GAZT asks Amiantit to amend Zakat reports, pay SAR 231.1 mln claims

Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. received today, Dec. 20, 2020, letters from the General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) requiring it to amend Zakat declarations submitted from 2015 to 2018.  

The letters demand a payment of Zakat differences, totalling SAR 231.12 million, for the period, the firm said in a statement to Tadawul.

Amiantit added it submitted Zakat declarations for the above mentioned years and paid Zakat based on audited financial statements for the respective fiscal years.

The company has the right to object to the amendments during the statutory period, which is 60 days from the date of receiving the letters.

Accordingly, the company plans to raise the list of objections within the statutory period.

The financial impact will be determined and announced at a later stage.