About the General Tax Authority
Our vision, mission, structure and digital transformation journey.
Vision
A fair, transparent, digital tax administration that serves the taxpayer and protects state revenue.
Mission
Apply tax law efficiently, simplify procedures and complete the shift from paper to electronic service.
Values
Integrity, fairness, transparency, efficiency, and respectful taxpayer service.
The General Tax Authority is part of the Iraqi Ministry of Finance. It assesses and collects income, property and real-estate gains taxes under the laws in force, through its headquarters in Baghdad and its offices and branches across the governorates.
The Electronic Computing Section leads the authority's digital transformation, building an integrated set of electronic systems covering the whole taxpayer life-cycle: registration, declaration, assessment, invoicing, payment, compliance and risk management.
Organisational structure
Headquarters in Baghdad with offices and branches in every governorate.
Milestones of the digital journey
- 1982Income Tax Law 113
The legal framework the authority still works under today.
- 2012e-Signature Law 78
The legal basis for electronic transactions and documents.
- 2024Electronic registration (eTax)
The unified tax registration platform on the Ministry of Finance domain.
- 2025e-Invoicing and the payment platform
Decision 135 of 2025, the ETIS system and the unified payment platform.
- 2026e-Assessment and the 2026 rules
The self-assessment system and the public profession-rules calculator.