VAT in IBEX — an overview

IBEX takes the tax rules from the country selected in setup — for example 5% VAT in the UAE, 15% VAT in Saudi Arabia, GST in India, and the country's own rate elsewhere — and prints tax invoices with your name in English and Arabic, your tax registration number, the tax breakdown and a QR code. It tracks output VAT on sales and input VAT on purchases and expenses, ready for your return.

• Tax groups for anything not at the standard rate.
• Local fees where they exist, such as the Dubai municipality fee in the UAE.
• A VAT summary and return view to prepare your filing (Pro and Enterprise plans).
• In a country with no VAT (Kuwait, Qatar), a bill that charged no tax prints as a receipt, not a tax invoice — see what a tax invoice needs.
• The tax is called by its own name on every screen, receipt and export: GST for an Indian restaurant (the tax-detail export ends with Net GST (output - input)), VAT elsewhere, or the restaurant's own tax name.

E-invoicing by country

Under Admin → E-Invoicing, on every plan:

• Saudi Arabia (ZATCA Fatoora, Phase 1 and 2) — built and verified end to end against ZATCA's sandbox. Going live uses your own OTP from the Fatoora portal; business (standard) invoices are cleared before they print with a QR.
• India (GST e-invoice, IRN) — built; today IRNs come only from the IBEX test IRP. Live IRNs need GSP or NIC credentials, which are not in place yet.
• UAE (FTA, Peppol PINT-AE) — the invoice document is built, but no Accredited Service Provider is connected: IBEX builds the connector for the ASP you appoint, on the FTA's phased timetable.
• Other countries — not available yet.