ZATCA Urges Businesses to File October Withholding Tax Before November 10 Deadline

RIYADH, November 6 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has called on businesses subject to withholding tax in Saudi Arabia to submit their October filings by November 10 via its official website, zatca.gov.sa.

ZATCA warned that late submissions will incur penalties amounting to 1% of the unpaid tax for every 30 days past the due date.

For assistance, taxpayers can contact ZATCA through its 24/7 call center at 19993, the @Zatca_Care account on X, by email at info@zatca.gov.sa

, or through live chat on the authority’s website.

Withholding tax is applied to payments made from within the Kingdom to non-resident entities without a permanent establishment, as per the rates outlined in Article 68 of the Income Tax Law and Article 63 of its implementing regulations.