Service Description

This service that enables each taxpayer who disposes of real estate located in the state, or disposes of shares, ownership shares and any tangible or intangible assets for an activity practiced in the state and is not included in the budget, to submit a capital gains declaration. This must be submitted within 30 days from the date of disposal of assets conclusion of the contract or, whichever comes first. The taxpayer can also use this service to amend the submitted capital gains tax return.

Online Instructions

• Login to the National Authentication System (NAS).
• In case the taxpayer is unregistered he/she must select the "Return/ Statement" services and then click on " Filing Obligations".
• Enter the data of the unregistered taxpayer.
• Click on Start Now after reading the instructions that appear after selecting the income tax return form.
• If the taxpayer is not registered, the information screen appears.
• If the taxpayer is an individual and residing in the State of Qatar, he/she must specify the residency status of "resident natural person" and then fill in the required data.
• If the taxpayer is a non-resident individual in the State of Qatar, he/she must specify the residency status of "a non-resident natural person" and then fill in the required data.
• if the taxpayer is not an individual and is not residing in the State of Qatar, he/she must specify the residency status of "non-resident, non-individual" and then fill in the required data.
• Choosing the person concerned to communicate with the establishment in case the taxpayer is not registered in a tax portal, and then fill in the required data.
• If the taxpayer is registered in the tax portal, after login he/she must select “Return/Statement” then “Capital Gains Tax".
• Enter to “Filing Obligations", then "Capital Gains Tax Return”, and then click on “create”.
• Click on Add Transactions and fill in the required data.
• Click on Add Buyer and fill in the required data.
• Answer the question whether the buyer is registered in the State of Qatar, if he/she is registered, then must enter the tax number, document number, commercial registration and its number, and if the buyer is not registered in the State of Qatar, the details of the ID, passport or tax number and commercial register outside the country must be entered.
• The taxpayer needs to select his/her Asset type from the drop-down list of "Shares/ Fin. Instruments - Listed", " Shares/Fin. Instruments - Not Listed", "Tangible Assets" and " Intangible Assets", then fill in the required data.
• Enter the required data in the purchase details "Cost".
• Click on continue to move to additional information and attach any required documents.
• Pay the appropriate fees.
• Acknowledgment of the validity of the entered information.
• Submit your request.
• A message will be sent to you containing the application reference number.
• In case that the taxpayer wishes to amend the entered data, he/she must follow the same steps mentioned above, and then click on “Amend” and enter the reason for the modification, and then amend the data to be amended.

Additional Information

• Capital Gains: Profit or Gain that a Taxpayer earns from selling his capital assets is known as Capital Gains.
• Capital Assets can be shares, bonds, homes, cars etc.
• Taxpayer earns money from selling his capital assets so he/she needs to pay the Tax to Government of Qatar so that Tax is known as Capital Gains Tax.
• Capital Gains Tax Return: - To pay the Tax to the Government of Qatar the Registered or Non Registered Taxpayer needs to file a return and that return is known as Capital Gains Tax Return.
• Capital Gains Tax Return process is required for both the resident as well as non-resident
• Taxpayer if they are selling their capital assets.
• If the taxpayer has an activity related to oil and gas, after reading the instructions for submitting the declaration, he must choose the currency "US dollars" or "Qatari riyals".
• In case that the type of purchase is specified "other methods", the taxpayer must specify "ownership by inheritance / gift".