Qatar is a small country in southwest Asia that's part of a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. The country borders Saudi Arabia and boasts a large population of expatriates that outnumber the...
Read MoreQatar is a small country in southwest Asia that's part of a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. The country borders Saudi Arabia and boasts a large population of expatriates that outnumber the country's citizens. Expanding to Qatar is a great way to establish your company in the Middle East and form important business relationships.
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Qatar is a small country in southwest Asia that’s part of a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. The country borders Saudi Arabia and boasts a large population of expatriates that outnumber the country’s citizens. Expanding to Qatar is a great way to establish your company in the Middle East and form important business relationships.
However, expanding to a foreign country isn’t always easy. You have to set up your Qatar payroll, decide on a Qatar payroll option, and meet all of the country’s compliance laws. Globalization Partners can help you start working quickly without the hassle. As a global PEO, we’ll take on the risk of compliance and use our existing payroll to help you pay employees.
Qatar’s taxation rules are simple for foreign countries looking to establish an entity in the country. There are no personal income taxes or individual social security taxes. However, the country does have a flat corporate income tax of 10% for most cases. Entities that are fully or partially foreign-owned by a non-Qatar company but get income from the country are subject to this tax.
Since every company is different, you have different Qatar payroll options to choose from, including:
Before you can set up your Qatar payroll, you have to set up a subsidiary in the country. It can take weeks or months to finally incorporate, however, delaying your plans to hire employees, pay them, and start working in the country. When you choose Qatar payroll outsourcing through Globalization Partners, you won’t have to establish a subsidiary before you start paying employees because you can use our entity.
Termination is one of the trickier aspects of operating internationally. We recommend adding entitlement and termination terms to all your employment contracts before hiring employees. In Qatar, you need to give employees 30-day notice of a termination if they have an indefinite contract and have worked for fewer than five years. The notification period is at least two months before the date of termination if they’ve worked for more than five years.
If you’re planning an expansion to Qatar, we can make the process easier through Qatar payroll outsourcing. Contact us today for more information.
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