Education

Accounting for private schools and nurseries

Send every family its term invoice on time, let tuition fall into the months it is earned, and pay every teacher on time, with a WPS salary file in the Mudad layout for you to upload.

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In short

Send every family its term invoice on time, let tuition fall into the months it is earned, and pay every teacher on time, with a WPS salary file in the Mudad layout for you to upload. Aqid ERP is built for ZATCA Phase 2 e-invoicing, prepares the VAT return from the books and runs payroll with GOSI and a WPS file in the Mudad layout. The Growth plan fits, at SAR 111 a month, with a 60-day free trial. Not built yet: There are no student records, grades, attendance, timetables or admissions in Aqid ERP; keep your school management system for that and use Aqid ERP for fee invoices, deferred revenue, VAT and payroll.

At a glance

ForPrivate schools & nurseries
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
PayrollGOSI, a WPS salary file in the Mudad layout, end of service, payslips in Arabic and English
StockNot needed by most businesses of this kind
Recommended planGrowth: unlimited payroll for all staff, and consolidation if you run up to 3 schools as separate companies.
PriceSAR 111 a month before VAT · 60-day free trial today, no card
Not built yetThere are no student records, grades, attendance, timetables or admissions in Aqid ERP; keep your school management system for that and use Aqid ERP for fee invoices, deferred revenue, VAT and payroll.

How it runs

Term invoices go out on their own

Set up a recurring invoice per family for each term or month. It is emailed automatically and can be shared on WhatsApp in one tap; a payment link works once you connect a payment provider, and automatic email reminders follow if it is not paid.

Tuition earned over the term

A term fee invoiced in September goes to deferred revenue and is recognised month by month. The P&L for October shows October's tuition, not a lump in September.

Payroll for a large staff

Run payroll for teachers, assistants, drivers and admin in one go: GOSI contributions, the Mudad WPS file, end-of-service accruals and bilingual payslips.

Each campus or stage is a cost centre

Tag fees and running costs to a campus, a stage such as kindergarten or secondary, or the nursery, and allocate salary cost to it from the payroll entry. The profit and loss runs per cost centre.

A month at a private school (example)

  1. Say a family has one child in the primary stage with a term fee of SAR 9,000 for a three-month term. The recurring invoice is emailed at the start of term with a payment link (once a payment provider is connected), and the family pays in full.
  2. The SAR 9,000 goes to deferred revenue. At the end of each month SAR 3,000 is recognised as tuition, tagged to the primary cost centre. After the first month SAR 6,000 is still deferred. How VAT applies to tuition is a question for your tax adviser, so we leave the VAT line out of this example.
  3. A maintenance contractor bills SAR 20,000 plus SAR 3,000 VAT (15%) for summer repairs. The bill is over your approval limit, so it waits for the principal before it posts. The SAR 3,000 goes to input VAT.
  4. Payroll for 45 staff comes to SAR 270,000. GOSI contributions post, the WPS salary file is produced in the Mudad layout for you to upload, and end-of-service accrues for every employee. Iqama expiry alerts show who needs renewing before next term.
  5. At month end the primary stage P&L shows the tuition earned that month against its share of salaries and running costs.

The parts you will use

Recurring invoices

Term or monthly fee invoices per family, payment links once a payment provider is connected, automatic email reminders, customer statements and ageing so you can see which families are behind.

Deferred revenue

Fees invoiced in advance held as deferred revenue and recognised month by month over the term.

Payroll

Unlimited payroll on Growth and Premium: GOSI, Mudad WPS file, end-of-service accruals, bilingual payslips and document expiry alerts for every employee.

Purchasing with approval

Purchase orders and bills for books, supplies and maintenance, with orders over a limit waiting for a second approver.

Fixed assets

Buses, classroom equipment and furniture as fixed assets; run depreciation each month in one click.

Several entities

Run more than one school or company under one login, with consolidated statements as a report: up to 3 companies on Growth and 25 on Premium.

VAT and e-invoicing for private schools

Once your device is connected with an OTP from the Fatoora portal, invoices you issue from Aqid ERP go through ZATCA e-invoicing Phase 2: UBL 2.1 XML, a XAdES signature and a QR code. Simplified invoices to families are reported; invoices to companies are cleared.

This page does not describe how VAT applies to tuition. Agree the treatment for your school with your tax adviser before you set up your fee items.

Input VAT at 15% on supplier bills is collected as you post them, and the VAT return is prepared from the books.

Plans for Private schools & nurseries

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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Premium

For companies with branches, devices and volume

 219 / month

  • Everything in Growth
  • Branches & devices
  • Consolidation & API
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Questions

Does Aqid ERP keep student records?

No. There are no student records, grades or attendance. Keep your school system for that; Aqid ERP sets each family up as a customer and handles invoices, VAT and payroll.

Can term fees be invoiced automatically?

Yes. Set up a recurring invoice per family for each term or month. It is emailed automatically, with a payment link once you connect a payment provider and automatic email reminders; you can also share it on WhatsApp in one tap.

How is tuition paid in advance recorded?

When you invoice it up front, it goes to deferred revenue and is recognised month by month over the term, so each month shows the tuition it earned.

Can payroll handle all our teachers with GOSI and Mudad?

Yes. Growth and Premium have unlimited payroll with GOSI contributions, the Mudad WPS file, end-of-service accruals and bilingual payslips.

Is Aqid ERP ready 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.

Can you help us move from our current accounting system?

Yes. The Aqid ERP Care team helps migrate your data and answers questions on WhatsApp.

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