VAT, e-invoicing, corporate tax and end of service, explained with worked examples and checked against the authority's own pages.
How overtime is paid under Bahrain's Labour Law (Law No. 36 of 2012): 25% extra by day, 50% at night, 150% for the weekly rest day and public holidays, the 48-hour week and Ramadan hours.
Who must register for VAT with Bahrain's NBR: residents above BHD 37,500 of annual supplies, voluntary registration from BHD 18,750 and its two years, non-residents within 30 days, and what follows.
Bahrain's excise on carbonated drinks, energy drinks and tobacco: the NBR's rates, who must register, when the tax falls due, and the two-monthly return for local producers.
How a Bahraini business files its VAT return with the NBR: monthly or quarterly periods, the deadline, what the return holds, corrections and penalties.
How Bahrain's Wage Protection System works for employers: paying through the LMRA's WPS portal, the 2026 deadlines, the monthly salary file and records.
Bahrain's VAT rate rose to 10% in 2022. Who must register with the NBR, how often returns are filed and when they are due, and how to add or remove 10% VAT, in BHD.
Since 1 March 2024 Bahraini employers pay expatriates' leaving indemnity to the SIO monthly: 4.2 % of the wage for the first three years, 8.4 % after. Service before then stays the employer's to pay under article 116.
What employers and employees pay to Bahrain's Social Insurance Organization in 2026: pension, unemployment and work injury for Bahrainis, and what applies to expatriates, on wages up to BHD 4,000.
What accounting software in Bahrain must do: the tax rules, e-invoicing, payroll, currency, Arabic, your data and the price. A checklist to compare products against.
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