Questions relating to Auditors and advisory services

What are the requirements for enrollment in the Register of Chartered Accountants?     

Copy of the personal identity card.

Copy of the education certificates in the field of accounting or its equivalent certified by competent authorities.

Original certificates of experience.

Original Certificate of good conduct.

A full-time employment certificate.

A disclosure of economic activities and not undertaking such activities.

A statement declaring that he has not been sentenced for disciplinary reasons relating to integrity, honor and ethics.

 

For non-Qataris:

1 copy of a valid passport.

A copy of the fellowship or membership certificate for at least five years.

Providing proof that he is a partner of one of the Qatari accountants who are registered in the record of accountants or that he is employed or working for non-Qatari accountants.

 

What is the registration fee for individual accountants in the auditors’ register?                  

The registration fee for individual accountants is QR 5,000.

 

What are the registration requirements in the Company’s Chartered Accountants record?        

Copy of the personal identity card or passport for every partner.

Form of the Company’s articles of incorporation.

Submitting a certificate stating that the legal partner from outside the country has a license to practice in his country.

Attaching the manager’s’ signature forms and a certificate of registration as an accountant (individuals) after the initial approval of the company’s incorporation.

 

  What is the accounting companies’ fee in the auditors’ register?                              

The registration fee for companies in the auditors’ record is QR 7,000.

 

What are the requirements for establishing a branch of a global accounting office in Qatar?                    

Registration application from the non-Qatari head office submitted to the Companies Control Department.

A letter from the head office regarding the auditor’s accounts authorized by the Office and submitted to the competent administration.

Articles of incorporation of the head office in his home country (identical copy) and the statutes (if any).

Certificate of employment in the home country of the head office for at least ten years without interruption, its activity, financial solvency and accounting work.

An unconditional undertaking certified by the competent Qatari Embassy:

Bearing all obligations arising from the office’s work in the State.

Providing the branch office with the necessary technical expertise and employee insurance against the risks of profession recognized by one of the Qatari insurance companies.

Educational qualifications and certificates of experience for accountants and employees at the branch office certified by the competent authorities.

Documents from the office’s administration or authorized signatory:

Copy of the personal identity documents or passport.

Qualifications obtained in the field of accounting and issued by a university or institutes recognized and approved by competent authorities.

Certificates of practical experience of at least ten years include five years at the head office (excluded from this condition is if the director oversees Qatar).

Commitment to permanent presence in the State.

Profession license in the international Office’s home country.

Certificate of registration in the register of practicing accountants (if any).

 

What is the registration fee of a global accounting office in the auditor’s register?                        

The registration fee of international accounting firms amounts to QR 20,000 in the auditors register.

 

What are the requirements for the renewal of the registration in the record of certified individual accountants?        

Renewal letter by the department’s director.

A copy of the Qatari ID card.

A copy of the commercial license.

A statement stating that he has not been sentenced for disciplinary reasons including lack of integrity, honor, and ethics.

Copy of the establishment’s registration.

Copy of the passport with the residence seal and duration (non – Qataris).

A statement of customer names during the year.

A statement of the names and number of employees during the year, accompanied by their certificates and residence

 

What is the renewal fee for registering individual accountants in the auditors’ register?                         

The renewal fee for individual accountants is QR 2,000.

 

What are the requirements for renewing the registration in the record of certified public accountants?                

Renewal letter by the department’s director.

Copy of partners’ personal identity cards.

Copy of the establishment’s registration.

Copy of the commercial license.

Copy of the Commercial Registration.

A statement of customer names during the year.

A statement of the names of employees during the year accompanied with certificates and residence papers.

 

What is the renewal fee for accounting firms in the auditors’ register?                                                                                                                                                                                       

The corporate renewal fee is QR 3,000 in the auditor’s register.

 

What are the requirements for renewing the registration in the Global Accounting Offices Register?                                          

Renewal letter on behalf of the department’s director including the branch’s documents.

Copy of the manager’s personal identity card.

Copy of the establishment’s registration.

Copy of the commercial license.

A statement of customer names during the year.

A statement of the names of employees during the year with certificates and residence papers.

 

What is the renewal fee of a global accounting office in the record of auditors?                                

The renewal fee for global accounting firms is QR 10,000.

 

What are the requirements for transferring entries to and from the record of certified public accountants? What is the transfer fee?          

A letter on behalf of the office’s director, stating that there isn’t any objection to transfer the registration.

Copy of the personal identity card.

Copy of the registration certificate.

The transfer fee is QR 2,000.

 

What are the requirements for data amendment (office – company) of an accounting firm? How much is the data amendment fee?                                                                                            

Letter of amendment on behalf of the Director of Administration (Office / Company).

Partners’ approval of the amendment (for companies).

The data amendment fee is QR 500.

 

What is the procedure for requesting an extract from a certificate of an accountant / accounting firm/ global branch?      

Submitting an official letter to the auditors department and paying a fee of QR 100.

 

What are the procedures for certifying the auditors’ signatures in the budgets?                                                            

Submitting an official letter to the auditors’ department, attached with the budget to be ratified, in addition to paying registration fees of QR 100.

 

What are the registration requirements for individual and institutional advisory services?              

Copy of the personal identity card or valid passport copy for citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

A certified copy of the scientific certificates in the field of required consultancy.

Original certificate of good conduct.

 

What is the registration fee for individual and corporate advisory services?                                     

The registration fee for consultancy services is QR 9,000 for three years.

 

What are the requirements for the registration of consultancy services for partnership companies?            

Copy of the personal identity card or valid passport for all partners.

Company’s Memorandum of Association.

Attaching the managers’ signature forms.

 

What is the registration fee in the record of consultancy services for partnership companies?                     

Registration fee in the record of consultancy services for partnership companies is QR 20,000 for three years.

 

What are the requirements for registering a branch of a global consultancy center in the Qatar?     

An application form accredited by the non-Qatari head office to be submitted to the competent department and translated into Arabic.

Letter from the head office regarding the identity of the office’s authorized signatory to be submitted to the competent administration.

Article of incorporation of the head office in his home country (identical copy) and the statutes (if any).

A certificate stating that the head office has been operating for at least fifteen years without interruption.

License to practice consultancy services in at least three countries.

An unconditional undertaking from the head office certified by the competent Qatari embassy to:

Carry out all obligations arising from the branch commissioning of advisory services in the State.

Providing the branch office with the necessary technical expertise and insurance for its employees against the risks of work through a Qatari insurance company.

Documents of the branch manager or authorized signatory:

Copy of personal identity card or passport.

Licensed consultancy services.

Educational qualifications.

At least 10 years of experience.

 

What is the registration fee for consultancy services for global firms?             

The registration fee for consultancy firms is QR 90,000 for three years.

 

What are the requirements for renewing a registration in the record of Individual and corporate advisory services?                     

A letter addressed to the department’s director requesting the renewal of application.

Copy of the license certificate (individuals – institutions – companies) issued in the State.

Copy of a valid trade license.

Copy of the applicant’s personal identity card.

Auditors and advisory services

 

What is the renewal fee for the Register of Individual and Institutional Advisory Services?

The renewal fee for registration of advisory services is QR 6,000 for three years.

 

What are the requirements for the renewal of a record in the registry of consultancy services of partnership companies?

A letter addressed to the Director of the Department requesting renewal on the form specified for that purpose.

Copy of the license certificate (individuals – institutions – companies) issued in the State.

Copy of a valid trade license.

Copy of the applicant’s ID card.

 

What the registration renewal fee in the Registry of Advisory Services for Partnership Companies?                                                   

Renewal of registration in the record of consultancy services for partnership companies is QR 15,000 for three years.

 

What are the requirements for renewing the registration of a Global Consultancy Center?                  

A letter addressed to the Director of the Department requesting renewal using the form specified for that purpose.

Copy of a valid certificate for the head office.

Copy of the license certificate issued in the State.

Copy of the applicant’s personal identity card.

 

What is the renewal fee for consultancy services for global consulting firms?                                                    

The registration renewal fee for international consultancy companies is QR 60,000 for a period of three years.