Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions govern your use of auditservicesqatar.com and your general interactions with Audit Services Qatar. Professional audit, assurance, tax, accounting, compliance, or advisory assignments are subject to a separate proposal, engagement letter, statement of work, or other written agreement. Where the terms of a signed engagement differ from these website Terms and Conditions, the signed engagement terms will govern the professional assignment.

1. About Audit Services Qatar

Audit Services Qatar provides audit, assurance, accounting, compliance, tax, and related professional support to businesses operating in Qatar.

Certain professional activities in Qatar are regulated and may only be performed by appropriately registered or authorised professionals. Any regulated service will be undertaken subject to the applicable Qatar regulatory requirements and the scope agreed with the client.

The auditing profession in Qatar is regulated under Law No. 8 of 2020.

2. Use of this website

You may use this website for lawful business and informational purposes.

You must not:

Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our website or systems
Introduce malware, malicious software, or harmful code
Interfere with website availability or security
Use automated methods to extract content without permission where prohibited
Misrepresent your identity or authority
Submit unlawful, misleading, fraudulent, or infringing material
Use information from this website for an illegal purpose

We may restrict or block access where necessary to protect our website, systems, users, or legal rights.

3. Website information is not an audit opinion

Content published on this website is provided for general information only.

Nothing on the website constitutes:

An independent auditor’s opinion
An assurance conclusion
A statutory audit report
Legal advice
A tax ruling
An accounting opinion specifically applicable to your circumstances
A regulatory approval
A guarantee of compliance

Professional advice depends on the facts, records, entity structure, applicable regulations, and agreed scope of each engagement.

You should not make a material financial, legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory decision solely on the basis of general website content.

4. Professional engagements

A professional relationship does not arise merely because you:

Visit our website
Submit an enquiry
Speak with a member of our team
Send preliminary documents
Request a quotation

A professional engagement begins only when the applicable engagement arrangements have been accepted by the relevant parties.

The engagement documentation may define:

Scope of work
Responsible parties
Deliverables
Reporting framework
Applicable professional standards
Timeline
Fees and payment terms
Client responsibilities
Information requirements
Limitations
Confidentiality requirements
Termination provisions

5. Independence, objectivity and conflicts of interest

Independence and objectivity are fundamental considerations in professional auditing.

Before accepting or continuing certain engagements, we may conduct client-acceptance, independence, or conflict-of-interest procedures.

Where a conflict or independence issue exists, we may:

Request additional information
Establish appropriate safeguards where permitted
Modify the proposed scope
Decline an engagement
Withdraw from an existing engagement where required

Qatar Ministry of Commerce and Industry guidance emphasises integrity, objectivity and independence as core professional principles for auditors.

6. Client responsibilities

Clients are responsible for providing information and assistance reasonably required to perform an agreed engagement.

Unless otherwise agreed, the client is responsible for:

Providing accurate and complete records
Providing information on a timely basis
Giving access to relevant personnel and documentation
Maintaining appropriate accounting records
Maintaining responsibility for financial statements and business decisions
Informing us of information relevant to the engagement
Reviewing deliverables and raising questions promptly
Maintaining appropriate internal controls
Complying with laws and regulatory requirements applicable to its own operations

We are entitled to rely on information and representations supplied by the client unless the nature of the engagement requires additional verification.

Delays, incomplete information, inaccurate records, or restricted access may affect the timing, cost, scope, or outcome of an engagement.

7. Nature and limitations of an audit

An audit provides the level of assurance contemplated by the applicable engagement and professional standards; it does not provide an absolute guarantee.

Because audit procedures involve professional judgment, risk assessment, materiality, testing, and other recognised audit techniques, an audit cannot guarantee that every error, fraud, irregularity, or control weakness will be detected.

Management remains responsible for:

Preparing applicable financial information
Maintaining books and records
Designing and operating internal controls
Preventing and detecting fraud
Complying with applicable laws

An audit does not transfer these responsibilities from management to the auditor.

8. Professional standards and regulatory requirements

Where applicable to the engagement, our work may take account of:

Qatar laws and regulations
Ministry of Commerce and Industry requirements
General Tax Authority requirements
Qatar Financial Centre or other relevant regulatory requirements
International Standards on Auditing
International Financial Reporting Standards
Relevant AML/CFT requirements
Other professional or industry-specific frameworks

The exact standards applicable to an engagement will depend on the entity, service, jurisdiction, and agreed scope.

9. Client acceptance, KYC and AML/CFT

We may request information needed to satisfy applicable client-identification, beneficial-ownership, conflict, risk-management, or AML/CFT requirements.

Auditors may fall within Qatar’s framework for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions in relation to specified activities, which creates particular AML/CFT responsibilities.

We may therefore request documentation relating to:

Identity
Ownership and control
Beneficial owners
Authorised representatives
Nature of business
Source or purpose of relevant transactions
Other information required for lawful compliance procedures

We may decline, suspend, or discontinue an engagement where information required for lawful client acceptance or compliance procedures is not provided.

10. Fees and payment

Professional fees will normally be set out in a quotation, proposal, or engagement letter.

Fees may depend on factors including:

Scope
Entity size
Record quality
Transaction volume
Complexity
Reporting requirements
Required specialists
Deadlines
Additional work requested

Where the scope changes materially, fees or timelines may also need to be revised.

Invoices must be paid in accordance with the payment terms specified in the applicable engagement documentation.

Subject to applicable law and professional obligations, work may be suspended for overdue amounts.

11. Timelines

Any timeline provided before reviewing complete records is an estimate unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing.

Completion dates may change due to:

Late documentation
Incomplete records
Additional audit findings
Client-response delays
Third-party confirmations
Regulatory requirements
Changes in scope
Events outside reasonable control

We do not guarantee decisions or processing times controlled by regulators, banks, government authorities, courts, or other third parties.

12. Confidentiality

We treat client information as confidential subject to applicable professional duties, engagement terms, and law.

Confidential information may be disclosed where:

Authorised by the client
Necessary to perform the engagement
Required by law or regulation
Required by an authorised court or regulator
Necessary for professional quality-control procedures
Necessary to establish or protect legal rights

Our handling of personal data is further described in our Privacy Policy.

13. Professional records and document retention

We may retain engagement records, working papers, correspondence, and supporting information for periods required by professional standards, internal record-management requirements, or applicable law.

Qatar’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry guidance requires auditors to maintain specified client-related files and records for applicable retention periods.

Documents supplied by a client remain subject to applicable ownership arrangements, while our audit methodologies, working papers, analyses, templates, and internal documentation remain ours except where law or a written agreement provides otherwise.

14. Third-party specialists and service providers

Certain assignments may require specialist expertise or operational support.

Where appropriate and permitted, third parties may be involved in areas such as:

Valuation
Technology
Legal interpretation
Tax
Actuarial work
Cybersecurity
Industry-specific technical matters
Translation
Secure technology or document systems

Their involvement will be handled subject to applicable engagement, confidentiality, independence, and legal requirements.

15. Third-party reports and information

Our work may rely on information provided by banks, lawyers, valuers, management, regulators, specialists, or other external parties.

Unless the agreed scope requires us to verify such information independently, we are not responsible for matters arising solely from inaccurate or incomplete information provided by an independent third party.

16. Electronic communications

Email, online meetings, cloud systems, and other electronic methods may be used in the normal course of business.

Although reasonable precautions are taken, electronic communication carries inherent risks, including interception, delay, corruption, or transmission errors.

Clients should notify us promptly if they require specific secure communication procedures for particularly sensitive information.

17. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the website and its original content, structure, graphics, branding, methodologies, and materials are owned by or licensed to Audit Services Qatar.

You may view and use website information for legitimate internal and informational purposes.

You may not reproduce, republish, commercially exploit, modify, or distribute substantial portions of website content without permission except where allowed by law.

Client rights concerning a specific engagement deliverable will be governed by the applicable engagement agreement.

18. Reports and deliverables

Professional reports are prepared for the purposes and intended users identified in the relevant engagement.

Unless expressly permitted:

Reports should not be altered
Extracts should not be presented out of context
Reports should not be distributed to additional parties as though they were intended recipients
Our name should not be associated with modified information without authorisation

Any third-party reliance on a professional report is subject to the relevant report wording, engagement terms, and applicable law.

19. No guarantee of regulatory or commercial outcomes

We do not guarantee:

Regulatory approval
Tax authority acceptance
Financing approval
Investor decisions
Court outcomes
Licensing decisions
Commercial profitability
The absence of future compliance issues

Our responsibility is to perform the agreed professional work in accordance with the scope and standards applicable to the engagement.

20. Limitation of liability

Any liability relating to professional services will be determined according to applicable Qatar law and the terms of the relevant signed engagement.

To the extent permitted by law, Audit Services Qatar will not be responsible for indirect loss arising solely from reliance on general website information or from events beyond our reasonable control.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude liability where exclusion is prohibited under applicable law.

21. Suspension or termination

We may suspend or terminate access to the website for misuse.

Professional engagements may be suspended or terminated in accordance with the applicable engagement terms, including where:

Required information is not provided
Fees remain unpaid
Independence is impaired
A material conflict arises
Continuing the engagement would breach a legal or professional obligation
Required client cooperation is not provided

Professional withdrawal will be managed in accordance with applicable obligations.

22. External links

Our website may link to regulators, government authorities, professional sources, or other third-party websites.

External websites are operated independently, and we are not responsible for their availability, security, accuracy, or privacy practices.

23. Privacy

Personal information submitted through our website or during interactions with us is handled according to our Privacy Policy and applicable Qatar data-protection requirements.

24. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms and Conditions to reflect changes in law, professional requirements, our services, or website operations.

The latest version will be published on this page together with the revision date.

Changes to an existing professional engagement will be governed by the relevant engagement documentation rather than by unilateral changes to these website Terms.

25. Governing law and jurisdiction

These website Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Qatar.

Subject to any dispute-resolution provision agreed separately in a professional engagement, disputes concerning these website Terms will be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts of the State of Qatar.

26. Contact us

For questions regarding these Terms and Conditions, contact:

Audit Services Qatar
Address: 5th Floor, Gath Building, Salwa Road, Doha, Qatar
Email: info@auditservicesqatar.com