The Zakat Tax and Customs Authority states that VAT is not applicable to employee salaries, wages, or bonuses.

Salaries, earnings, and all other benefits received from the employer, including bonuses, are not subject to VAT, according to the Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (Value Added Tax).

This was in response to a question on Twitter from the Ask Zakat account, which stated that salaries received by employees do not result in any VAT requirements. Saudi husband burns his wife to death with acid

According to the authority, Value Added Tax does not apply to salaries, wages, or any other monies received by an employee from his employer or sponsor, such as bonuses.

As for establishment expenditures, the Zakat administration stated that they can be deducted from taxable income if they are incurred only for the purpose of carrying out economic activity and the tax has been paid.Breaking: SAMA restricts 5 banking services for expats

The Zakat and Tax Authority further declared that gold is tax-free if its purity level is 99 percent and it is only transferable in the global bullion market, but it is subject to Value Added Tax if its purity is less than 99 percent.

The authorities stated that when gold jewelry is sold by a person who is registered with the Value Added Tax system, it is subject to a 15% VAT.