Middle East
Asset managers and family offices wanting QFC (Qatar Financial Centre) structure, Qatar
The QFC (Qatar Financial Centre) offers 0% on most QFC (Qatar Financial Centre)-licensed activities, 100% foreign ownership and no forex restrictions, regulated by the QFCRA on common law style principles. 80 double tax treaties cover the UK, France, Germany, Singapore and India.
QFC 0%QFCRA80 DTAs
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
10%
Fastest setup
4 weeks
Tax treaties
80
Region
Middle East
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: QAR 10,000
- Administrative language: English
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 10%
- Effective rate ~0%
- Tax treaties 80
- VAT rate 0%
- Withholding on dividends 0%
Key treaty partners
UKFranceGermanySingaporeSouth KoreaChina
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe not supported
- Wise supported
- EMI license framework available
Considerations
If you are a bootstrapped SME or want a fast setup
QFC (Qatar Financial Centre) entities carry meaningful minimum capital, year-1 costs of QAR 15-40K and 21-60 day bank account openings. For lean setups:
High minimum capital21-60 day banking