How to choose accounting software in Oman: 7 checks

Most accounting software sold in the Gulf was built for somewhere else and adapted. These seven checks show quickly whether a product was made for Oman's rules or only translated for them.

· How we check our guides

1. It follows Oman's tax rules

VAT is 5%, filed with the Tax Authority every quarter within 30 days. The software should fill the return from posted documents and keep amounts to the baisa.

2. E-invoicing

Oman's Tax Authority is introducing e-invoicing (Fawtara). Ask how the software will meet it when your business is in scope, and make sure today's invoices carry the required fields in Arabic.

3. Payroll

Payroll must handle Social Protection Fund contributions for Omani staff and end-of-service for expatriates, with payslips in Arabic and English.

4. Currency and decimals

Amounts in OMR to three decimals: a system built for two will round and drift.

5. Arabic that is not an afterthought

Every screen, report and printed document should read right to left in Arabic as well as in English, with the Arabic text a native speaker would write. Try printing an invoice in both languages before you decide.

6. Your data, your accountant

Books should never be edited after the fact: corrections are new entries, with an audit trail. Check that you can export everything, and that your accountant can work inside your books with their own login and a role you choose.

7. The price, in your currency

Compare the price for the plan you will actually need in a year, in OMR, with users, companies and payroll employees included. Aqid ERP's plans in Oman start at OMR 8.1 a month, and you can start free.

Questions

How often is the Oman VAT return filed?

Every quarter, within 30 days of the quarter's end.

Why three decimals?

The Omani rial has 1,000 baisa; two-decimal software will not agree with your bank.

What is Fawtara?

Oman's e-invoicing programme, introduced by the Tax Authority. Check when your business is in scope.

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