Aqid ERPVAT registration in Saudi Arabia: the thresholds, the 30-day deadline and the fine
When a Saudi business must register for VAT, when it may, how the 12-month test works each month, the 30-day deadline and the SAR 10,000 fine for registering late.
Guides to the rules in Saudi Arabia
VAT, e-invoicing, corporate tax and end of service, explained with worked examples and checked against the authority's own pages.
Getting a VAT refund from ZATCA: the credit balance, the request and the bank account
When a Saudi business's input VAT is more than its output VAT, the difference is a credit it can ask ZATCA to refund: from the return itself or by a separate request, within five years.
Cancelling VAT registration in Saudi Arabia: when you must, when you may, and what follows
When a Saudi business must deregister from VAT, when it may, the 30-day deadline, the last return, and what happens to its e-invoicing devices and records afterwards.
The Fatoora portal: what it is, how to log in, and how to onboard your invoicing system
ZATCA's Fatoora portal is where a Saudi business connects its invoicing system for Phase 2: one-time passwords, cryptographic stamp identifiers, renewal and revocation, step by step.
The national address on a Saudi tax invoice: its six parts and what ZATCA asks for
What the Saudi national address is (building number, street, district, city, postal code and additional number), the short address, and which address a tax invoice must carry.
Paying VAT in Saudi Arabia: the SADAD bill, the deadline and the late-payment penalty
How a Saudi business pays the VAT its return shows: the SADAD bill ZATCA issues after filing, paying it from a bank, the deadline, and the 5 % monthly penalty for paying late.
How to calculate zakat for companies in Saudi Arabia
Who pays zakat, the 2.5% rate and the Gregorian-year formula, how ZATCA's zakat base is built from additions and deductions, the minimum and maximum base, and the 120-day deadline.
Types of companies in Saudi Arabia under the 2022 Companies Law
The five company forms of Saudi Arabia's Companies Law in force since January 2023: general and limited partnership, joint stock, simplified joint stock and LLC, with liability, founders and capital.
ZATCA e-invoicing fines and penalties explained (2026)
What ZATCA fines for e-invoicing violations: the starting points, warnings, repeats and the SAR 50,000 ceiling, the VAT fines that come with them, the 2026 fines initiative and what to do when your system fails.
Salary scale in Saudi Arabia: how companies set pay by grade
What a Saudi private-sector salary scale holds (grades, basic bands, housing and transport), the Nitaqat SAR 4,000 count, the GOSI base, and a worked grade with a free Excel template.
Commercial registration in Saudi Arabia: who can register, the steps and the cost
How to get a commercial registration (CR) in Saudi Arabia under the 2025 Commercial Register Law: who may register, the steps on the Ministry's portal, the fees and the chamber subscription, and what to register next.
How to calculate VAT in Saudi Arabia (15%), with examples
Add 15% VAT to a price, take it out of a VAT-inclusive total, and know when a supply is zero-rated or exempt. Worked examples in SAR, and who must register.
ZATCA e-invoicing Phase 1 and Phase 2: what each requires
What the Fatoora generation phase and the integration phase ask of a Saudi business: XML, QR codes, cryptographic stamps, clearance and reporting, and how the waves work.
Tax invoice vs simplified tax invoice in Saudi Arabia: what each must show
Which invoice a Saudi VAT-registered business issues to a company and which to a consumer, and the fields each must carry, from the VAT number to the QR code.
End-of-service award in Saudi Arabia: how it is calculated
The Saudi Labor Law's end-of-service formula: half a month's wage for each of the first five years, a full month after, and how resignation reduces it. Worked example.
GOSI contribution rates in Saudi Arabia (2026): old system, new system and expats
What employers and employees pay to GOSI: 9.75 % and 11.75 % on the old system, the rising pension share under the 2024 Social Insurance Law, 2 % for non-Saudis, and the SAR 45,000 cap.
Saudi Wage Protection System (WPS) and Mudad: the salary file, deadlines and penalties
How the Saudi Wage Protection System works: every private employer uploads a monthly salary file through Mudad, within 30 days, matched to the contract wage on Qiwa. What happens when wages are late.
How to issue a credit note or debit note under ZATCA e-invoicing
When a Saudi business must issue a credit or debit note instead of editing an invoice, what it must reference and say, the 15-day deadline, and how Phase 2 clears or reports it.
VAT on imports into Saudi Arabia: how it is charged, recovered and deferred
15 % import VAT on the customs value plus duty, paid at the border or deferred to the VAT return with ZATCA's approval, recovered as input VAT; and the reverse charge on imported services.
Saudi VAT return: monthly or quarterly, the deadline, and the penalties for being late
Who files the Saudi VAT return monthly and who quarterly, the deadline (the last day of the following month), and the late-filing and late-payment penalties.
How to choose accounting software in Saudi Arabia: 7 checks
What accounting software in Saudi Arabia must do: the tax rules, e-invoicing, payroll, currency, Arabic, your data and the price. A checklist to compare products against.