Bahrain: Updated VAT registration guideline; new decision for digital stamp scheme
Bahrain updated their VAT registration guidelines and issued a decision for the digital stamp scheme
VAT registration guidelines updated and a decision for the digital stamp scheme
The National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) updated their value added tax (VAT) registration guideline, and issued a new decision for the digital stamp scheme.
The VAT registration guide (updated 2 October 2022) reflects the following amendments:
- VATable persons and VAT registration
- Mandatory registration
- Voluntary registration
- Registration process
- VAT group registration
- Non-compliance with registration obligations
- De-registration
Decision for digital stamp scheme
The NBR issued a new excise decision regarding the application of the digital stamp scheme to waterpipe tobacco (hookahs).
Read an October 2022 report [PDF 101 KB] prepared by the KPMG member firm in Bahrain
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