Qatar — governance guide
A practitioner reference for Qatar, generated from the GovernOS rules engine. Always current with the jurisdiction packs.
At a glance
Regulators & portals
Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFC)
Company registry
QFC Regulatory Authority (QFCRA)
Financial regulator
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI)
Company registry
General Tax Authority (GTA)
Tax authority
Qatar Central Bank (QCB)
Financial regulator
Ministry of Labour (MoL)
labor_authority
Entity types
QFC Limited Liability Company
min 1 director(s) · secretary required
Mainland Limited Liability Company (WLL)
min 1 director(s)
Qatari Shareholding Company (QSC)
min 5 director(s)
How to — common actions & what each requires
File annual return
board (50%)
Commercial Registration Renewal; QFC Annual Return
QA-CR-Renewal (due T+0d); QA-QFC-AR (due T+183d)
Commercial Companies Law (Law No.11 of 2015), Art.296
file-corporate-tax-return
board (50%)
Corporate Income Tax Return
QA-CIT (due T+120d)
Income Tax Law (Law No.24 of 2018) + Executive Regulations
File beneficial ownership
board (50%)
UBO Declaration
QA-UBO (due T+15d)
MoCI Decision No.1 of 2020 (Real Beneficiary)
file-economic-substance-return
board (50%)
Economic Substance Return
QA-ESR (due T+365d)
Economic Substance Regulations (Law No.11 of 2018 amended; Council Decision No.4/2021)
file-payroll
board (50%)
Wages Protection System (WPS) File
QA-WPS (due T+7d)
Labour Law (Law No.14 of 2004), Art.66 + Ministerial Decision No.4 of 2015
Add director
shareholders (50%)
GA Resolution — Appointment of Director; Consent to Act as Director
QA-Notice-Director (due T+30d)
Commercial Companies Law (Law No.11 of 2015), Art.93-100
Issue shares
shareholders special (75%)
Extraordinary GA — Capital Increase
QA-Capital-Increase (due T+30d)
Commercial Companies Law (Law No.11 of 2015), Art.244
Amend constitution
shareholders special (75%)
Extraordinary GA — Articles Amendment
QA-Articles-Amendment (due T+30d)
Commercial Companies Law (Law No.11 of 2015), Art.240-242
Reference only — not legal advice. Rule packs are directionally accurate and being legally validated per jurisdiction.