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Practical guides for Saudi business owners

Plain-language explanations of e-invoicing, VAT and point of sale, written for people who run businesses and not tax departments.

Published 20 August 2026 · 6 min read

ZATCA e-invoicing Phase 2: a practical checklist for small businesses

A practical, plain-language ZATCA Phase 2 checklist: clearance versus reporting, Fatoora onboarding, simulation testing and what a small business should prepare before its wave.

Published 27 August 2026 · 6 min read

Saudi VAT invoices: what tax and simplified invoices must contain

What Saudi tax and simplified tax invoices typically contain, when to use each, how credit and debit notes work, how to show VAT correctly and which habits keep records clean.

Published 10 September 2026 · 6 min read

How to choose a POS for a Saudi shop or restaurant

A practical buyer's guide to POS software for Saudi shops, cafes and salons: ZATCA-ready receipts, Arabic support, offline tolerance, payments and daily closing.

Published 24 September 2026 · 6 min read

Your 90-day free trial: what to do in the first weeks

A practical plan for your 90-day Fatooraz free trial: set up the company, issue test invoices in ZATCA's simulation environment, try the POS and decide before it ends.

Published 5 October 2026 · 5 min read

How to issue a ZATCA-compliant tax invoice, step by step

A step-by-step way to issue a correct Saudi tax invoice: pick the type, fill in the details, number it, add the QR code, send it to ZATCA and store it.

Published 5 October 2026 · 5 min read

Credit and debit notes in Saudi Arabia: correcting an invoice

When to issue a credit note or a debit note in Saudi Arabia, what it must reference, how it flows under e-invoicing and how it adjusts VAT, with examples.

Published 5 October 2026 · 5 min read

VAT registration in Saudi Arabia: who must register, and how

Who must register for VAT in Saudi Arabia, the SAR 375,000 and SAR 187,500 thresholds, what your VAT number does and what changes once you register.

Published 5 October 2026 · 5 min read

VAT return checklist for Saudi businesses

A practical checklist for your Saudi VAT return: monthly or quarterly periods, the due date, what goes into the return, month-end checks and common errors.

Published 5 October 2026 · 5 min read

Choosing accounting software in Saudi Arabia: a buyer's checklist

A buyer's checklist for accounting software in Saudi Arabia: ZATCA e-invoicing, Arabic invoices, VAT reports, a point of sale, data ownership and pricing.

Published 5 October 2026 · 5 min read

Invoice numbering and archiving in Saudi Arabia

How to number invoices without gaps across branches and tills, handle credit notes, and archive XML files, readable copies and records safely for audits.

Published 6 October 2026 · 5 min read

ZATCA approval of invoicing software: what it means and what to check

ZATCA publishes a directory of qualified providers and says it is not an approval. What that means, the onboarding you complete yourself, and what to ask any vendor.

Published 6 October 2026 · 5 min read

ZATCA e-invoicing API integration: how Phase 2 works, step by step

How ZATCA e-invoicing API integration works in Phase 2: onboarding, what each invoice carries, clearance versus reporting, and build-or-buy questions.

Published 6 October 2026 · 5 min read

Invoicing software for a small Saudi business: what you need and what to skip

What invoicing software a small Saudi business needs: Arabic invoices with a QR code, credit notes, a VAT report and ZATCA phases, without a heavy ERP.

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Compliance hub

Phase 1, Phase 2 and the waves in plain language, with the guides, terms and free tools that go with them.

Phase 2 wave tracker

Every announced wave with its criterion and integration date, and a countdown to the next one.

Glossary

Short, practical definitions of the words you meet when you invoice in Saudi Arabia, and what each one means for your business.

VAT calculator

Add 15% VAT to a price, or find the VAT inside a total that already includes it.

ZATCA QR code generator

Create the Phase 1 QR code for a simplified tax invoice, or paste a code to see what it contains.

ZATCA QR code validator

Check an invoice QR code: upload a picture or paste its text and see which of the five Phase 1 fields are right.

ZATCA wave checker

Enter your revenue for each year and see which Phase 2 wave your figures match and when ZATCA expects integration.

VAT registration checker

Enter your taxable sales and see whether VAT registration in Saudi Arabia is mandatory, voluntary or not yet needed, with the next steps.

Free invoice generator in Arabic and English

Fill in a form and get an invoice with every heading in Arabic and English and a QR code, ready to save as a PDF from your browser.

ZATCA invoice XML checker

Paste an invoice in UBL XML and see which fields are missing, malformed or do not add up. A structure check, not ZATCA validation.

Credit note and partial return calculator

Work out the amounts of a credit note for goods returned or a price reduction, with VAT, and see what is left of the invoice.

VAT return helper

Paste your sales and purchases as CSV and get the VAT totals by category and month, in your browser. A worksheet, not your VAT return.

Hijri–Gregorian date converter

Convert a date between the Hijri (Umm al-Qura) and Gregorian calendars, in both directions, with the month name and the day of the week.

E-invoicing readiness quiz

Ten yes-or-no questions give you a readiness score for ZATCA e-invoicing and a checklist of next steps. Free, in your browser.