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Foreign-invested entities under CIT, Saudi and GCC-owned businesses under Zakat, and the many mixed-ownership companies that face both at once.

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Everything we do here

Every service, available in Saudi Arabia.

The complete finance function for Saudi Arabia — each with its own detail page. Local framework: IFRS (as adopted by SOCPA). Regulator: ZATCA.

Taxation

Individual and corporate returns, registrations, VAT/GST and disputes — filed with ZATCA.

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GAAP / IFRS & Accounting Advisory

Saudi entities report under IFRS as adopted by SOCPA — our reporting team's home framework.

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Deal Advisory (M&A)

Vision-2030-driven M&A and JV structuring, with the CIT/Zakat split modelled into every deal.

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Risk & Governance

Controls and e-invoicing compliance are rising expectations as the market formalises.

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Bookkeeping & CAS

VAT, e-invoicing and the Zakat base all depend on clean books — we keep them ZATCA-ready.

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Outsourced Controller

A controller who owns the CIT/Zakat mechanics and FATOORA phases is invaluable in a fast-changing regime.

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FP&A & Fractional CFO

Growth and expansion planning for companies riding Vision 2030 demand and multi-currency flows.

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Headline rates

The numbers that matter.

Corporate income tax (non-Saudi/GCC ownership share)20%
Zakat (Saudi/GCC ownership share)2.5%
VAT15%

Figures mirror our tax-estimator data · Last reviewed: 7 July 2026 · Confirmed against primary sources at engagement time

How remote engagement works

Fully remote through ZATCA's online portals. Mixed-ownership calculations — CIT on the foreign share, Zakat on the Saudi/GCC share — are a core specialty, along with withholding tax on cross-border payments.

Key filings
Corporate income tax / Zakat returnTypically due within 120 days of the financial year-end.
VAT returnsMonthly or quarterly depending on turnover.
Withholding tax returnsMonthly, where payments to non-residents are in scope.
E-invoicing (FATOORA) compliancePhased technical requirements administered by ZATCA.
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Questions

Saudi Arabia — your questions

CIT or Zakat — which applies to us? +
Ownership decides: broadly, the non-Saudi/non-GCC share of profits bears 20% CIT while the Saudi/GCC share bears Zakat at 2.5% of the Zakat base. Mixed companies compute both.
Is the Zakat base just profit? +
No — Zakat is computed on a defined base that differs from accounting profit, which is why the calculation needs doing properly rather than approximating with 2.5% of net income.
What about paying suppliers abroad? +
Withholding tax applies to several categories of payments to non-residents, at rates depending on the payment type and any treaty — we review contracts before the money moves.
Do you handle e-invoicing compliance? +
Yes — FATOORA phase requirements are folded into the VAT engagement.
Can you work with our sponsor/local partner arrangements? +
Yes, discreetly and with the ownership mechanics reflected correctly in the CIT/Zakat split.

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