All about KSA Fatoora Portal

The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) (earlier known as GAZT) is the tax regulating authority in Saudi Arabia (SA). It announced that e-invoicing applicable taxpayers must onboard e-Invoice Generation Solution (EGS) their with Fatoora portal to generate e-invoices. 

ZATCA implemented phase I of e-invoicing from 4th December 2021. Further, till now, ZATCA announced twelve waves in phase II. Hence, it is important for taxpayers to understand about the Fatoora portal. This article explains all about KSA Fatoora portal including, purpose, how to login, uses. 

Latest updates
24th May 2024
ZATCA announced that the businesses registered under KSA VAT with more than SAR 10 million turnover during 2022 or 2023 fall under wave 12 of phase 2. Hence, applicable businesses shall integrate their ERP/POS with the Fatoora portal by 1st December 2024.

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26th April 2024
ZATCA notified that KSA businesses registered in KSA with more than SAR 15 million turnover during 2022 or 2023 fall under wave 11 of phase 2. Hence, applicable businesses shall integrate their ERP/POS with the Fatoora portal by 1st November 2024.

Here's the official announcement.

29th March 2024
ZATCA notified that KSA VAT-registered businesses whose turnover was more than SAR 25 million during 2022 or 2023 falls under wave 10 of phase 2. Accordingly, applicable taxpayers shall integrate their ERP/POS with the Fatoora portal by 1st October 2024.

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17th November 2023
ZATCA announced that Saudi businesses registered under VAT with more than SAR 30 million turnover during 2021 or 2022 fall under wave 9 of phase 2. Hence, applicable businesses shall integrate their ERP/POS with the Fatoora portal by 1st June 2024. 

Here's the official announcement.

What is the purpose of the Fatoora portal?

You don’t have to integrate with ZATCA to comply with phase I of e-invoicing. However, to comply with phase II e-invoicing, you need to onboard their EGS and integrate their systems with a dedicated portal provided by ZATCA. 

Accordingly, ZATCA developed the Fatoora portal so taxpayers can onboard their EGS units by generating a new Cryptographic Stamp Identifier (CSID) or renewing the existing CSIDs. Also, taxpayers can use the fatoora portal to revoke the CSIDs and view the list of onboarded solutions and devices.

How to login to the Fatoora portal?

First, you have to access the Fatoora portal either 

• Clicking here or 
• Through ZATCA’s website: Click on Fatoora icon on the top left or Fatoora platform button under e-Invoicing section.

After that, you can access the portal using the ERAD credentials, i.e., TIN or email registered with ZATCA and the password.
 

What are the uses of the Fatoora portal?

You can perform the below activities through the Fatoora portal:

Onboarding the EGS units

You can manually or automatically onboard your EGS units on the Fatoora portal to obtain the new CSIDs. Click here for the step-by-step procedure for onboarding your EGS units.

Viewing the list of onboarded EGS units and devices

You can view a list that includes a summary of all EGS units onboarded on the Fatoora portal. Also, you can filter, sort and search based on specific inputs available in the list of EGS units and devices.

Renewing the existing CSIDs

You can renew the existing CSID through the Fatoora portal, and the process for renewing is similar to obtaining it for the first time. However, it involves the revocation of the existing CSID and issuing a new one. Here’s the step-by-step procedure for renewing the existing CSIDs.

Revocation of CSIDs

You can revoke any listed devices by clicking on the device and then on the ‘revoke’ button. Click here for the step-by-step procedure for revoking the CSIDs.