Saudi Arabia

Accounting software and cloud ERP for transport firms, clearing agents and exporters on Arar's road to Iraq

For Arar's haulage companies, clearing agents and the exporters who send goods to Iraq through Jadidat Arar, the only overland commercial route between the two countries. Aqid ERP costs each truck as its own cost centre, invoices hauls through ZATCA with cross-border trips zero-rated where the rules allow, and pays drivers with GOSI and the Mudad file.

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In short

For Arar's haulage companies, clearing agents and the exporters who send goods to Iraq through Jadidat Arar, the only overland commercial route between the two countries. Aqid ERP costs each truck as its own cost centre, invoices hauls through ZATCA with cross-border trips zero-rated where the rules allow, and pays drivers with GOSI and the Mudad file. The Growth plan fits, at SAR 111 a month, with a 60-day free trial. Not built yet: There is no fleet or trip module: no GPS, waybills, trip sheets or fuel cards, and no customs declarations.

At a glance

CityArar, Saudi Arabia
E-invoicingZATCA Phase 2: clearance and reporting once your device is connected with a Fatoora OTP; UBL 2.1 XML, QR code
VAT15% standard rate; the return is prepared from the books in ZATCA's layout
PayrollGOSI, a WPS salary file in the Mudad layout, end of service, payslips in Arabic and English
CurrencySAR, to 2 decimal places on every document and in the ledger
Recommended planGrowth: unlimited payroll for the drivers, a cost centre for every truck, and consolidation if the transport and trading companies are separate.
PriceSAR 111 a month · 60-day free trial today, no card
Not built yetThere is no fleet or trip module: no GPS, waybills, trip sheets or fuel cards, and no customs declarations.

Business in Arar, and the part Aqid ERP plays

Arar is the capital of the Northern Borders region, and north of it lies Jadidat Arar, the crossing that is now the only overland commercial route between Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Logistics zones stand on both sides of the border, the Arar Chamber of Commerce follows the trucks moving through it, and Iraq has opened its market to Saudi produce such as cucumbers, tomatoes and onions sent through the crossing.

So much of the city's own business is the road: haulage companies with trucks on the Iraq run, clearing agents handling the exporters' papers, and the exporters themselves, whose commercial documents are issued by the chambers and checked at the border. Aqid ERP keeps the money side of it: each truck's costs against its hauls, export sales zero-rated with their reason, and the agent's bill posted as a purchase.

How a business in Arar runs on Aqid ERP

Each truck as a cost centre

Tag diesel, tyres, repairs and the driver's pay to the truck and read a profit and loss for it from the hauls it invoiced; the truck itself is a fixed asset depreciated monthly.

Hauls across the border and at home

A haul to Iraq can go out zero-rated with ZATCA's international-transport reason and a haul inside the Kingdom at the standard rate; both are cleared through ZATCA and fall into their own boxes of the same return.

Exporters' invoices to Iraqi buyers

An exporter's sale carries the export-of-goods reason and lands in the exports box of the VAT return; freight and clearing charges are posted as purchases, tagged to the shipment.

Drivers and yard staff

Drivers paid monthly with GOSI, the Mudad WPS file and payslips in Arabic and English, with iqama and passport expiry alerts; end of service accrues from day one.

A month at a transport company in Arar (example)

  1. Say a transport company in Arar invoices SAR 640,000.00 of haulage for customers inside the Kingdom in October, all at the standard rate. That is SAR 96,000.00 VAT, SAR 736,000.00 in total, on tax invoices cleared through ZATCA or simplified invoices reported to it.
  2. A supplier bills SAR 185,000.00 plus SAR 27,750.00 VAT for diesel, tyres and repairs for the trucks, posted against a purchase order and tagged to the fleet.
  3. Payroll for 22 staff runs with GOSI contributions and a WPS salary file in the Mudad layout, and its cost is posted to the books from the same run.
  4. The VAT return shows SAR 96,000.00 output VAT and SAR 27,750.00 input VAT, so SAR 68,250.00 to pay before any other purchases. Each box opens to the invoices and bills behind it.
  5. These figures only show the arithmetic. How VAT applies to your supplies is for your tax adviser, set up before you start invoicing.

The parts you will use

Sales

Tax invoices cleared through ZATCA, simplified invoices reported, credit notes, quotes, automatic reminders, and statements by email or WhatsApp.

VAT return

ZATCA's layout, filled from the ledger as you work, with every figure traceable and periods locked once filed.

Accounting and reports

A chart of accounts for Saudi Arabia, bank accounts and reconciliation, fixed assets with monthly depreciation, and the IFRS for SMEs statements.

Payroll

Monthly payroll in SAR, GOSI, a WPS salary file in the Mudad layout, end-of-service accruals and bilingual payslips.

The rules in Saudi Arabia, and what Aqid ERP does with them

E-invoicing: ZATCA's Phase 2 reaches VAT-registered businesses in waves. Aqid ERP produces the UBL 2.1 XML, the XAdES signature and the QR code, clears tax invoices and reports simplified ones once your device is connected with an OTP from the Fatoora portal. It implements Phase 2 end to end and is tested against ZATCA's published rules; its listing in ZATCA's solution-provider directory is in progress.

VAT: the standard rate is 15%. The return is prepared from the books in ZATCA's layout, and every box opens to the invoices and bills behind it. Filing on the ZATCA portal stays with you or your adviser.

Payroll: GOSI contributions by nationality, a WPS salary file in the Mudad layout, end-of-service accruals and payslips in Arabic and English, posted to the books from the same run. Employee records carry document expiry alerts for iqamas and passports.

Zakat and income tax are not computed; the year-end statements they start from are kept as you work, for you or your adviser.

Plans for a business in Arar

Starter

For small businesses that need compliant invoicing

 79 / month

  • Compliant invoices + QR
  • Customers & quotes
  • Payroll and WPS file for up to 5 employees
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Growth

For teams that want the full books, not only invoices

 111 / month

  • Everything in Starter
  • Full ledger & reports
  • Unlimited payroll, inventory and consolidation
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Premium

For companies with branches, devices and volume

 219 / month

  • Everything in Growth
  • Branches & devices
  • Your own versioned metrics, consolidation & API
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Compare the plans in detail

Questions

Can Aqid ERP zero-rate a haul from Arar to Iraq?

Yes, when the rule applies: pick ZATCA's international-transport exemption reason on the invoice line and the haul is zero-rated, cleared through ZATCA and placed in the return. Whether a trip qualifies is for your adviser to confirm; Aqid ERP does not decide it.

Is Aqid ERP live for ZATCA e-invoicing Phase 2?

Not listed yet: Aqid ERP's listing in ZATCA's solution-provider directory is in progress. It implements Phase 2 end to end (UBL 2.1 XML, XAdES signature, QR code, clearance for tax invoices and reporting for simplified ones) and is tested against ZATCA's published rules. You connect your device with an OTP from the Fatoora portal.

Does it run Saudi payroll?

Yes: monthly payroll in SAR, GOSI contributions by nationality, a WPS salary file in the Mudad layout, end-of-service accruals and bilingual payslips. Starter covers up to 5 employees; Growth has no limit.

Industry pages for Arar

Logistics & transportTrading & distributionAll industriesAccounting firms in Arar

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Set up for Saudi Arabia's rules from the first day.

  • Plans from  79 a month
  • ZATCA Phase 2
  • VAT 15 %
  • GOSI & Mudad WPS
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