Ministry of Finance -Dept of Zakat & Income Tax, Saudi Arabia

General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) is a government agency that reports to Ministry of Finance. It was established per Ministerial Resolution no. 394, dated 7/8/1370 H. (14/06/1951). GAZT'ss head-office is in Riyadh.DZIT has seventeen branches. GAZT Objectives GAZT objectives can be summarized as follows: Assess and collect zakat on business activities from Saudi persons and citizens of member states in the Gulf Cooperative Council; Assess and collect tax from persons subject to tax according to relevant laws and regulations; Improve taxpayers' voluntary compliance through fair treatment, excellent performance, better taxpayers' awareness, and improved services delivered to taxpayers. The Head-office of DZIT is in Riyadh. There are ten field-offices that report to the Head-office; the field-offices are located in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah, Madinah, Taif, Qassim, Abha, Tabuk and Al-Ihsa.. In addition, there are sections in the Financial Offices to collect zakat and tax in regions and districts with no DZIT field-offices.