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Use this page when you need to prepare an invoice for work, goods, or services supplied in Saudi Arabia. The finished document should identify the seller and buyer, describe the supply, show the amount due, and include the VAT details that apply to the transaction. For VAT-registered suppliers, Saudi Arabia uses VAT at a 15% standard rate for taxable supplies that are not zero-rated or exempt.
A practical invoice also needs the details the customer will use to approve payment: invoice number, issue date, supply date when different, payment terms, currency, and contact information. Saudi VAT tax invoices must be issued in Arabic, in addition to any other language on the document, so English-only invoice text is not enough for a Saudi VAT tax invoice.
A full Saudi tax invoice needs a sequential invoice number, issue date, and supply date when the supply date differs from the issue date. It also needs the supplier's name, address, and tax identification number. The customer's name, address, and tax identification number belong on the invoice where the customer is accountable for VAT.
Each line should describe the goods or services supplied and show quantity, unit price excluding VAT, discounts or rebates, VAT rate, and VAT amount due. The invoice should also show the taxable amount by rate or exemption. The VAT amount payable must appear in Saudi riyals, even when the commercial price is also shown in another currency.
Saudi Arabia's invoice rules include mandatory e-invoicing for VAT taxpayers, except non-resident taxpayers, and parties issuing tax invoices on their behalf. Phase 1 requires electronic generation and storage of tax invoices and notes through compliant electronic solutions from 4 December 2021. A simple PDF made outside a compliant process does not meet that e-invoicing requirement for covered taxpayers.
Phase 2 began on 1 January 2023 in taxpayer waves. After ZATCA notifies a taxpayer's wave at least six months in advance, the compliant e-invoicing solution must integrate with ZATCA systems. A one-off invoice should still contain the right fields, but covered taxpayers need to confirm whether their invoicing process must connect to the ZATCA integration phase.
A free invoice generator is enough when you need a clean document for a single job, a small non-recurring supply, or a draft you will later enter into a compliant Saudi e-invoicing system. Use it to check that the invoice has buyer details, VAT lines, SAR VAT totals, and Arabic tax-invoice wording before sending it for review.
A managed workflow becomes necessary when billable time, non-billable work, rates, expenses, approvals, and invoice reuse all need control. Everhour supports billable and non-billable time through project billing status, task-level non-billable controls, custom task rates, member-rate exceptions, and reports for billable time, non-billable time, billable amount, and cost.
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Saudi Arabia uses VAT, not American-style sales tax. The standard VAT rate is 15% for taxable supplies that are not zero-rated or exempt. A Saudi VAT invoice should show the VAT rate and VAT amount due, with the VAT amount payable shown in Saudi riyals.
A Saudi VAT tax invoice must be issued in Arabic. The invoice can also include another language, such as English, but Arabic has to be present for the Saudi VAT tax-invoice requirement. A bilingual format works well when the buyer's internal approval team uses English and the tax record still needs Arabic.
A simplified tax invoice may be used for qualifying low-value supplies not exceeding SAR 1,000, subject to exclusions in the VAT regulations. It must include the issue date, supplier name, address, tax identification number, a description of the goods or services, consideration payable, and either VAT payable or a statement that the consideration includes VAT.
A PDF alone is not enough for covered Saudi e-invoicing taxpayers when the invoice is created outside a compliant electronic solution. Phase 1 requires electronic generation and storage through compliant solutions from 4 December 2021, and Phase 2 requires integration with ZATCA systems for notified taxpayer waves.
A common mistake is showing a foreign-currency total while omitting the VAT amount payable in Saudi riyals. Saudi rules require the VAT amount payable on a tax invoice to be shown in SAR, even when other commercial amounts appear in another currency.
Everhour lets admins set project billing status, mark specific tasks as non-billable, apply custom task rates, and set member-rate exceptions. Reports can show billable time, non-billable time, billable amount, and cost, so invoice preparation starts from classified work instead of a flat timesheet.
Track approved work before billing, separate non-billable tasks, and keep rate decisions visible. Everhour gives teams cleaner invoice inputs through billable time controls and admin reporting.
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