What the Tax card number is
The Tax card number is the number General Tax Authority assigns to a taxpayer in Qatar. It follows you across every tax you deal with: VAT, income tax and withholding. Businesses that pay you will ask for it before they release payment, because they report their suppliers to General Tax Authority by this number.
Who needs one
Every taxpayer carrying on an activity in Qatar or earning income from it registers with the General Tax Authority for a tax identification number and a tax card. That includes companies wholly owned by Qatari or GCC nationals, which pay no income tax but must still register and file. Employees do not register; there is no personal income tax on salaries.
How to register, step by step
- Register the business first with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, QSTP or the Free Zones Authority and get the commercial registration and licence.
- Apply within 60 days of the earliest of approval to trade, entry in the commercial register, or the first income earned.
- Log in to Dhareeba with National Authentication System credentials and choose Self-Registration.
- Attach the commercial register, the licence, the establishment ID and the articles of association. Registration takes about two working days.
How to find or check a Tax card number
There is no public tool that returns a taxpayer's details from a number. Dhareeba does check whether a certificate or tax card it issued is authentic, from the QR code printed on it.