Frequently asked questions

Ownership structure changes the work: a wholly Saudi-owned entity needs one tax calculation, a mixed Saudi and foreign ownership needs a Zakat-and-tax split, and a MISA-licensed foreign entity needs a different filing basis again. A quote reflects your actual structure rather than a generic figure.

Within one business day of a call, in writing and in Saudi riyals, once we understand your entity, ownership split and current software.

A one-off setup fee typically covers chart of accounts review, bank feed connections and clearing any backlog before ongoing monthly work begins, confirmed in the same written quote rather than added later.

Preparation is included. Filing itself, and any representation before ZATCA, is completed by you or by a ZATCA-licensed tax agent you appoint.

Yes, if your transaction volume, ownership split or employee headcount changes materially, the quote is reviewed with you before any adjustment takes effect.

Zakat is charged at 2.5% of the Zakat base on the share of a resident company owned by Saudi and GCC national shareholders. Corporate income tax is charged at 20% on the share owned by non-Saudi, non-GCC shareholders. A wholly Saudi or GCC-owned company pays only Zakat; a wholly foreign-owned company pays only the 20% tax.

Both regimes apply at once: 2.5% Zakat on the Saudi and GCC share of the Zakat base, and 20% corporate income tax on the non-Saudi share of taxable income, computed and filed as two separate calculations rather than one blended figure.

Within 120 days of the end of your Zakat or tax year, under Article 60 of the Income Tax Law. A deadline that falls on an official holiday is extended by ZATCA to the first following working day.

Yes. Every establishment carrying on an activity for profit and registered with the Ministry of Commerce must obtain a Tax Identification Number and register with ZATCA before its first Zakat or tax declaration.

A Zakat certificate is issued through ZATCA's portal once your establishment has no outstanding Zakat or tax obligations, and it is commonly needed to complete government tenders and certain transactions.

No. We prepare the figures, the schedules and the Transfer Pricing Disclosure Form where one applies. Filing and any representation before ZATCA, including handling an objection, requires a ZATCA-licensed tax agent, which Finbryn is not.

15%, in effect since July 1, 2020, on most taxable supplies.

Monthly if your annual taxable supplies exceed SAR 40 million, and quarterly if they sit at or below that threshold. Either way, the return is due by the last day of the month following the end of the tax period.

Fatoora is ZATCA's e-invoicing system. Phase 1, requiring structured electronic invoices, has applied to all VAT-registered businesses since December 4, 2021. Phase 2 requires connecting your invoicing system to ZATCA's platform and is being rolled out wave by wave since January 1, 2023.

ZATCA has been lowering the revenue threshold wave by wave, from an initial SAR 3 billion group down past SAR 1 million by wave 22 in 2025. ZATCA notifies a business once its VAT-subject revenue crosses the current wave's threshold, and we can help you track where your figures sit.

A penalty of 1% of the unpaid amount accrues for every 30 days of delay from the due date, which is one reason we reconcile VAT monthly rather than only at return time.

If your company disposes of real estate, RETT applies at 5% of the disposal value under the Real Estate Transaction Tax Law, effective April 10, 2025, and needs its own line in the transaction's bookkeeping treatment.

21.5% of contributable wage combined: 9% employer plus 9% employee for annuities, 2% employer for occupational hazards, and 0.75% employer plus 0.75% employee for the SANED unemployment scheme.

Yes. A non-Saudi employee is enrolled only in the occupational hazards branch, at 2% of contributable wage, paid entirely by the employer, with no annuities or SANED contribution.

Private-sector establishments must pay wages through the Wage Protection Program, monitored by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and typically run through the Mudad platform, which checks that every registered worker is paid on time and in full.

We post payroll journals into your ledger each pay run and coordinate with whichever provider runs your Mudad submissions and GOSI reporting; we do not calculate or run payroll ourselves.

Saudi and non-Saudi employees sit on different GOSI contribution rates, so payroll journals need to separate the two groups correctly rather than applying one blended rate across the whole team.

Your data stays inside your own Zoho Books, QuickBooks Online or Xero account, which you own and control independently of us. We access it to do the work; the underlying file, its hosting and its backups are managed by that software provider.

Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law, regulated by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, governs how Northlane Solutions Inc. handles personal data collected through this site and through the engagement.

No, your data is used only to deliver the service you engaged us for. Where a third-party tool is part of the workflow, it processes data under its own terms, not as a separate data sale or share.

A data processing agreement, signed with you before your data moves, covering the cross-border transfer safeguards the PDPL requires.

Most switches take two to four weeks from first call to a clean handover, depending on how complete the outgoing provider's records are and how quickly access is transferred.

No, we review the most recently filed return before taking over so the new work picks up from a confirmed position, and we flag any gap or inconsistency found during that review before it becomes a filing problem.

Yes, we work alongside your existing auditor and any ZATCA-licensed tax agent rather than replacing their role, and we coordinate directly with them on handover items such as the closing trial balance.

Yes, many practices start with a single client file or a busy-season project, such as the run-up to a 120-day Zakat and tax filing deadline, before deciding whether to expand into a standing dedicated pod.