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Zakat Documents

Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

First Edition | 2023

Contents

1. Introduction

  1. 1.2. Zakat Collection

  2. 1.3. Zakat Collection in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  3. 1.4. The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA)

  4. 1.5. ZATCA’s Responsibilities

2. Zakat Documents

  1. 2.1. Introduction

  2. 2.2. Relative Definitions and Terms

  3. 2.3. Zakat Declaration

  4. 2.4. Activity Result for the Zakat Year

    1. 2.4.1. Revenues

    2. 2.4.2. Expenses

  5. 2.5. Additions to the Zakat Base

    1. 2.5.1. Equity and Equivalents

      1. 2.5.1.1. Capital and Amendments During the Zakat Year

      2. 2.5.1.2. Retained Earnings

      3. 2.5.1.3. Dividends

      4. 2.5.1.4. Reserves

    2. 2.5.2. Provisions

    3. 2.5.3. Liabilities

      1. 2.5.3.1. Loans and Equivalents - Current Installment of the Loan

      2. 2.5.3.2. Creditors

      3. 2.5.3.3. Notes Payable

      4. 2.5.3.4. Partners’ Loans

      5. 2.5.3.5. Amount Due to Related Parties

      6. 2.5.3.6. Profits Under Distribution

  6. 2.6. Deductions from the Zakat Base

    1. 2.6.1. Non-current Assets

      1. 2.6.1.1. Fixed Assets and Equivalents

      2. 2.6.1.2. Intangible Assets

      3. 2.6.1.3. Capital Construction Under Implementation

      4. 2.6.1.4. Investments in Entities

    2. 2.6.2. Adjusted Deferred Losses

    3. 2.6.3. Statutory Deposit of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies

  7. 2.7. Acceptable and Unacceptable Documents

  8. 2.8. Transfer Pricing

  9. 2.9. Zakat Dispute Documents

    1. 2.9.1. Appeal to ZATCA

    2. 2.9.2. Request for Settlement with ZATCA

    3. 2.9.3. Appeal to the Tax Violation and Dispute Resolution Committee of the General

  10. 2.10. Other Considerations

    1. 2.10.1. General Conditions for Zakat Documents

    2. 2.10.2. Retention of Documents and the Effect of Non-compliance

  11. 2.11. Practical Examples

The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has issued these guidelines with the purpose of clarifying certain treatments concerning the implementation of the statutory provisions in force as of the date of publication of this guideline. The content of this guide shall not be considered as an amendment to any of the provisions of the laws and Regulations applicable in the Kingdom.

The ZATCA affirms its application of the explanatory treatments outlined in these guidelines, wherever applicable, in light of the relevant regulatory texts. In the event of any modification to any clarification or content provided in these guidelines - in relation to unchanged statutory text - the updated explanatory treatment will be applied in respect of transactions made after the publication date of the updated version of the Guidelines on the ZATCA s website.

Introduction

About Zakat