Dariba VAT Engine · Saudi Arabia

Your VAT filing is clean.
Or it isn't.
Dariba tells you which.

Upload your registers. Thirty-plus audit procedures run across your data — grading your compliance, mapping your SAR exposure, and handing you a fix plan. Before ZATCA asks.

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dariba.io / review / result

B+

Grade

Overall Assurance Score

84 / 100

SAR Exposure

127,450

Findings

7 open

Return Delta

−215

Module Scores

S – Sales

P – Purch.

R – Recon.

F – Forensic

Z – ZATCA

30+

Audit procedures

Review modules

<60s

Engine runtime

A+–E

Assurance grades

Why it matters

“Our VAT return was reviewed in-house. That should be enough.”

For most Saudi businesses, VAT review means one accountant checking the return before filing. That process doesn't catch cross-register discrepancies, anomalous input credit claims, or the classification errors that quietly accumulate across a period. ZATCA's audit teams look for exactly those gaps — and they cover up to five prior years in a single assessment.

Dariba replaces an ad-hoc check with a structured, procedure-driven review. Every period. Before you file.

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Penalties up to 50% of tax due

ZATCA can impose a surcharge equal to the underpaid VAT on top of the tax itself — plus daily interest for late payment.

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5-year lookback window

ZATCA's audit authority covers the current period plus five prior years. One audit can surface errors from periods you thought were closed.

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Errors invisible to standard accounting

Most ERP systems don't cross-check VAT treatment consistency between registers, or flag rate mismatches at the invoice line level.

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Audits run 6–18 months

A ZATCA field audit disrupts finance operations for up to a year and a half, with the full team obligated to produce and explain records.

The process

From raw data to a clear verdict in four steps

No consultants, no spreadsheets, no waiting. Upload your exports and the engine does the rest.

01 / Upload

Your registers, exactly as you export them

No reformatting required. Upload your sales register, purchase register, trial balance, and filed VAT return in whatever Excel or CSV format your ERP produces.

Accepts .xlsx, .xls, and .csv — up to 50 MB per file
All files processed server-side and encrypted at rest
VAT return upload optional — but powers the filed vs. simulated delta
Handles large ledgers: 100,000+ invoice lines supported

dariba.io / review / new · Step 1 of 4

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Drag files here or click to browse

xlsx · xls · csv · up to 50 MB each

Salessales_Q3_2025.xlsx

2.4 MB✓

Purchasespurchase_register_Q3.xlsx

1.8 MB✓

Trial BalanceTB_Sep2025.csv

340 KB✓

VAT ReturnOptional — adds filed vs. simulated comparison

02 / Map

Tell the engine which column is which — once

Map your column headers to the engine's expected fields. Your first mapping is configured by the Dariba team at no extra cost. After that it's saved — every future review loads your configuration automatically.

Dariba team configures your first mapping free of charge
Saved per entity — never re-map the same format twice
GL account classification included for trial balance accuracy
Multiple entities supported under one account

dariba.io / review / new · Map columns

Sales Register — Column Mapping

Your column	Maps to	Sample
Invoice Date	invoiceDate	2025-07-01
Net Amount SAR	netAmount	12,450.00
VAT Amount	vatAmount	622.50
Customer TRN	customerTrn	3112345…003
VAT Rate %	vatRate	5.00

✓ Mapping saved for Al-Noor Trading Co. — auto-loads on next review

03 / Review

30+ procedures. All modules. Under sixty seconds.

The engine runs every procedure simultaneously across all uploaded data. No waiting. No spot-checks. A complete structured review in the time it takes to make coffee.

S module — 8 procedures on rate accuracy, B2B/B2C split, exempt supplies
P module — 7 procedures on recoverability, blocked items, reverse charge
R module — 6 register-to-GL-to-return bridge checks
F module — Benford's Law, duplicate detection, round-number clustering
Z module — 9 ZATCA-specific compliance checks

dariba.io / review / running

Running VAT Review · Q3 2025 · Al-Noor Trading Co.

S – Sales

✓ 8/8

P – Purch.

✓ 7/7

R – Recon.

✓ 6/6

F – Forensic

✓ 5/5

Z – ZATCA

6/9…

Processing 18,420 invoice lines · Benford analysis complete

04 / Act

A grade, a list, a plan. Not just a score.

Your results aren't a number on a dashboard. They're a prioritised list of findings — each with its SAR exposure, the relevant ZATCA article, and a specific remediation action — so your team knows exactly what to fix and why.

Assurance grade A+ to E with an overall score out of 100
Every finding ranked by SAR exposure — highest risk first
Simulated ZATCA return side-by-side with your filed return
Remediation plan with regulatory references and 3-day SLA

dariba.io / review / result · Exception Register

Rule	Mod.	Severity	Finding	SAR
R-Z-003	Z	High	Output VAT rate mismatch on B2B supplies	82,200
R-S-011	S	High	Exempt supplies without qualifying evidence	31,750
R-P-004	P	Med	Input VAT on blocked entertainment expenses	9,400
R-R-002	R	Med	Purchase register doesn't reconcile to GL	4,100
R-F-001	F	Low	Duplicate invoice — same TRN, date, amount	—

5 of 7 findings shownTotal: SAR 127,450

The engine

Five modules. 30+ procedures. One verdict.

Each module targets a distinct risk area in the Saudi VAT compliance picture.

Sales

VAT rate consistency per supply type
B2B vs B2C classification accuracy
Zero-rated and exempt supply validation
Reverse charge identification
TRN format check on B2B invoices
Output VAT arithmetic accuracy

Purchases

Input VAT recoverability assessment
Blocked expense category detection
Reverse charge obligation check
Supplier TRN validation
Import VAT and customs treatment
Mixed-use apportionment review

Reconciliation

Sales register → Output VAT → GL bridge
Purchase register → Input VAT → GL bridge
GL VAT accounts → return boxes
Intercompany VAT treatment
Period-end VAT payable reconciliation

Forensic

Benford's Law anomaly detection
Exact duplicate invoice identification
Round-number clustering analysis
Sequential invoice gap detection
High-value outlier flagging

ZATCA

9 ZATCA-specific compliance checks
Filed return box accuracy verification
E-invoicing readiness indicators
Simulated vs filed return comparison
ZATCA penalty exposure estimate
Late registration risk flag

What you receive

Not a report. A decision-ready brief.

Every deliverable is designed to be acted on — not filed in a drawer.

dariba.io / review / result · Simulated Return Comparison

ZATCA Return — Q3 2025

Box	Filed	Simulated	Δ
Box 1 · Taxable Sales	1,640,000	1,638,500	−1,500
Box 5 · Output VAT	82,000	81,925	−75
Box 7 · Taxable Purch.	1,020,000	1,014,200	−5,800
Box 8 · Input VAT	51,000	50,710	−290
Box 9 · Net VAT Due	31,000	31,215	+215

SAR 215

Net VAT understated in filed return

SAR 127,450

Total VAT exposure across all findings

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Assurance Grade (A+ to E)

A single letter grade summarises your compliance posture — a verdict that tells you instantly where you stand relative to the ZATCA risk spectrum.

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Exception Register

Every finding listed, ranked by SAR exposure. Each row shows the rule triggered, severity, a narrative explanation, and a specific remediation action.

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Simulated ZATCA Return

What your return should look like, computed from your source data. Side-by-side with your filed return — so you see the exact delta on every box before ZATCA does.

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Dariba Remediation Plan

A structured fix plan with a 3-day SLA from the Dariba team. Each action cites the relevant ZATCA article or VAT Implementing Regulation provision.

Plans

One review. One price. No surprise.

Pay per VAT return reviewed. No annual commitment, no seat count, no hidden tiers.

Resolve

USD 199

per VAT return · invoice within 24 hours

The full engine, a complete grade, the exception register, and the remediation plan. Everything you need to identify and fix VAT compliance gaps before they become an audit finding.

✓30+ VAT review procedures across 5 modules
✓Assurance grade A+ to E
✓Exception register ranked by SAR exposure
✓Simulated ZATCA return comparison
✓Dariba remediation plan · 3-day SLA
✓First column mapping by Dariba team (free)

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Your next VAT period
is already running.

Every day without a review is another day of exposure accumulating. One upload. One verdict. One fix plan.

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Your VAT filing is clean.Or it isn't.Dariba tells you which.