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People and HR
Saudization and Nitaqat: the basics
How the Nitaqat bands work, how to read your own, and what changes when a company drops a band.
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Government and compliance
The Saudi government platforms, explained
Qiwa, Mudad, GOSI, Muqeem, ZATCA and the rest: what each one is for, and which ones a company actually needs.
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People and HR
Saudi Labor Law: the essentials for employers
Contracts, probation, working hours, leave and notice: the rules that come up every week in a Saudi company, including the 2025 amendments.
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People and HR
Hiring your first employee in Saudi Arabia
The registrations, contracts and systems involved in a first hire, for a Saudi national and for an expatriate.
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People and HR
Relocating an employee to Saudi Arabia: the first 30 days
Visa, residency, insurance, housing, bank and school: the order things happen in when someone moves to the Kingdom for work.
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Tax and accounting
VAT in Saudi Arabia: the basics
Who must register, how often to file, what to keep, and where companies most often go wrong.
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Tax and accounting
E-invoicing (FATOORA): what phase two means for you
What ZATCA’s e-invoicing rules require, which companies are in the latest integration wave, and how to prepare.
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Tax and accounting
Zakat or income tax: which applies to your company
How ownership decides whether a Saudi company pays zakat, corporate income tax or both, and the deadlines that go with them.
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Tax and accounting
The month-end close: a checklist
The steps that turn a month of transactions into numbers you can rely on, in the order a finance team works through them.
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Legal
The Personal Data Protection Law: what a company must do
What the PDPL requires of an ordinary Saudi company that holds data on employees, customers and suppliers.
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Legal
Closing a company in Saudi Arabia: the steps and the clearances
What a voluntary liquidation involves, and the government files that must be closed before a company can be struck off.
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Operations
Selling to the Saudi government: Etimad and local content
How government purchasing works, how to register and bid on Etimad, and what the local content rules mean for your pricing.
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Operations
Outsource or hire in-house? An honest comparison
How to decide whether finance, HR and government affairs belong in your own team or with a provider, and when the answer changes.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Obligations depend on your company’s activity, size and registrations; check your own position or ask us.