Business zakat return file: preparation and review checklist
Start with business details, connect figures to their sources and record open questions. A practical guide with a downloadable register and official service links.
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Mada Advanced · Business advisory
Zakat & tax consultancy.
Built around your business.
Understand your file. Explore your options. Define your next step.
Based in Jeddah · Supporting businesses in Saudi Arabia & the GCC
What are you working on?
Choose the situation closest to yours. See the support available and what to prepare before getting in touch.
Zakat & income tax returns
Prepare the business file and review questions relating to its records and return.
Scope & next steps
VAT & invoicing
Review invoices, returns and differences between reports.
Scope & next steps
Payments to non-residents
Assess withholding questions using the contract, payment purpose and parties.
Scope & next steps
An examination or document request
Connect requests to evidence, prepare responses and follow up with the authority.
Scope & next steps
An objection or dispute
Understand the case stage, relevant documents and available procedural routes.
Scope & next steps
Expansion or a new transaction
Review zakat and tax questions and assumptions before implementation.
Scope & next stepsWhat happens
when you contact us?
Send a general description of your question. We discuss your needs and available information, then agree the scope, deliverables and fees before the engagement starts.
01
Describe the question
The business, topic, relevant period and decision you need to make.
02
Identify what is available
Outline the documents and file status; agree a suitable sharing channel later.
03
Agree the engagement
Deliverables, responsibilities, fees and next steps.
Knowledge you can put to work.
VAT figures do not match? Start with this review
Five steps and a worked example to organise the comparison, trace differences and frame a useful question before deciding on treatment.
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Withholding tax on non-resident payments: what to review before paying
A practical guide for finance and procurement: assemble payment facts, connect the contract and invoice, and prepare review questions before approving treatment.
Read the guideBased in Jeddah.
Supporting your business.
We work with small, medium and large businesses, finance directors and business owners. The engagement depends on the business question and available information.
About MadaBefore you get in touch
Does Mada support businesses outside Jeddah?
Mada is based in Jeddah and supports businesses in Saudi Arabia and the GCC. Working arrangements and the relevant jurisdiction are discussed for each matter.
What should I send first?
A brief question, business name and relevant period. Do not attach sensitive financial records to the enquiry form; agree their sharing method with the team.
How are consultancy fees agreed?
Fees depend on the subject, scope and required deliverables and are discussed before the engagement begins.
Start with the question on your mind.
Let’s discuss what the file needs and how we can help.