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Compliance Update·

Reminder: Saudi Arabia’s ZATCA Wave 24 E-Invoicing Deadline Approaches on 30 June 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has set 30 June 2026 as the integration deadline for Wave 24 of Phase 2 of the country’s e-invoicing programme. Taxpayers resident in Saudi Arabia whose VAT-taxable revenues exceeded SAR 375,000 in 2022, 2023 or 2024 are required to integrate their e-invoicing solutions with the Fatoora platform by that date.

Policy Development·

Saudi Arabia's VAT System in 2026: E-Invoicing's Final Wave, a New GCC Framework, and Platform Liability

Saudi Arabia's VAT system has spent 2026 maturing on four fronts at once: its years-long e-invoicing rollout is reaching the smallest businesses in the country, the regional VAT treaty underlying the entire Gulf has just been amended for the first time in a decade, digital platforms picked up direct VAT liability they didn't have before, and a coordinated GCC-wide sugar tax replaced the old flat-rate model. None of these started this year, but several of them are landing right now.

Administrative News·

Saudi Arabia Issues Draft Regulations for Four New Special Economic Zones

ECZA has released draft regulations for Ras Al-Khair, Jazan, King Abdullah Economic City, and Cloud Computing & Informatics SEZs, establishing streamlined licensing and governance frameworks.

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