Initiative to cancel fines and...

The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority calls on all taxpayers subject to tax regulations to benefit from the “Cancellation of Fines and Exemption from Financial Penalties” initiative, which continues until the end of December 2023.

The Authority explained that the initiative includes exempting taxpayers from fines for late registration in all tax systems, late payment, and late submission of the return in all tax systems, in addition to the fine for correcting the return for value-added tax, and fines for field control violations related to the application of electronic invoicing provisions, and general provisions. Other value added tax.

She added that in order to benefit from the initiative, the taxpayer must be registered in the tax system, submit all required returns to the Authority, and pay the full principal of the tax debt related to the due tax returns, with the possibility of submitting a request to the Authority to pay it in installments, provided that the request is submitted during the validity of the initiative and that Commitment is made to pay all due installments within the due dates according to the installment plan approved by the Authority, stressing that the initiative does not include fines related to tax evasion violations, and fines that were paid before the effective date of this initiative.

The Authority called on taxpayers to view the details through the initiative’s simplified guide, available on its website, which includes a detailed explanation of the most prominent matters covered in the decision to extend the initiative to cancel fines and exempt from financial penalties, including clarification of the types of fines included, the conditions for exemption from them, and the steps for paying dues in installments. Finance, in addition to defining the field control violations covered by the initiative, along with illustrative examples.

The Authority urged all taxpayers to take advantage of the extension of the initiative during its specified period, and to contact it if there are any inquiries about the initiative via the unified call center number (19993), which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or the “Ask Zakat, Tax and Customs” account on Platform (@Zatca_Care) (zatca.gov.sa​)