VAT Registration Deadline in Oman – The Last Phase

Yarab A | Updated on: February 7, 2022

To ensure a smooth rollout of VAT, the tax authorities in Oman have issued a VAT registration deadline. The registration deadlines are planned in a phased manner, allowing businesses to register on different dates.

As per guidelines, different registration deadlines are issued considering the annual supplies made by the businesses.

The first phase of the registration window was opened on 1^st February 2021 for businesses with supplies exceeding 1,000,000 OMR. The last phase of VAT registration ends on 28th February, 2022.

Find out if your business should apply for VAT registration before the deadline of 28th February,2022. 

VAT Registration Deadline in Oman

In the first phase, larger businesses basis the annual supplies threshold were required to register. In the next and subsequent phases, the rest of the businesses based on the prescribed threshold are mandated to register under VAT. Though the Oman Vat mandates all the businesses with annual supplies of more than 38,500 OMR to register, the tax authorities have issued a registration deadline that dint required all the businesses to apply for registration from 1^st February 2021.

The registration deadline along with the type of business is listed down

Businesses with Annual supplies from 38,500 OMR to 249,999 OMR

This is the last phase of VAT registration applicable for businesses whose annual supplies exceed or expected to be above the mandatory threshold limit of 38,500.  For such business, the registration window was opened on 1^st December 2021 and 28^th February 2022, being the last date.

Given this is the last phase of VAT registration, businesses need to determine the registration applicability and get themselves registered if the supplies exceed the threshold. For this to happen, you need to calculate the value of supplies for the previous period or estimation of the forthcoming period in line with the outline given by the law. For the purpose of VAT registration, the value of supplies includes taxable supplies, intra-GCC supplies and supplies subject to reverse charge mechanism. 

Voluntary registration for business with annual supplies exceeding 19,250 OMR

Business can voluntarily register if the annual supplies or the taxable expenses incurred is not less than the voluntary registration threshold of 19,250 OMR.

The voluntary registration window was opened from 1^st February and businesses are free to register anytime as they decide to do so.

First 3 phases of the VAT registration that are closed

Below are the first 3 phases of VAT registration whose deadline stands closed now. 

Businesses exceeding Annual supplies 1,000,000 OMR

In the first phase of Oman vat registration, the larger businesses whose annual supplies have exceeded or expected to exceed 1,000,000 OMR should apply for Vat registration.

Here, though the registration is expected to happen before 15^th March 2021, the effective date of registration will be 16th April 2021 meaning, you need to comply with VAT law from that date onwards.

Businesses with Annual supplies from 500,000 OMR to 1,000,000 OMR

In the second phase, businesses whose annual supplies have exceeded or expected to be from 500,000 OMR to 1,000,000 OMR should apply for Vat registration within 31^st May 2021.

For all those businesses who are falling into the above category, the VAT Law will be applicable from 1^st July 2021.

Businesses with Annual supplies from 250,000 OMR to 499,999 OMR

In this phase, businesses whose supplies exceed or expected to be from 250,000 OMR to 499,999 OMR should apply for VAT registration starting from 1^st July 2021.

Here, the businesses need to comply with the VAT law from 1^st October 2021

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