Meaning
The Tax Authority (جهاز الضرائب) administers Oman's taxes: VAT at 5% since 16 April 2021, income tax on companies and establishments at 15% or, for small enterprises that meet every condition, 3%, withholding tax on payments to non-residents, and excise since 15 June 2019. Royal Decree 56/2025 adds a personal income tax from 2028.
Registration, returns and payments go through its portal, tms.taxoman.gov.om, and e-invoicing will run through its system, Fawtara, under Decision 189/2026. Late filing and late payment carry fines and additional tax that the Tax Authority imposes. Social insurance is not the Tax Authority's: it belongs to the Social Protection Fund.
Also called: Oman Tax Authority · OTA · taxoman
Example
Ruwi Trading LLC in Muscat registers on the Tax Authority's portal for VAT once its taxable supplies pass OMR 38,500, files its VAT return there each quarter and its income tax return once a year.