Global / Middle East

Middle East

Compliant in the Middle East from the first day

WPS salary files, ZATCA e-invoicing, GOSI, end-of-service gratuity and nationalisation targets, handled by Synclo the way each Gulf country requires.

Doing business in Middle East means many rulebooks.

Compliance is different in every country, and it keeps changing. Here is what that looks like today.

For the business
A different rulebook in every Gulf country

WPS, GOSI, Mudad, ZATCA and gratuity rules all differ, and they keep changing.

E-invoicing deadlines arriving fast

Saudi Arabia is rolling out ZATCA Phase 2 in waves, and the UAE starts mandatory e-invoicing in January 2027.

Nationalisation targets with real penalties

Emiratisation and Saudization ratios have to be watched every time someone joins or leaves.

For the people doing the work
Payroll officer

“I build a separate salary file for every country, every month.”

Finance manager

“Every new e-invoicing wave means another project.”

HR director

“I find out we missed a nationalisation target when the notice arrives.”

See how Synclo fixes this →

Synclo follows the local rules.

Choose a country to see what Synclo handles there.

AEUnited Arab Emirates

Payroll and HR
  • Salaries paid through the Wage Protection System (WPS)
  • End-of-service gratuity
  • Emiratisation targets
  • Leave and hours by UAE labour law
Tax and invoicing
  • VAT returns
  • Corporate tax records
  • E-invoicing: mandatory from 1 January 2027 for revenue of AED 50M+, and from 1 July 2027 for others
Data
  • UAE Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)
  • Arabic and English

“Are we ready for UAE e-invoicing in January?”

Country rules change often. Synclo adds new rules as they arrive, and coverage can differ by country and module. Tell us where you operate and we will confirm exactly what is covered before you start.

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Local rules, applied in one step.

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Local detail for each country, one view for leadership.

Every entity runs by its own rules, and the group runs on one Synclo.

Arabic and English

Your whole team works in their own language.

AED, SAR, QAR and more

Every entity in its own currency, consolidated in one.

Every Gulf entity

Run UAE, Saudi and other Gulf companies side by side.

Ready for what is next

New rules, like UAE e-invoicing, built in as they arrive.

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Run Middle East
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