Tax Authority: No Exceptions to the E-Invoicing System

The Director General of the Income and Sales Tax Department, Dr. Hussam Abu Ali, confirmed that the department has not issued any decisions regarding exceptions or approvals for accepting paper invoices, which are now considered obsolete and no longer valid for expenditure purposes.اضافة اعلان

He added, in reference to what was published in a local newspaper, that in cooperation with all professional associations and civil society institutions, an agreement was reached to implement the third phase of the National E-Invoicing System for purchases. It mandates compulsory enrollment in the e-invoicing system and states that no tax-deductible expense will be accepted unless it is supported by an invoice issued through the National E-Invoicing System.

This applies to invoices issued by members of the Pharmacists Association as well, with the additional requirement that insurance companies only accept electronic invoices bearing a watermark (QR Code) generated by the National E-Invoicing System.