NBR conducts 137 inspection visits within local markets in April
Manama, May 15 (BNA): The National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) conducted 137 inspection visits within the local markets across different governates in the Kingdom of Bahrain during April 2025. These visits are part of the NBR’s continuous commitment to enhance the level of business compliance within the local markets and ensuring adherence to all regulations and legislation for the effective implementation of VAT and Excise. The NBR also aims to monitor the market and provide high levels of protection for consumer rights and combat VAT and Excise evasion, along with spreading awareness on the rightful ways of implementation.
The NBR has confirmed that effective oversight of the local market has resulted in reporting a total of 12 violations, in which administrative fines have been imposed in accordance with the Law. The reported violations were related to the failure to display a VAT certificate in a visible place, failure to show prices inclusive of VAT, failure to comply with the conditions for issuing VAT invoices, and failure to issue a VAT invoice.
The NBR identified several violations that are considered suspicious of VAT evasion, in which legal actions are being taken against violators, and reported those who are proven to have committed evasion crimes which may be punishable by imprisonment for five years and a fine equivalent to three times the amount of VAT due.
The NBR emphasiSed that the cooperation of businesses and consumers is integral to the success of the ongoing inspection campaigns to achieve the highest compliance standards, and to advise all businesses registered with the NBR to adhere to the application of legislation to prevent violations and to ensure the success of the various stages of implementation, reaffirming its call for all concerned parties to report any violations or evasions of the VAT or Excise law by contacting the NBR call center at 80008001 available 24 hours, 7 days a week, or through the National Suggestions & Complaints System (Tawasul). Additionally, detailed information is available on the NBR’s website (www.nbr.gov.bh).
