🇧🇭 Bahrain
Business finance made simpler in Bahrain
Bahraini businesses use Zivobooks for bilingual Arabic and English tax invoices with 10% VAT, the VAT return worked out from their books, excise, and payroll with SIO contributions and the end-of-service award.
Taxes covered
Rules for the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR).
Currency
BHD
Bahraini dinar (BHD), with invoicing in any currency. Exchange rates: Daily market rates, or the rates you enter. Amounts in dinars keep all three decimals.
Fiscalisation & e-invoicing
Direct submission is only available when an approved connection is enabled for your business.
Prepare records here, then file through the authority unless your workspace confirms an acknowledged submission.
Popular payment methods
- Benefit Pay
- Cards
- Bank transfer (IBAN)
- Cash
- Online checkout providers you can connect
- Tap Payments
- Telr
Payroll
No income tax on salaries. SIO contributions for Bahraini and other employees and the end-of-service award, posted to the books with every pay run.
Your bank
Import statements from NBB, BBK, Kuwait Finance House, Bahrain Islamic Bank and others that export a statement file.
What we do and don’t claim
The core product and country tax workspaces are available. Tax rules may need confirmation, and returns must be filed through the authority unless an approved connection is enabled. Rules marked for source review are planning aids and must be checked with the authority before use. A return is only marked Submitted or Accepted after an acknowledgement is recorded.
Zivobooks in Bahrain
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What tax work can I do in Bahrain?
The country tax workspaces shown below help organise records and prepare the tax data supported for your business. Coverage varies by tax type; check the source review status on this page and confirm figures with NBR before filing.
Which currency can I use?
Your base currency is the Bahraini dinar (BHD), with invoicing in any currency. You can also invoice and bank in any other currency, with exchange rates recorded on every transaction.
Is payroll supported?
Yes. No income tax on salaries. SIO contributions for Bahraini and other employees and the end-of-service award, posted to the books with every pay run. Payroll is on the Business plan and above.
Can I submit returns directly to NBR?
Direct submission to NBR depends on an approved integration being enabled for your business. A prepared return is not filed; use the authority’s channel unless your workspace confirms an acknowledgement.
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