Payroll in Oman

Payroll in Oman for a company owned from abroad is closely linked to its staff permits, because employees recruited from other countries need residence and work permits tied to the company, and Omani nationals on the payroll bring their own registration duties. Salaries are usually paid into local bank accounts, and end-of-service amounts build up over time and should be accrued in the books each month rather than met as a surprise.

Ask a firm whether it calculates and pays salaries itself or only prepares the figures for your approval. Ask how it handles housing and transport allowances, how it registers Omani staff with the relevant social insurance scheme, and how it calculates end-of-service accruals. Find out whether it tracks permit expiry dates alongside the payroll calendar, how payslips and payroll costs are reported to your head office, and what the fee per employee per month includes. The permit side has its own page, residency and visas in Oman.

Accountanty lists 17 firms that run payroll in Oman: 16 accounting firms and one corporate service provider. Twelve are small, three medium-sized and two in large networks. Ten of the 17 say they focus on foreign clients. All work in English and four also in Arabic, and all are based in Muscat.