المسؤول المستخدم حساب
TERMAdmin Account / Main User Account
Main JoFotara user account used to manage settings, add sub-users, link devices and organise invoices for the taxpayer account.
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Global Fiscalisation Terminology Reference
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المستخدم رقم
TERMUser Number
Identifier generated during the linking process and used in the API header together with the secret key.
المضافة القيمة ضريبة
TERMValue Added Tax
VAT concept relevant to Kuwait’s GCC VAT watchlist status and future indirect-tax monitoring.
المضافة القيمة ضريبة
TERMValue Added Tax
UAE value added tax administered by the Federal Tax Authority and used in VAT registration, VAT returns, tax invoices, TRN-based taxpayer identification and EmaraTax services.
المضافة القيمة ضريبة
TERMVAT
Saudi VAT term used in tax administration, VAT registration, VAT invoicing and e-invoicing compliance.
المضافة القيمة ضريبة / VAT
TERMValue Added Tax
Bahraini value-added tax term used in VAT administration, taxable-supply documentation, VAT returns and tax-invoice content.
المضافة القيمة ضريبة في التسجيل
TERMVAT Registration
FTA registration process performed through EmaraTax by creating or accessing a taxable-person account and registering under Value Added Tax.
المضافة القيمة لضريبة الموحدة االتفاقية التعاون مجلس لدول
TERMGCC Unified VAT Agreement
GCC VAT framework agreement relevant to Kuwait’s VAT watchlist status and future indirect-tax monitoring.
المضافة للقيمة التسجيل شهادة
TERMVAT Registration Certificate
Official NBR certificate confirming that a person is registered for VAT in Bahrain. The certificate is available through the taxpayer’s NBR portal under “My Documents” after VAT registration is approved, and an authenticated VAT certificate can be requested through the NBR VAT forms service.
المضافة للقيمة الخاضعين بحث
TERMVAT Payer Lookup
NBR online service used to check VAT payer registration information and support taxpayer verification.
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