SZTAC 86/2020/IR;1533/2018/Z

It shall be ascertained and confirmed that a full lunar year has elapsed on the increase in loans during the fiscal year which has not allocated to finance fixed assets so that it is not added to the taxpayer’s Zakat base for that year.

Background

On Wednesday, 23/02/1442 AH corresponding to 10/10/2020 AD, the First Appellate Circuit of Income Tax Violations and Disputes constituted according to Saudi Arabia Royal Order No. A65474/1439 dated 23/12/1439 AH as per paragraph (B) of Article 67 of Income Tax Law promulgated by Saudi Arabia Royal Decree No. M1/1425 dated 15/1/1425 AH amended by Saudi Arabia Royal Decree No. M113/1438 dated 02/11/1438 AH, is held at its headquarters in Riyadh, to consider the appeal brought by ..... Company on 04/05/1439 AH and the appeal brought by GAZT on 13/04/1439 AH to challenge the Second Circuit of the First Instance Tax Zakat Objection Committee in Jeddah decision No. (5) of 1439 issued in Case No. (12/38) filed by the appeal parties regarding the decision in question, which determined that:

The objection submitted by ….... Company on the Zakat assessment from 2005 to 2012 was admitted in form.