2020 in...

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Oct 15, 20202 min read
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Change of VAT Return Filing Frequency - Bahrain VAT
Overview NBR has published a guide which gives an overview of the VAT rules and procedures in Bahrain in relation to the process of...

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Mar 15, 20202 min read
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Warranty Repairs - Bahrain VAT
The NBR has issued a public clarification (VAT/PC/20/1) on the VAT treatment of repairing goods that are under a warranty. General rule...

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Mar 14, 20202 min read
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Ease of VAT return submission
The National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) announced that (enterprises subject to VAT) VAT payers, whose annual supplies are less than BD...

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Jan 14, 20201 min read
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What all accounts are to be maintained and for how long? : Understanding VAT Record Keeping
Introduction This article describes the record keeping requirements including the type of records to be maintained for VAT purposes...

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Nov 16, 20192 min read
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Tax Invoice
Introduction One of the immediate requirements for businesses getting registered in Bahrain is to issue a VAT invoice. VAT Invoice in...

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Nov 12, 20192 min read
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VAT Registration Process
Introduction Bahrain VAT is following a phased process whereby entities or individuals within specific annual VATable supply brackets are...

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Nov 8, 20192 min read
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Bahrain VAT Return Format Explained
Introduction The taxpayer needs to furnish the details in the return format as prescribed by the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR). The...

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Oct 12, 20193 min read
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Transitional Tax periods of 2019
On 1st January 2019 Bahrain implemented Value Added Tax (VAT), becoming the third GCC country to do so. At the end of each VAT period,...

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Jan 7, 20191 min read
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Bahrain VAT Executive regulations
The Bahrain Ministry of Finance (“MoF”) has now released the VAT Executive Regulations., following the publication of the Value Added Tax...

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Dec 13, 20181 min read
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Phased introduction of Bahrain VAT
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced transitional mandatory registration provisions for residents to be phased in during 2019. The...

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Dec 4, 20181 min read
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Bahrain set to implement VAT on 1st January 2019
In November 2016, the Gulf Cooperation member states agreed and signed a framework agreement for the introduction of Value Added Tax...

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Oct 9, 20181 min read
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