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Determination
of Tax Base : Gross Income
Gross income is considered to be all income, profits and earnings of whatever
nature, in whatever form paid, resulting from all kinds of industry and
commerce. This includes income from trading, financial or commercial transactions,
and also from dealing with and investment in or developing oil or other
mineral resources, movable and immovable properties. It also includes all
income from commissions, dividends, securities and bonds.
Gross income of a foreign company exercising business inside and outside
the Kingdom is its gross income from sources in the Kingdom and the part
of income outside the Kingdom attributable to sources in the Kingdom.
- Capital Gains
Gains on the disposal of assets or sale of ownership equity of the foreign
partner in Saudi Arabia are taxed as part of the normal profits of the business.
- Investment Income
Income from short - or long - term investments inside as well as outside
the Kingdom earned by a locally established entity are considered part of
the normal profits of the business.
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