Businesses & their authorised teams
Owners, finance teams and authorised representatives managing the business’s applicable registrations and obligations.
WHAT IS ZATCA? / SAUDI ARABIA
Your tax record.
More than a number.
ZATCA is the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority. Its digital services help businesses and other eligible users manage registrations, returns, payments and customs matters.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Businesses first. Not businesses only.
The relevant service depends on the person, entity and transaction.
Individuals with a relevant obligation
People with taxable economic activity or a specific personal service—not a general employment account.
Importers & trade users
Businesses moving goods, customs brokers and other eligible customs-service users.
WHAT IS IT FOR?
Keep the record. Handle the obligation.
Choose a service for the actual task. These are not steps that everyone must complete.
YOUR TAXPAYER RECORD
Get the foundations right.
Register & update the profile
Complete the relevant registration and keep ownership, business and contact information current. A Tax Identification Number (TIN) alone is not VAT registration.
Understand initial registrationRegister for VAT when applicable
Check whether registration is required or available for your situation. VAT registration is a separate service with its own eligibility conditions.
VAT registrationCertificates & verification
Request the relevant Zakat or tax certificate when its conditions are met. Public verification services also help check VAT registration.
Verify VAT registrationYOUR ONGOING OBLIGATIONS
File, pay and follow up.
Returns & supporting records
Submit the applicable VAT, Zakat or income-tax return for the correct period. Use reconciled records—not simply the totals on a few invoices.
VAT return servicePayments & requests
Review amounts due, payment status and notices. Use the appropriate amendment, refund or objection service when relevant; a request is not an approval.
Find the relevant serviceOther taxes & customs
Check withholding tax for relevant non-resident payments, excise and other applicable taxes. Importers can use customs services for declarations and related invoices.
Customs invoice serviceA return reports information for a period. A payment settles an amount due. Keep the submission receipt and check payment status separately.
E-INVOICING / FATOORAH
An invoice is not a tax return.
E-invoicing concerns how invoices are generated, stored and, where required, integrated with ZATCA.
PHASE 1 / GENERATION
Issue & store electronically
Use a compliant electronic solution for invoices and notes. Check whether the e-invoicing rules apply to you; non-resident taxpayers are excluded from Phase 1 scope.
PHASE 2 / INTEGRATION
Connect when your wave applies
Meet the additional technical requirements and integrate the solution with ZATCA. Follow the notification and date for your taxpayer group—not a generic deadline.
Having accounting software is not proof of compliance. ZATCA’s provider directory is indicative; the solution must meet the applicable requirements.
Official e-invoicing phasesACCESS & PREPARATION
Get into the right account. Bring the right records.
Account access and completing a tax service are different tasks.
ACCOUNT & REGISTRATION
Identify the taxpayer first.
- Start at the official service page and follow its sign-in route.
- For the company income-tax route, ZATCA describes a TIN generated after Ministry of Commerce registration, followed by completion of the ZATCA registration.
- Check the business record and your authority to act. Account access does not prove that every required tax registration is complete.
ZATCA’s VAT-return guide describes username/password access for companies and establishments, and Nafath for individuals. Follow the route offered for your service.
Official access exampleFOR A RETURN OR SERVICE REQUEST
Prepare for that task.
- The registration, filing period or notice relevant to the request.
- Sales, purchases, accounts and supporting records for the applicable obligation.
- Transaction-specific documents: for example, contractor/payment details for withholding tax, or customs invoice and port details.
This is not a universal account-registration checklist. Keep passwords, one-time codes and identity approvals under the authorised person’s control.
COSTS
Free service does not mean no tax.
Keep the portal service, the amount owed and professional support separate.
SELECTED E-SERVICES
No service fee
ZATCA lists business VAT registration and VAT-return submission as free services. This does not cancel the tax due.
VAT registration feeTAX, ZAKAT & CUSTOMS
Depends on the obligation
Amounts due and any penalties follow the relevant rules, period and transaction. They are not a portal subscription.
SOFTWARE & SUPPORT
Separate agreed costs
Invoicing software, integration, bookkeeping and professional support have their own scope and fees.
This page introduces the services; it is not a tax calculation. Ownership, activity and individual circumstances affect what applies. Check the current rules and your ZATCA notices before acting.
DUVOLKS / PRACTICAL SUPPORT
Make the next step clear.
Tell us the task and where you are in the process. We can discuss the relevant records, coordination and follow-up within an agreed scope.
Clear responsibilities.
You retain control of identity verification and approvals. Government decisions, professional representation and third-party services remain subject to their own rules.
Explore GRO supportOfficial references and scope
ZATCA registration, VAT-return, certificate, customs and e-invoicing guidance rechecked on 19 October 2026. The VAT-return access guide is a service-specific example; delegated permissions and taxpayer-specific obligations still need checking. Some dynamic or unavailable service pages could not be fully checked. No signed-in account, application or payment flow was tested. Current instructions and charges take precedence.