Tax preparation

Tax season without the panic

Sales and purchase records feed the country tax workspaces available to your business. Review the source notes and figures before filing. A calendar helps you plan return and payment dates for your registered taxes.

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VAT returns, prepared

Output and input VAT from your invoices and bills, with the detail behind every figure.

Every tax you’re registered for

VAT, PAYE, provisional tax, withholding tax, SDL, fringe benefits and country-specific returns, set up from your registrations.

Gulf VAT, corporate tax and zakat

The UAE VAT 201 by emirate with reverse charge and imports, UAE corporate tax, the Saudi VAT return, zakat and withholding tax, and excise tax, prepared from your records.

A deadline calendar

Every filing and payment date in one view, and in Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar with a reminder three days before.

Checks before you file

Zivobooks warns you before you file if a tax registration isn’t confirmed or draft invoices in the period haven’t been issued yet.

Fiscalisation and e-invoicing

Country-specific fiscal workflows are available for selected authorities. Production reporting requires the authority’s approval, a supported provider, and credentials enabled for the business; the workspace shows when submission is acknowledged.

Honest filing status

Prepared, filing-ready, submitted or accepted. A return is never shown as submitted until it really has been.

Country rules with visible sources

Tax references are stored per country with effective dates and source notes. Rules that need source review are flagged in the country guide and tax calendar; confirm current obligations with your authority before filing. Earlier periods keep the rule version used when the return was prepared.

Work with your accountant, not around them

Your accountant can review a return, add adjustments and approve it from their own login. Every adjustment is kept with a note, so the return explains itself at audit time.

Tax preparation: your questions

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Ask us directly, and a person will answer.

Which countries are supported?

South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Angola, and in the Gulf the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, each have their own tax pack. Each country page shows exactly which taxes are covered.

What does “Tax Beta” mean?

Country tax workspaces are available, but coverage and source confidence vary by tax type. Confirm rules with the authority before filing. Direct submission is available only where an approved connection is enabled for your business.

Works hand in hand with

Accounting & reports Real double-entry books with P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, always up to date. Payroll & leave Pay runs, payslips and statutory returns for PAYE, UIF, NSSA, NAPSA, GOSI, WPS and more. Quotes & invoices Branded quotes your customers accept online, turned into invoices in one click.

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