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Accounting & tax software for Oman

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

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  • Currency

    OMR

    Omani Rial

  • Tax

    5%

    VAT

  • Social insurance

    ~8% / ~14.5%

    Employee / Employer

VAT

How VAT works in Oman

Oman charges a low 5% VAT, but zero-rates a gazetted list of 488 basic food commodities plus medicines — so prepared and branded food stays at 5% while staples sit at 0%. bookeeper maps the right treatment per item.

Standard rate

5%

Registration

Mandatory registration above OMR 38,500; voluntary from OMR 19,250.

Filing

Quarterly returns, due 30 days after the period ends.

E-invoicing

Rolling out

Fawtara (OTA, Peppol)

Oman's Tax Authority is rolling out "Fawtara," a Peppol-based e-invoicing system, starting with large VAT payers from around August 2026 and widening through 2027. Native connection via an accredited provider is on our roadmap.

How each item is taxed

  • Standard5%

    Most goods & services, prepared/restaurant food, telecom, electronics

  • Zero-rated0%

    488 gazetted basic food items, medicines & medical equipment, exports, investment metals ≥99%

  • Exempt

    Margin-based financial services, bare land, resale of residential property, local passenger transport

SPF (Social Protection Fund)

Payroll & social security

No income tax today (a 5% personal income tax on high earners starts in 2028). Payroll runs on the SPF, which replaced PASI, plus end-of-service for expats.

Employee

~8%

Employer

~14.5%

Rules that matter

  • Omani nationals: roughly employee ~8% + employer ~14.5% across the SPF branches, capped at OMR 3,000/month.
  • Expats: end-of-service gratuity — 15 days/year for the first 3 years, then a month per year.
  • A flat 5% income tax above OMR 42,000/year begins in 2028 — bookeeper is ready for it.

bookeeper replies

Your AI accountant, in Arabic

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

You ask

هل هذا الصنف الغذائي بنسبة 5% أم خاضع للصفر؟

bookeeper replies

يراجع bookeeper قائمة عُمان الصفرية المكوّنة من 488 صنفًا، فيطبّق 0% على الأساسيات و5% على الطعام الجاهز، ويوضّح ذلك بالتفصيل.

Oman

Why Oman businesses choose bookeeper

  • Oman's tricky 488-item zero-rated food list applied correctly — no guessing.
  • SPF payroll and expat end-of-service handled together.
  • Ready for the 2028 personal income tax before it arrives.
  • 3-decimal rial rounding and Arabic-first books throughout.

Coverage across the region

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