Wednesday 15 / January / 2025
Muscat: Two expatriates have been fined OMR 2,000, along with a six-month jail term and permanent deportation from the Sultanate of Oman permanently for violating the Income Tax Law, the Tax Authority said.
The Authority said in a statement, "The Court of First Instance in the Wilayat of Amerat issued a court ruling against a company operating in the Sultanate of Oman that did not comply with tax requirements for violating Income Tax Law No. 28/2009."
The court ruled that the two accused were convicted for deliberately refraining from submitting the tax returns, mandatory under Income Tax Law, as well as for their deliberate failure to provide correct data related to tax compliance.
The court decided to punish each of the accused with six months imprisonment and a fine of OMR 2,000 and also said they are to be deported from the country permanently after the completion of their sentences.
