Saudi Arabia

Accounting software and cloud ERP for dive centres, boat trips and visitor businesses in Yanbu

Yanbu's dive centres, boat-trip operators, guesthouses and restaurants serve divers, families and hotel guests along the old town and the coast. Aqid ERP invoices hotels and groups through ZATCA, sells gear and walk-in trips at the till, keeps the boats and compressors on the asset register, and runs payroll with GOSI and the Mudad file.

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In short

Yanbu's dive centres, boat-trip operators, guesthouses and restaurants serve divers, families and hotel guests along the old town and the coast. Aqid ERP invoices hotels and groups through ZATCA, sells gear and walk-in trips at the till, keeps the boats and compressors on the asset register, and runs payroll 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 booking calendar or trip schedule, no record of divers' certifications or dive logs, and no tracking of individual rental gear by serial number: keep those in your booking or dive-centre system and let Aqid ERP carry the invoices.

At a glance

CityYanbu, 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: the till and stock for the gear shop, a cost centre for each boat, and payroll beyond five people for the busy months.
PriceSAR 111 a month · 60-day free trial today, no card
Not built yetThere is no booking calendar or trip schedule, no record of divers' certifications or dive logs, and no tracking of individual rental gear by serial number: keep those in your booking or dive-centre system and let Aqid ERP carry the invoices.

Business in Yanbu, and the part Aqid ERP plays

Yanbu Al-Bahr is one of the old ports of the Red Sea, and the reefs off its coast have long drawn divers; the governorate has promoted it as a diving capital, and boats leave for the reefs and for beaches such as Oyster Island. The old town, with its restored Souq Al-Lail and traditional houses, is being revived as a heritage quarter, the Royal Commission holds a flower and garden festival each year, and the commercial port is a gateway to Madinah, with a terminal for pilgrims. New hotels and restaurants have opened for the visitors.

The small firms here sell experiences more than goods: a dive centre sells boat dives, courses and equipment hire, and a little shop of masks and fins; a tour operator runs coast and old-town trips; hotels send their guests and settle at month end. Aqid ERP puts the hotels and groups on account, sells to walk-ins at the till, and shows what the boats cost to run against what they earn.

How a business in Yanbu runs on Aqid ERP

Hotels and groups on account

Trips booked for a hotel's guests or a school or company group go out as tax invoices cleared through ZATCA, with a statement for each hotel and reminders for what is overdue.

Walk-ins and the gear shop at the till

A diver who walks in for a trip, or buys a mask, fins or a wetsuit, pays at the till in the browser, by cash or card, and gets a simplified invoice reported to ZATCA. The gear comes out of stock as it sells.

Boats and compressors as assets

Boats, engines, compressors and tanks sit on the fixed-asset register and depreciate monthly; tag fuel, servicing and crew to each boat as a cost centre and read what it earns.

Instructors, skippers and guides

Payroll for instructors, boat crews and guides with GOSI, the Mudad WPS file, bilingual payslips and iqama expiry alerts; end of service accrues from the first month.

A month at a dive centre in Yanbu (example)

  1. Say a dive centre in Yanbu invoices SAR 240,000.00 of boat dives, snorkelling trips, courses and equipment hire in October, all at the standard rate. That is SAR 36,000.00 VAT, SAR 276,000.00 in total, on tax invoices cleared through ZATCA or simplified invoices reported to it.
  2. A supplier bills SAR 70,000.00 plus SAR 10,500.00 VAT for boat fuel, engine servicing and diving gear, posted against a purchase order and tagged to the dive boats.
  3. Payroll for 14 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 36,000.00 output VAT and SAR 10,500.00 input VAT, so SAR 25,500.00 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.

Inventory

On Growth and Premium, stock across warehouses at weighted average cost, with counts, adjustments, delivery notes, production and disassembly.

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 Yanbu

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 a Yanbu dive centre see what each of its boats earns after fuel and upkeep?

Yes. Make each boat a cost centre, tag its trip invoices, fuel bills, servicing and crew to it, and its profit and loss shows the margin; the boat itself sits on the asset register and depreciates monthly. Trip bookings stay in your own calendar, since Aqid ERP has no booking module.

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.

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  • ZATCA Phase 2
  • VAT 15 %
  • GOSI & Mudad WPS
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