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ZATCA Carries Out more than 1,300 Inspection Visits in the Kingdom
Riyadh – March 18, 2022:
Tax inspectors at Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority’s (ZATCA) carried out more than 1,300 visits in markets and shops in the Kingdom as part of the national program to combat commercial concealment.
The inspections took place in Riyadh, Makkah, Medina, Qassim, and Jazan, and included various shops, such as auto parts markets, health, food and beverages, oil and gas. Riyadh region witnessed the highest number of inspections, with a total of 126 visits.
According to the Authority, the visits resulted in the detection of 88 cases of initial suspicion of commercial concealment. This comes with ZATCA’s keenness to unify efforts in coordination with its government sector partners to combat commercial concealment in all its forms, minimize commercial transaction violations and increase tax compliance.