Finance & compliance

GCC compliance overview

VAT, e-invoicing, and statutory readiness for UAE, KSA, and the wider GCC

AMANA ERP supports GCC retail compliance workflows including VAT returns, e-invoicing integrations, and region-specific statutory exports.

United Arab Emirates (FTA VAT)

Configure your TRN and tax codes under GRC → VAT. Ensure:

  • Tax codes on products and categories match FTA categories
  • Sales and purchase documents carry correct VAT amounts
  • Return periods align with your FTA filing calendar

Reconcile POS and AR invoices before exporting return data.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (ZATCA)

For KSA, enable ZATCA e-invoicing under GRC → E-invoice. You will need:

  • CSID / production credentials from ZATCA
  • QR and UUID fields on B2B and B2C invoices as required by phase

Test in sandbox before enabling production clearance.

Other GCC states

Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman each have evolving VAT or excise rules. Use GRC statutory export templates where available and monitor release notes for new country packs.

Data residency

AMANA uses regional cells — separate deployments per AWS region:

TierRegionTypical use
GCC StandardAWS Bahrain (me-south-1)Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait; many UAE private-sector tenants
GCC PremiumAWS UAE (me-central-1)UAE tenants requiring in-country hosting
AfricaAWS Cape Town (af-south-1)African legal entities
APACAWS Singapore (ap-southeast-1)Singapore, Malaysia, India anchor

Your tenant’s assigned region is shown read-only under Settings → Compliance. Multi-country groups may use one tenant per region linked by a holding portfolio — see architecture docs.

Operations runbook: repository docs/deployment/regional-cells.md.

Payroll and statutory exports

GCC payroll statutory exports (WPS, GOSI-related outputs) are configured per company country. See HR → Payroll settings and GRC export schedules.

Before you file

StepAction
1Master data complete (products, customers, tax codes)
2Period open; GL reconciled
3E-invoice credentials valid (KSA)
4Pilot invoice cleared in sandbox

Help vs in-app tours

This article is reference material. For click-by-click compliance setup, use Support → In-App Guides & Tours.