General Tax Authority Signs MOU with Qatar International Islamic Bank Enabling Online Payments

The General Tax Authority (GTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) to enable online payments between the bank and the GTA. To date, the GTA has signed such agreements with several other banks in Qatar.

Why it matters?

The objective of the MOU is to establish a digital link between the banks and to provide the ‘best innovative methods’ to pay or recover taxes from anywhere in the world. Online payments facilitate simpler tax payment procedures and increased convenience to taxpayers enabling them to pay taxes online using direct transfer methods or bank cards. According to Ghanim Al-Attiyah, Vice President for Tax Affairs at the GTA, the banks that have been selected for the implementat...