The supervisory and inspection teams of the General Authority of Zakat and Income carried out 9,963 inspection visits to markets and shops in various cities and governorates of the Kingdom, from the beginning of the month of Ramadan until the fourteenth day of Ramadan, during which 2,346 tax violations were seized.
The inspection visits covered many commercial sectors, the most prominent of which are: retail, general trade, and the gold sector, as the seized violations varied between the collection of a tax higher than the basic rate, the failure to collect the tax, and the absence of the tax number on the invoice.
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The General Authority for Zakat and Income renewed its call on the owners of commercial establishments to adhere to the application of the 15% value-added tax, confirming the continuation of its inspection visits to markets and shops to ensure that the taxpayers adhere to the provisions of the tax regulations in the Kingdom.
The authority also calls on consumers to report any establishment that has not applied the 15% value-added tax, through the official website of the authority (gazt.gov.sa), or through the application of the value-added tax on smart phones. Tax violations of 2.5% of the value of violations and fines, with a maximum of one million riyals or a minimum of 1,000 riyals.
Source: gov.sa
