«Zakat invites businesses subject to excise tax to submit their returns for March and April

Filing deadline is May 15, 2025, with a late filing penalty of 5% for every 30 days; information via 19993

Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

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The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has invited establishments subject to excise tax to submit their tax returns for the months of March and April 2025, by May 15, 2025 at the latest.

It urged organizations to submit their returns through the website (zatca.gov.sa), to avoid the late filing penalty of 5% of the tax value that should have been reported for every 30 days of delay in filing the return.

The Zakat and Taxation Authority (ZTCA) called on organizations to submit their returns on time, at the rate of 5% of the tax value that should have been reported for every 30 days of delay in filing the return. Zakat, Tax and Customs invited businesses wishing to obtain more information about the Excise Tax to contact it through 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 the (@Zatca_Care) X platform, email ([email protected]), or through instant messaging on the Authority's website.

The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZTCA) has also invited businesses wishing to obtain more information about the Excise Tax to contact it through the unified call center number (19993), which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Excise tax is one of the tax systems in force in the Kingdom, which is imposed on goods with negative effects on public health or the environment at varying rates, including soft drinks, energy drinks, sweetened beverages, tobacco and its derivatives.

The Excise Tax is one of the tax systems in force in the Kingdom, which is imposed on goods with negative effects on public health or the environment.