{"id":29344,"date":"2026-08-09T09:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T06:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/?post_type=document&#038;p=29344"},"modified":"2026-08-09T13:14:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:14:38","slug":"zatca-tax-compliance-updates","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/document\/zatca-tax-compliance-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"ZATCA Tax Compliance Updates That Matter &#8211; July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Stay informed on the latest ZATCA tax, VAT, excise tax, and e-invoicing requirements affecting businesses in Saudi Arabia. This update highlights key compliance deadlines, filing requirements, penalties, and the latest developments businesses need to monitor.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s Covered in This Update?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>E-Invoicing Integration \u2013 Wave 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">ZATCA has announced <strong>Wave 25 of the E-Invoicing Integration Phase<\/strong>, targeting VAT taxpayers with taxable revenues exceeding <strong>SAR 187,500 during 2022\u20132025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Businesses falling within the criteria must integrate their e-invoicing systems with ZATCA\u2019s Fatoora platform by <strong>1 February 2027<\/strong> and ensure compliance with the prescribed requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>VAT Returns \u2013 June &amp; Q2 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Businesses were required to file their June or Q2 2026 VAT returns by <strong>31 July 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Annual supplies above <strong>SAR 40 million<\/strong>: Monthly VAT filing applies.<\/li>\n<li>Annual supplies of <strong>SAR 40 million or less<\/strong>: Quarterly VAT filing applies.<\/li>\n<li>Late filing penalties may range from <strong>5% to 25%<\/strong> of the tax required to be declared.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Timely filing and payment remain essential to avoid unnecessary penalties and compliance exposure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excise Tax Returns \u2013 May &amp; June 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Businesses subject to Excise Tax were required to submit their May and June 2026 returns by <strong>31 July 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Late filing penalties range from <strong>5% to 25%<\/strong>, while late payment may attract a <strong>5% penalty for each month or part thereof<\/strong> until the outstanding tax is settled.<\/li>\n<li class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The requirements apply to specified excise goods, including tobacco and derivatives, energy drinks, and sweetened beverages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Download the complete publication to explore the latest ZATCA tax and e-invoicing updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Need tailored guidance? 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E-Invoicing Integration \u2013 Wave 25 ZATCA has announced Wave 25 of the E-Invoicing Integration Phase, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29346,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"industry":[],"insight":[124],"dates":[93],"service":[],"years":[463],"class_list":["post-29344","document","type-document","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","insight-tax-advisory","dates-august","years-463"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/29344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/29344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29350,"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/29344\/revisions\/29350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=29344"},{"taxonomy":"insight","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insight?post=29344"},{"taxonomy":"dates","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dates?post=29344"},{"taxonomy":"service","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service?post=29344"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightss.co\/insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=29344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}