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Business document tools for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest economy in the GCC, with ZATCA Phase-2 e-invoicing now mandatory for VAT-registered businesses. DocMak issues documents in SAR, applies 15% VAT (ZATCA e-invoicing), and follows Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) formatting — from Riyadh to Muscat.

15% VAT (ZATCA — Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority)

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia invoicing & compliance guidance

Saudi Arabia's ZATCA enforces the region's most advanced e-invoicing regime. Phase 1 (Fatoora) requires structured tax invoices with a Base64 TLV QR code. Phase 2 mandates real-time Integration with ZATCA — invoices are cleared (B2B) or reported (B2C) within seconds of issue. Non-integrated PDFs are no longer legally valid for VAT-registered sellers.

Invoice title

Tax Invoice / فاتورة ضريبية

Filing cadence

Monthly returns above SAR 40M turnover, otherwise quarterly, via the ZATCA portal

Failure to issue an e-invoice or missing mandatory fields can trigger fines from SAR 1,000 up to SAR 50,000 per breach.

What Saudi businesses need to know

ZATCA Phase 2 waves

ZATCA integrates taxpayers in waves based on prior-year VAT turnover. Every wave requires a UBL 2.1 XML invoice cryptographically stamped with the seller's onboarded certificate, submitted to Fatoora for clearance (invoices) or reporting (simplified invoices) before it reaches the buyer.

Simplified vs standard invoices

Simplified tax invoices (B2C) can be reported within 24 hours and require the QR code. Standard invoices (B2B) must be cleared in real time and carry both the QR code and the cryptographic stamp. Buyer VAT number is mandatory on standard invoices above SAR 1,000.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia invoicing FAQs

Do I still need a QR code if I'm already integrated with Fatoora?

Yes. The QR code is mandatory on the printed / PDF representation of every simplified and standard tax invoice.

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Which invoices need buyer VAT number in Saudi Arabia?

Standard tax invoices (B2B) at or above SAR 1,000 must show the buyer's VAT registration number and address.

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