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Localized for Egypt

Accounting & tax software for Egypt

AI-powered, bilingual accounting tuned to Egypt — the right tax on every invoice, local payroll, and reports in Arabic and English.

Everything included · $1/mo for 3 months, then $12.99 · Arabic & English

  • Currency

    EGP

    Egyptian Pound

  • Tax

    14%

    VAT

  • Social insurance

    11% / 18.75%

    Employee / Employer

VAT

How VAT works in Egypt

Egypt applies a 14% VAT, with reduced rates for machinery (5%) and professional services (10%), and a broad list of exempt foodstuffs, health and education. bookeeper keeps up even as the rules change.

Standard rate

14%

Registration

Registration threshold EGP 250,000 of turnover; professionals register from the first pound.

Filing

Monthly returns (a nil return is still required); e-invoicing is mandatory.

E-invoicing

Live & mandatory

ETA e-Invoice & e-Receipt

Egypt's Tax Authority (ETA) e-Invoice system is mandatory for B2B, and the e-Receipt system for B2C sales is expanding in taxpayer waves. Today bookeeper produces bilingual, VAT-correct invoices; native ETA e-Invoice integration is on our roadmap.

How each item is taxed

  • Standard14%

    General goods & services, advertising

  • Reduced5–10%

    Machinery & production equipment (5%), professional & consultancy services (10%)

  • Zero-rated0%

    Exports and licensed free-zone / SEZ activity

  • Exempt

    Basic foodstuffs, healthcare & prescription medicine, education, financial services, real estate

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Your AI accountant, in Arabic

Ask in plain Arabic. bookeeper applies Egypt's rules and answers in the language you use.

You ask

كم ضريبة القيمة المضافة المستحقة على هذه الفاتورة؟

bookeeper replies

يطبّق bookeeper ضريبة مصر 14% (أو النسبة المخفّضة 5%/10% عند انطباقها) ويجهّز فاتورتك.

National Social Insurance (NOSI)

Payroll & social security

Salaries face progressive income tax plus social insurance on an insurable wage that rises about 15% every January. bookeeper tracks the current band.

Employee

11%

Employer

18.75%

Rules that matter

  • Social insurance: employee 11% + employer 18.75%.
  • Insurable wage band for 2026 runs roughly EGP 2,700 to 16,700/month.
  • Income tax is progressive up to 27.5%, with a personal exemption.

Egypt

Why Egypt businesses choose bookeeper

  • Bilingual, VAT-correct invoices today — with native ETA e-Invoice integration on the roadmap.
  • 14% standard, 5%/10% reduced and every exemption applied per line.
  • Social-insurance wage bands kept current as they climb each January.
  • Arabic-first invoices and reports, priced at a flat $12.99 a month.

Ready when you are

Put your Egypt books in order today

Start for just $1/month for 3 months, then $12.99. Localized tax and payroll for Egypt, in Arabic and English, cancel anytime.

Setup takes a few minutes