Order, approve, pay

Spend that is approved before it is paid

Raise a purchase order, receive the bill against it, approve what is over your limit and pay suppliers in one batch, with every step on the record.

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What you get

Purchase orders to bills

The bill starts from the order, so quantities and prices are not typed twice.

An approval limit

Orders and bills at or over the amount you set wait for someone with the right to approve them.

Payment requests and batches

Request, approve and release supplier payments, and download the payment file for your bank.

Expense claims

Staff submit claims with receipts; the approved ones are reimbursed and posted.

Landed cost and supplier prices

Spread freight and customs over the items they brought in, and keep each supplier's last price.

Questions

Who can approve?

Anyone whose role carries the approve-payments permission. The person who submitted cannot approve their own.

Is withholding tax handled?

Where the country has it, yes: in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman withholding on payments to non-residents is recorded on the bill by category and summarised for the monthly return, which you file with the tax authority.

Can I see what I owe each supplier?

Yes: supplier statements and the payables ageing, by supplier and by due date.

In United Arab Emirates

When a supplier outside the UAE provides services, you account for the VAT yourself: 5% under the reverse charge in Box 3 of the VAT 201, recovered in Box 10 under the normal rules. Since 1 January 2026 you no longer issue yourself a tax invoice for such a purchase, so keep the supplier's invoice and the documents of the supply with the bill. Approved supplier payments can then be released in one batch, with a payment file to upload to your bank.

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