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Saudi Arabia: Income Tax Law

 

Title

 

  

Saudi Arabia: Income Tax Law
 

Date of adoption

 

  

6 March 2004
 

Entry into force

 

  

In effect
 

Text versions

  

Arabic

 

Source:

 

– Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Bureau of Experts at The Council of Ministers, accessed: 21 May 2013.

 

 

Abstract

 
 

Art. 1 defines activity as commercial activity in all its forms that is intended to create profit.

 

Art. 2 lists the persons and entities that are required to pay the income tax. Of particular relevance are b) a natural resident non-Saudi person who carries out [commercial] activity in the Kingdom.

 

Art. 3A defines the concept of residence for the purpose of this law. A natural person is considered to be a resident of the Kingdom during a tax year if s/he fulfills one of the following conditions:

  1. To have a permanent residence in the Kingdom, and to reside in the Kingdom for a minimum of 30 days in a tax year.
  2. To reside in the Kingdom for a minimum of 183 days in a tax year.

For the purposes of this law, residence in the Kingdom for part of a day is counted as residence for a full day. This does not include a person who is only transiting through the Kingdom.

 

Art. 6B defines the tax base for a natural non-Saudi resident to be his taxable income from any activity from the Kingdom’s resources excluding the approved expenses per this law.

 

Art. 7A sets the tax value for a natural resident non-Saudi person who carries out [commercial] activity in the Kingdom at 20%.

 

 

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