Wikipedia's first sentence called it “government agency in saudi arabia responsible for the assessment and collection of zakat and taxes including va”. Today it says “government agency under the ministry of finance in saudi arabia that is responsible for the assessment and coll”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Zakat, Tax, and Customs (ZATCA) ( Arabic : هيئة الزكاة والضريبة والجمارك ) is a government agency under the Ministry of Finance in Saudi Arabia that is responsible for the assessment and collection of taxes and zakat , a form of obligatory almsgiving in Islam . ZATCA was established on 14 June 1951 as department under the Ministry of Finance . ZATCA is headquartered in Riyadh and consists of the Taxpayer Department and 19 branches distributed over the main cities in the country. Linkedin:GAZT- General Authority of Zakat & Tax . 2019 .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) is a government agency in Saudi Arabia responsible for the assessment and collection of Zakat and taxes including VAT. GAZT was established on 14 June 1951 as department under the Ministry of Finance . GAZT is headquartered in Riyadh and consists of the Taxpayer Department and 19 branches distributed over the main cities in the country. Linkedin:GAZT- General Authority of Zakat & Tax . 2019 .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
The General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) is a government agency under the Ministry of Finance in Saudi Arabia that is responsible for the assessment and collection of taxes and zakat , a form of obligatory almsgiving in Islam . GAZT was established on 14 June 1951 as department under the Ministry of Finance . GAZT is headquartered in Riyadh and consists of the Taxpayer Department and 19 branches distributed over the main cities in the country. Linkedin:GAZT- General Authority of Zakat & Tax . 2019 .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “government agency in saudi arabia responsible for the assessment and collection of zakat and taxes including va”. Today it says “government agency under the ministry of finance in saudi arabia that is responsible for the assessment and coll”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
government agency in saudi arabia responsible for the assessment and collection of zakat and taxes including va
Now
government agency under the ministry of finance in saudi arabia that is responsible for the assessment and coll
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