GTL Summary:

Article 2, as amended by Law No. 11 of 2022, establishes the core mandate for tax liability in Qatar. It imposes an annual tax on the total taxable income of a taxpayer derived from sources within the State during the preceding tax year. This article serves as the foundational charging provision for the income tax regime. While previously specifically addressing bank interest and commissions earned abroad related to Qatari activities, the 2022 amendment streamlines the language to focus on income arising from sources in the state, ensuring alignment with updated jurisdictional tax principles.

Document Type: Tax Law Article
Law: Income Tax Law 24 of 2018
Article Number: 2
Country: 🇶🇦 Qatar
Location: Section 2 - Scope of Taxation › Chapter 1 - Tax Liability
Order: 2
Last updated at: 2026-02-23 12:13:40 UTC

SECTION 2 - SCOPE OF TAXATION

Chapter 1 - Tax Liability

Article 2 [3]

[An annual tax is imposed on the total taxable income of the taxpayer arising from sources in the state during the previous tax year.][G22]

Footnotes

[3](Amended by Law 2022/11)

GTL Notes

[G22]This paragraph was amended, vide Amending Law No. (11) of 2022. Prior to its amendment, it read as follows:

"Annual tax shall be imposed on the taxpayer’s taxable income derived from sources in the State during the previous taxable year.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous paragraph, tax shall be imposed on the following:

  1. Bank interest and returns realized outside the State, provided that they are derived from amounts resulting from the activity of the taxpayer in the State.

  2. Commissions earned through agency, brokerage or commercial representation agreements accrued outside the State in respect of activities carried on in the State."

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