{"id":153852,"date":"2026-10-27T14:29:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T14:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/tutorial\/%d8%a7%d8%b6%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%83%d8%ac%d9%87%d8%a9-%d8%ad%d9%83%d9%88%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a9\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T09:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:03:05","slug":"adding-a-client-as-a-government-entity","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/adding-a-client-as-a-government-entity\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding a Client as a Government Entity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">You can register government entities as <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Business<\/strong> clients and mark them as a <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Government Entity<\/strong>. This lets you add them with their official number without requiring a VAT number or commercial registration, and issue e-invoices for them that the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) accepts.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 8px; padding: 12px 16px; margin: 0 0 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 6px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827;\">Contents<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 22px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#before\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Before You Start<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#steps\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Adding a Client as a Government Entity<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#fields\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">What Changes When You Mark a Government Entity<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#view\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Viewing and Finding the Client<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#einvoice\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">E-Invoices for Government Entities<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"#faq\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">FAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"before\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Before You Start<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">The Government Entity option appears only in Saudi accounts that have the Saudi e-invoice app activated.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">The option appears only when the client type is <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Business<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"steps\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Adding a Client as a Government Entity<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">From the sidebar, click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Clients<\/strong>, then <a style=\"color: #1a56db;\" href=\"https:\/\/go.daftra.com\/owner\/clients\/add\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #1a56db;\">Add New Client<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Select the client type <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Business<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Check <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Client is a Government Entity<\/strong>. You will find it in the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Client Details<\/strong> section, right after the country field and above the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">VAT Number<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Enter the entity name in the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Business Name<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Enter its official number in the <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Contract \/ Reg No \/ License No.<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Complete the rest of the details and click <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Save<\/strong>, then create invoices for it like any other client.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; background: #f6f8fb; border-left: 4px solid #1a56db; border-radius: 6px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<p><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6;\">\ud83d\udec8<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Note:<\/strong> You can check the same option when editing the client, or when adding a new client from within the invoice. If you change the client type to <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Individual<\/strong>, the option disappears and is unchecked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"fields\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">What Changes When You Mark a Government Entity<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 18px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1f2430;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Field<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Business Client<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; background: #f6f8fb; font-weight: bold;\">Government Entity<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">VAT Number<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Depends on the e-invoice settings.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Always optional, and shows <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">(Optional)<\/strong> next to it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">C.R \/ Unified Number<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Shown with this name.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Renamed to <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Contract \/ Reg No \/ License No. (Optional)<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Other fields<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Unchanged.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">Unchanged.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 10px; background: #f6f8fb; border-left: 4px solid #1a56db; border-radius: 6px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 18px;\">\n<p><span style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6;\">\ud83d\udec8<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\"><strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Note:<\/strong> The <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Contract \/ Reg No \/ License No.<\/strong> field accepts up to 50 letters or digits, plus the symbols \/, &#8211; and period (.).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"view\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">Viewing and Finding the Client<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">On the client page, the client type appears as <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Business \u2014 Government Entity<\/strong>, and its number appears as <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Contract \/ Reg No \/ License No.<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"einvoice\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">E-Invoices for Government Entities<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 16px; padding-left: 26px;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Invoices for a government entity are issued as standard tax invoices, just like for a business client.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">If the entity has a VAT number, it is sent to the authority as the buyer VAT number. If it has no VAT number, the contract \/ registration \/ license number is sent instead.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">The government entity flag and its number are saved on the invoice when it is issued, so previous invoices do not change if you edit the client details later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"faq\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 32px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eef0f3;\">FAQs<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 24px 0 10px;\">Why doesn\u2019t the Client is a Government Entity option appear?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">Because the client type is <strong style=\"color: #111827;\">Individual<\/strong>, or because your account is not Saudi or does not have the Saudi e-invoice app activated.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #111827; margin: 24px 0 10px;\">Are existing clients affected?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.9; font-size: 16px; color: #1f2430;\">No. The option is unchecked for all existing clients, and a client keeps working as a business client until you mark it as a government entity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[2130,2126,2131],"tags":[26103,4229,4209,23418,26105,26095,26104,26106,26107,18771,24563,23432,14511,23416,26108,23431,4237],"class_list":["post-153852","tutorial","type-tutorial","status-publish","hentry","category-clients-management","category-clients","category-manage-clients","tag-add-a-government-client","tag-business-client","tag-clients","tag-commercial-registration","tag-contract-registration-license-number","tag-government-entity","tag-government-entity-client","tag-government-entity-filter","tag-how-to-add-a-government-entity-as-a-client","tag-import-clients","tag-saudi-e-invoicing","tag-tax-and-customs-authority","tag-tax-number","tag-unified-number","tag-why-is-the-government-entity-client-option-not-displayed","tag-zakat","tag-zatca"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Adding a Client as a Government Entity - Daftra Knowledge Base<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/adding-a-client-as-a-government-entity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adding a Client as a Government Entity - Daftra Knowledge Base\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You can register government entities as Business clients and mark them as a Government Entity. 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