English translation published by the NBR in its bilingual Regulations file (marked unofficial). The Arabic text published in the Official Gazette remains the legal reference in the event of any discrepancy.
A full Tax Invoice must include its title, supplier and Customer identity, issue and Supply or payment dates, sequence number, description and quantity, values, discount, VAT rate and amount, total, exchange rate and applicable special references. The Article also governs Non-Resident and reverse-charge documents, copies and replacements, five-year retention, self-billing, summary invoices and qualifying bank statements.
Suppliers, sales, accounts, billing-system teams and Customers using self-billing.
Showing VAT alone does not make a valid invoice. Deduction and audit trail depend on mandatory data, while self-billing, summary invoices and bank statements are conditional routes rather than general shortcuts.
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Review a full Tax Invoice
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Show Tax Invoice, supplier identity, VAT number and Customer details.
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Use a sequential number and the correct issue, Supply or payment dates.
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Describe quantity, value, unit price and discount.
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Show rate, VAT and total in Dinars and exchange rate where relevant.
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Add profit-margin or exempt/excepted wording where applicable.
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Control copies, replacements and Input VAT evidence.
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For self-billing, document agreement, no duplicate supplier issue and supplier approval.
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Retain issued-invoice copies for five years from the end of issue year.
Connected provisions
Law — Article (38)
Tax InvoiceThe Law requires the invoice and this Article details its data and special forms.
Open connected ArticleLaw — Article (40)
Invoice currencyDinar amounts and exchange rate are invoice data.
Open connected ArticleRegulations — Article (53)
Simplified Tax InvoiceIt provides a limited exception from the full requirements.
Open connected ArticleOfficial guides and tools
Connected Madar tools
Replacement for a lost original
An ordinary silent photocopy is insufficient. The Supplier may issue a matching replacement stating that it replaces the original; ordinary additional copies carry the required duplicate wording.
Questions to help you apply it
- Is this full or simplified?
- Are all data and Dinar amounts present?
- Is special margin or exemption wording required?
- For self-billing, are agreement and approval documented?