Company liquidation and closure services in Qatar
To close a company in Qatar, you first put it under liquidation, then delete its CR. Both stages run through the Company Closure service on the Qatar Single Window. A liquidator settles debts and prepares final accounts before the CR is deleted. We help you plan each stage and prepare the file.
Closing a company at a glance
- Liquidation first, then deleting the CR
- 2 stages
- Single Window cycle time for the closure request
- about 1 week
- At least, for creditors to come forward
- 45 days
- Longest a liquidation may last, unless extended
- 3 years
From the company law and the Single Window; see the sources at the end of the page. This page covers mainland companies; QFC and free zone entities follow their own authority.
Voluntary liquidation, step by step
The company law lets a company be dissolved in three ways: its term ends, the partners decide it, or a court rules it. The steps below follow the partners’ own decision.
- Renew the CR if expired
A CR or permit must be valid before it can be deleted.
- Decide to dissolve
The partners’ decision, recorded in the CR and published in two daily newspapers.
- Appoint the liquidator
By the partners or the general assembly; the appointment is published.
- Notify creditors
By registered letter, or published notice, with at least 45 days to claim.
- Settle the debts
Staff first, then the State, then rent, then other debts by law.
- Delete the CR
Once the final accounts are approved, within 30 days; then cancel the tax registration.
What our company liquidation services cover
Planning the closure
The order of the steps for your legal form.
Decisions and notices
The dissolution decision, its publication and creditor notices.
Working with the liquidator
Choosing one and coordinating with them and your auditor.
Approvals
Labour, tax and any agency with an active block.
Tax closure
The final return and cancelling the tax registration.
CR deletion
The Single Window closure request and its attachments.
Appointing the liquidator
Once dissolved, the company keeps its legal personality only as far as the liquidation needs, and adds “under liquidation” to its name. The liquidator’s fee is set in the appointment document, or by the court.
Whether the liquidator must be a registered auditor is a point the laws do not settle in the same way, so we confirm it with you for your case.
The liquidator in brief
- Appointed by
- The partners or the general assembly; the court if liquidation is by judgment
- The Ministry asks for
- The decision naming the liquidator, their acceptance letter and ID
- An office as liquidator
- Names a natural person to represent it
- First task
- An inventory of assets and liabilities within three months
Approvals before closure
Ministry of Labour
Its approval is attached to the request to delete the CR.
General Tax Authority
Needed if any owner is from outside Qatar and the GCC, or if the entity is a foreign branch or office.
Active blocks
A no-objection letter from each agency with an active block.
Minors
Approval of the General Authority for Minors Affairs if a partner is a minor.
Staff, tax and records
Staff are paid first
Amounts due to employees come before all other debts.
End-of-service gratuity
At least three weeks’ basic wage for each year of service.
Final tax return
Filed by the liquidator within four months of the year end.
Records for 5 years
A QAR 30,000 penalty applies if they are not kept after dissolution.
CR cancellation fees
- Putting the company under liquidation
- QAR 300
- Deleting the main CR with all branches
- QAR 0
- Deleting branch CRs only
- QAR 300
- Cancelling a commercial permit
- QAR 0
From the Single Window. The deletion is requested within 30 days of the end of liquidation, or the registry deletes it on its own. A CR simply left to expire can be cancelled by the Ministry after notice.
Related services
Common questions about closing a company in Qatar
What is liquidation in Qatar?
Liquidation is the stage in which a dissolved company settles its affairs. The company keeps its legal personality only as far as liquidation needs, and adds “under liquidation” to its name. During that time the liquidator gathers in what the company is owed and sells its assets. Creditors are paid, and the final accounts go to the partners for approval.
Source: Commercial Companies Law No. 11 of 2015, as amended (Al Meezan)
How is a CR cancelled in Qatar?
After liquidation, you ask for the main CR to be deleted through the Company Closure service on the Single Window. You attach the liquidator’s final account, Ministry of Labour approval and, where the Single Window requires it, a General Tax Authority no-objection letter. Deleting the main CR with all branches has no fee.
Source: Single Window, Company closure
How do I close a company in Qatar?
You start by passing the partners’ decision to dissolve and appointing a liquidator. The dissolution is recorded in the CR and published. Creditors are then notified by the liquidator, who settles the debts and draws up final accounts. Once the partners approve them, the main CR is deleted and the tax registration is cancelled.
Source: Commercial Companies Law No. 11 of 2015, as amended (Al Meezan)
Who gets paid first after liquidation?
The employees. Once the liquidation costs are met, the liquidator’s fee among them, the Commercial Companies Law sets the order of payment. Amounts owed to staff come first. Next come amounts due to the State, then rent owed to the landlord, and only after that the other debts, in the order the law gives them.
Source: Commercial Companies Law No. 11 of 2015, as amended (Al Meezan)
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Sources
Official sources for the facts on this page, last checked 19 Oct 2026.
- Single Window, Company closure
- Commercial Companies Law No. 11 of 2015, as amended (Al Meezan)
- Commercial Register Law No. 25 of 2005, as amended (Al Meezan)
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Procedures manual (Arabic)
- Dhareeba, Cancellation of registration
- Income Tax Executive Regulations, Cabinet Decision No. 39 of 2019 (Al Meezan)
- Income Tax Law No. 24 of 2018 (Al Meezan)
- Labour Law No. 14 of 2004 (Al Meezan)
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