🇰🇼 Kuwait

Business finance made simpler in Kuwait

Kuwaiti businesses use Zivobooks for bilingual invoices, KNET and card payments on every invoice, corporate income tax for foreign companies, and payroll with PIFSS contributions and the end-of-service award.

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Taxes covered

Corporate income tax 2 rules need source review

Payroll (PIFSS and end of service) 2 rules need source review

Rules for the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

Currency

KWD

Kuwaiti dinar (KWD), with invoicing in any currency. Exchange rates: Daily market rates, or the rates you enter. Amounts in dinars keep all three decimals.

Fiscalisation & e-invoicing

Direct submission is only available when an approved connection is enabled for your business.

Prepare records here, then file through the authority unless your workspace confirms an acknowledged submission.

Popular payment methods

KNET
Cards
Bank transfer (IBAN)
Cash
Online checkout providers you can connect
Tap Payments
Telr

Payroll

No income tax on salaries. PIFSS contributions for Kuwaiti employees and the end-of-service award for everyone else.

Your bank

Import statements from NBK, Kuwait Finance House, Gulf Bank, Burgan Bank, Boubyan and others that export a statement file.

What we do and don’t claim

The core product and country tax workspaces are available. Tax rules may need confirmation, and returns must be filed through the authority unless an approved connection is enabled. Rules marked for source review are planning aids and must be checked with the authority before use. A return is only marked Submitted or Accepted after an acknowledgement is recorded.

Zivobooks in Kuwait

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What tax work can I do in Kuwait?

The country tax workspaces shown below help organise records and prepare the tax data supported for your business. Coverage varies by tax type; check the source review status on this page and confirm figures with MoF before filing.

Which currency can I use?

Your base currency is the Kuwaiti dinar (KWD), with invoicing in any currency. You can also invoice and bank in any other currency, with exchange rates recorded on every transaction.

Is payroll supported?

Yes. No income tax on salaries. PIFSS contributions for Kuwaiti employees and the end-of-service award for everyone else. Payroll is on the Business plan and above.

Can I submit returns directly to MoF?

Direct submission to MoF depends on an approved integration being enabled for your business. A prepared return is not filed; use the authority’s channel unless your workspace confirms an acknowledgement.

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