Practical guides for building in Saudi Arabia
What we learn from client files, written without marketing language: setup, compliance, tax and technology.
ZATCA has halved the e-invoicing threshold. If you billed SAR 187,500 in any year since 2022, you are in.
Wave 25 drops the bar to SAR 187,500 and the deadline is 1 February 2027. The measurement window reaches back to 2022, so a good year three years ago is enough to bring you in — even if this year is quiet.
Read article Employment 4 Aug 2026Saudization stopped being a headcount question. It is now a question about each job title.
Accounting climbs to 70% by 2028. Sales and marketing sit at 60%. Administrative support is at 100%. The old habit of managing one overall percentage no longer keeps you out of the red band.
Read article Finance 21 Jul 2026The Zakat regulation changed how your base is built. Most companies have not adjusted their books.
The base is now built from year-end closing balances, with assets and liabilities matched. Several new deductions were added — and a permanent establishment of a non-resident is no longer subject to Zakat at all.
Read article Setup 30 Jun 2026The Investment Law replaced permission with registration. That is a bigger change than it sounds.
Foreign and Saudi investors are now treated the same in law, and market entry is a registration rather than a licence application. The paperwork is lighter; the supervision moved to after you start.
Read article Setup 9 Jun 2026Thirty years at zero: what the Regional Headquarters programme actually gives you
0% corporate income tax and 0% withholding tax on approved RHQ activities, for thirty years from the date of licence, plus eased Saudization. The incentive is real; the question is whether your structure fits it.
Read article Setup 29 Dec 20255 key steps to launching a digitally compliant business
From choosing the right activity to switching on e-invoicing — the order that saves months of rework.
Read article Finance 29 Dec 2025Automation in accounting: tools every SME should use
What genuinely deserves automating in invoicing, payroll and filing — and what is better left manual.
Read article Technology 28 Dec 2025Why custom web development still outperforms templates
The gap shows up in speed, indexing and integration with your internal systems — not in looks.
Read articleA monthly note on regulation and deadlines
What changed in Saudi regulation this month and which deadlines are next — one email, no marketing.