GTL Summary:

Article 19 of Decree-Law No. 157 of 2024 establishes the registration and deregistration obligations for taxpayers. It mandates that a taxpayer must register with the Tax Department within 120 days from the commencement of their tax liability. This article grants the Tax Department the authority to unilaterally register a taxpayer based on available information if they fail to comply. Furthermore, taxpayers are obliged to report any changes to their activity or registration details, or apply for deregistration upon permanent cessation of operations, within a 120-day timeframe. The detailed mechanisms and conditions for implementing these provisions will be defined in the executive regulation.

Document Type: Tax Law Article
Law: QDMTT Law (Decree-Law no. 157 of 2024)
Article Number: tl-19
Country: 🇰🇼 Kuwait
Location: Chapter 4 - Taxpayers' Obligations
Order: 25
Last updated at: 2025-12-19 09:23:03 UTC

Chapter 4 - Taxpayers' Obligations

Article 19 - Registration and Deregistration

The taxpayer should register with the Tax Department within 120 days of starting his tax liability. If the taxpayer doesn't register during this timeframe, the Tax Department shall be entitled to register him based upon the available information, and notifying him with the same by any method it deems appropriate.

The taxpayer should notify the Tax Department with any change in his activity or registration information within 120 days from occurrence of such change.

The taxpayer should submit deregistration application to the Tax Department if it permanently discontinues its operations within 120 days of the discontinuation or if he lost one of tax liability conditions.

The executive regulation defines the registration/deregistration mechanism, method of notification and all terms and conditions of enforcing provisions of this Article.

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