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ISTD · JOFOTARA · JORDAN

Real-time invoice
clearance for
every enterprise
in Jordan.

Certified middleware between your ERP/POS and the JoFotara portal. Generate, validate, sign and archive UBL 2.1 invoices — with a single dashboard spanning KSA, Jordan and UAE.

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ZATCA
FTA
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Why ClearTax for Jordan

Everything you need for JoFotara

Enterprise-grade infrastructure built for real-time clearance, designed for the businesses powering Jordan's economy.

Built for Your
Busiest Day

10,000 e-invoices per second. Infrastructure auto-scales as transactions grow. Month-end peaks. POS surges handled without slowdown.

Invoices Processed 10k/s ↗
Auto-Scaling Active

Connects to Everything
You Run On

SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics, OMS, POS, billing systems — all through pre-built certified connectors. ISTD-aligned by default.

Oracle
SSAP
Dynamics
POS
cleartax

Always-On
e-Invoicing

Detects, diagnoses, resubmits failed invoices automatically. No manual intervention. No AR disruption. Invoices clear every time.

DetectIssues found
DiagnoseRoot cause
Auto-CorrectResubmitted ✓

Zero Downtime.
By Design.

Cloud outages never become compliance gaps. Your data stays in-country. 99.9% uptime backed by multi-region redundancy.

✓ 100% Cleared
99.9%
Uptime
The Mandate

Who needs to generate e-invoices in Jordan?

Jordan operates a Continuous Transaction Control (CTC) model. Every sale must be cleared by ISTD's JoFotara portal in real time — no clearance, no legal invoice.

  • All VAT-registered large & medium taxpayers — covering B2B, B2C and B2G transactions.
  • Mandatory since April 1, 2025 under Phase 2 of the national rollout.
  • CTC clearance is binding — an invoice has no legal standing until JoFotara returns a QR code and signed document.
  • Non-compliant invoices are not tax-deductible for the buyer — making errors a customer-relationship issue.
Penalty per violation
500JOD
For every non-compliant invoice issued.
And it gets worse: buyers cannot claim input tax deduction on non-compliant invoices — turning every error into a downstream customer problem.
The Roadmap

Three dates that changed Jordan's tax system

From voluntary onboarding to mandatory real-time clearance — here's where we are today.

1
Dec · 2022
JoFotara Goes Online
ISTD launches the national e-invoicing platform. Voluntary onboarding begins.
2
May 31 · 2024
Registration Cutoff
Final deadline for all obligated businesses to register on the JoFotara portal.
3
April 1 · 2025
Phase 2 Mandate
Mandatory compliance for all large and medium enterprises. Real-time clearance only.
● Live now
Documents & Tax Treatment

Two document types. Many sub-types.

All sales transactions are reported to JoFotara in UBL 2.1 XML, with sub-types determining VAT and special tax treatment.

388

Standard Invoice

Regular sales transactions — the document type for the vast majority of issued invoices.

Sales
381

Credit Note

Corrections and returns. Always references the original invoice — the only mechanism for cancellation.

Correction
Sub-type coverage

Cash and Receivable (A/R) variants of Income Bills, General Sales Invoices, Special Sales Invoices, and Export Income Bills.

Tax treatment by category

Income Tax
011 · 021 · 111 · 121
No VAT
General Sales
012 · 022
VAT required
Special Sales
013 · 023
VAT + Special
How it works

From your ERP to JoFotara in milliseconds

Invoice data leaves your ERP, hits ClearTax's pre-validation engine,  UBL 2.1 JSON payload gets generated and reaches JoFotara in real time.

Ingest
API · SFTP · Excel
Pre-validate
Fields · Tax · TIN
Build
UUID + UBL 2.1
Submit
Real-time API
Clear
Signed + QR
API
Real-time API
ERP/POS integration
SFTP
SFTP Batch
Scheduled bulk drops
XLSX
Manual Excel
Upload via dashboard

Status — Valid

ISTD returns the signed invoice and QR code. ClearTax embeds the QR, stores the signed copy.

Status — Rejected

Error codes returned by ISTD. Correct on the dashboard, generate a fresh UUID, and resubmit — all in one flow.

✕
No bulk submission
One at a time
✕
No cancellation
Credit Note 381 only
✕
No sandbox
Live production only
Built for scale, security & reliability

Trusted infrastructure for enterprise compliance

250M
Invoices processed
99.9%
Uptime achieved
<1s
Avg. submission time
5000+
Enterprise clients
ISTD Compliant
SOC 2 Type II
ISO 27001
AES 256-bit
TLS 1.3
Customer Stories

Real results from regional enterprises

See how leading Middle East businesses achieved full e-invoicing compliance with ClearTax.

We appreciate ClearTax for successfully completing our complex e-Invoicing integration. Their platform enabled seamless management across multiple business units. Kudos to the team for their timely delivery.

P
Pratush Kumar
DGM-IT, JK Tyre
What to do next

A Jordan taxpayer's readiness checklist

Three workstreams. One deadline that's already passed. Here's how to close the gap fast.

01

System readiness

  • Identify all systems generating sales invoices (ERP, POS, billing)
  • Gap analysis: UUID, Income Source Sequence, buyer ID, tax sub-type
  • Match Arabic legal name in ERP to ISTD registration — exactly
02

Compliance model

  • Internalise real-time clearance — no offline fallback
  • Plan corrections via Credit Note 381 — no cancellation exists
03

Team & registration

  • Register on portal.jofotara.gov.jo
  • Generate Client-Id + Secret-Key per branch
  • Assemble cross-functional team: Finance · IT · Compliance
FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about Jordan e-invoicing and ClearTax.

What is e-invoicing in Jordan?
E-invoicing in Jordan refers to the electronic generation, real-time submission, and clearance of invoices through the JoFotara portal operated by ISTD (Income and Sales Tax Department). Jordan operates a Continuous Transaction Control (CTC) model — an invoice has no legal standing until it is validated by JoFotara and returned with a signed copy and QR code.
Who needs to comply with the Jordan e-invoicing mandate?
All VAT-registered large and medium taxpayers in Jordan are required to comply, covering B2B, B2C and B2G transactions. The Phase 2 mandate has been active since April 1, 2025.
What are the penalties for non-compliance?
Penalties can reach up to 500 JOD per violation. Critically, non-compliant invoices are not tax-deductible for the buyer — making the cost extend beyond just the fine to your customer relationships.
What document formats does ClearTax support for Jordan?
ClearTax generates UBL 2.1 XML for all submissions to JoFotara, supporting Standard Invoices (type 388) and Credit Notes (type 381), along with all sub-types: Cash and A/R variants of Income Bills, General Sales Invoices, Special Sales Invoices and Export Income Bills.
How does ClearTax integrate with my ERP or POS?
ClearTax offers three ingestion channels: real-time REST API for ERP and POS integration, SFTP for scheduled batch drops, and manual Excel upload via the dashboard for edge cases. Implementation typically completes within 2 weeks.
What about KSA and UAE compliance?
ClearTax provides a unified Middle East platform: KSA ZATCA is live, Jordan JoFotara is live, and UAE FTA goes live in July 2026 — all from a single compliance dashboard, with no separate integrations required.
Get Started

Ready to become JoFotara compliant?

Speak with our Jordan e-invoicing specialists. We'll assess your current setup and map out a tailored compliance roadmap — typically live within 2 weeks.

Fast onboarding

Most enterprises go live in under 2 weeks with dedicated implementation support.

Middle East team

Local implementation consultants and ISTD compliance specialists across the region.

Tailored integration

Custom-fit to your ERP and business processes — no one-size-fits-all approach.

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Our Jordan specialists will walk you through the platform and build your compliance roadmap.

No spam. Just a 30-min call with our Jordan specialists.