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ETaxFlow keeps your books in Bahraini Dinar, prepares your 10% VAT return figures for the NBR portal, runs payroll for the Wage Protection System with SIO contributions and end-of-service, and includes a full HRMS — in one cloud platform.
Trusted by 130+ businesses, including
Everyday accounting with Bahrain VAT and payroll rules built in.
Tag every sales and purchase line as standard-rated, zero-rated, exempt or out of scope, and track input VAT as you go.
Return totals built up from your invoices, ready to enter on the National Bureau for Revenue portal — with drill-down to every document.
Tax invoices showing your VAT account number, the rate and the VAT amount in BHD, plus credit notes and quotations.
Salary runs prepared for Bahrain’s Wage Protection System, with payslips and the payroll journal posted to your ledger.
Employee and employer SIO contributions calculated per employee for Bahraini and non-Bahraini staff, with a monthly summary for payment.
Expatriate end-of-service contributions to the SIO since March 2024, with balances accrued before then kept on record.
Employees, attendance, overtime, leave, rotas, recruitment and an employee self-service portal.
Upload a bill as a PDF, photo or spreadsheet — AI reads it, applies VAT and drafts the journal.
Books in BHD, transactions in any currency, and bank reconciliation with exchange gains and losses posted automatically.
The rules ETaxFlow’s Bahrain edition is built around.
| Topic | 2026 rule |
|---|---|
| VAT standard rate | 10% (since 1 January 2022) |
| Mandatory VAT registration | Taxable supplies above BHD 37,500 a year |
| Voluntary VAT registration | Supplies or expenses above BHD 18,750 a year |
| VAT return frequency | Quarterly; monthly if annual supplies exceed BHD 3 million |
| VAT return & payment due | Last day of the month after the tax period ends |
| Wage Protection System | Enhanced WPS mandatory for all private-sector employers from February 2026 (LMRA) |
| SIO contributions | Paid monthly, by the 15th of the following month; insurable wage capped at BHD 4,000 |
| Expatriate end-of-service | Paid to the SIO monthly since March 2024: 4.2% of wage for the first 3 years of service, 8.4% after |
| Corporate income tax | No general corporate income tax; 15% Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax for multinational groups with revenue of €750m or more (from 2025) |
Last reviewed October 2026. Tax and payroll content is general information — confirm your position with the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR), the LMRA, the SIO or a licensed Bahrain adviser.
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Yes. ETaxFlow applies the 10% standard rate, handles zero-rated, exempt and out-of-scope supplies, tracks input VAT, and builds the totals for your VAT return so you can enter them on the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) portal.
Yes. ETaxFlow calculates salaries, prepares the pay run for payment through the Wage Protection System, issues payslips and posts the payroll journal. Enhanced WPS has been mandatory for all private-sector employers since February 2026.
SIO contributions are calculated per employee every month. Since March 2024, end-of-service for non-Bahraini employees is paid to the SIO as a monthly contribution — 4.2% of wage for the first three years of service and 8.4% after that — and ETaxFlow includes it in the payroll run and the journal.
Bahrain has no general corporate income tax. Since 2025, multinational groups with consolidated revenue of €750 million or more pay a 15% Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax. ETaxFlow keeps the accounting records those groups need, but it does not prepare the top-up tax return.
Yes. Keep your books in BHD and invoice or pay in USD, SAR, AED or any other currency. ETaxFlow converts at the transaction-date rate and posts exchange gains and losses automatically.
Yes. ETaxFlow is cloud software, so businesses in Manama, Muharraq, Riffa, Isa Town, Hamad Town, Sitra and the Bahrain International Investment Park use it from any browser, with online onboarding and support.
Yes. Accounting firms can manage multiple client companies from one login, each with its own data, chart of accounts and users.
Whether you run a trading company in Manama, a clinic in Riffa, a workshop in Sitra or a manufacturer in the Bahrain International Investment Park, the rules are the same across the Kingdom: 10% VAT returns to the National Bureau for Revenue, wages paid through the LMRA’s Wage Protection System and monthly contributions to the SIO. ETaxFlow brings all three into the same ledger as your invoicing, inventory and banking.
Startups and SMEs can begin on the Starter plan and add WPS payroll on Pro as they hire. Accounting and bookkeeping firms in Manama and Muharraq can run all their Bahrain clients from one login. See the Bahrain compliance calendar for every deadline in the year.