Live5 min read
Paid Plans Are Live — Self-Serve Checkout in AED and USD
Hisabi's paid tiers are now live with Stripe checkout. The free tier stays free. Here's what each plan includes, what it costs, and how to upgrade in under a minute.
Hisabi Blog
Invoicing insightsfor freelancers & SMEs worldwide
Practical guides on invoicing, e-invoicing mandates, VAT/GST, and getting paid faster, wherever you do business.
What's New
Live6 min read
The Hisabi Developer API v1 — Invoices and Clients, Programmatically
A REST API for the things you already do in the dashboard: create clients, issue invoices, send them, mark them paid, pull the PDFs. Bearer-key auth, an OpenAPI 3.1 spec, and it's included on every plan.
Early access4 min read
Early Access: The Financial Insights Assistant — Ask Your Books a Question
A read-only AI assistant that answers questions about your own invoices, expenses, and cash position in plain language. Rolling out gradually to Professional and Firm plans — here's what it does and how to get early access.
Early access4 min read
Early Access: Payroll in Hisabi — Approval-first, accountant-grade
Run payroll where your invoicing already lives. A full employee record, a pre-flight approval run before anything posts, and clean journal entries behind every payment. Now in early access.
All Articles
Getting Paid6 min read
Net Payment Terms for UAE Freelancers: What's Normal, What's a Red Flag
Net 7, net 15, net 30 — what they mean, what UAE clients actually do versus what they agree to, and the invoice-splitting trick that keeps large milestones from dragging out.
Hisabi Team·
Product5 min read
Paid Plans Are Live — Self-Serve Checkout in AED and USD
Hisabi's paid tiers are now live with Stripe checkout. The free tier stays free. Here's what each plan includes, what it costs, and how to upgrade in under a minute.
Hisabi Team·
Product6 min read
The Hisabi Developer API v1 — Invoices and Clients, Programmatically
A REST API for the things you already do in the dashboard: create clients, issue invoices, send them, mark them paid, pull the PDFs. Bearer-key auth, an OpenAPI 3.1 spec, and it's included on every plan.
Hisabi Team·
Product4 min read
Early Access: The Financial Insights Assistant — Ask Your Books a Question
A read-only AI assistant that answers questions about your own invoices, expenses, and cash position in plain language. Rolling out gradually to Professional and Firm plans — here's what it does and how to get early access.
Hisabi Team·
Product4 min read
Early Access: Payroll in Hisabi — Approval-first, accountant-grade
Run payroll where your invoicing already lives. A full employee record, a pre-flight approval run before anything posts, and clean journal entries behind every payment. Now in early access.
Hisabi Team·
UAE Corporate Tax7 min read
UAE Small Business Relief: End Date, Threshold, and What to Do Before Dec 31, 2026
UAE Small Business Relief — the 0% corporate tax election for SMEs under AED 3M revenue — ends with the tax period closing on or before 31 December 2026. Here's the threshold, the end date, and the exact steps SMEs should take this year.
Hisabi Team·
UAE Corporate Tax6 min read
UAE Corporate Tax: 0% up to AED 375,000, 9% Above — A Plain-English Guide for SMEs
The UAE corporate tax regime is simple at the headline level: 0% on taxable income up to AED 375,000, 9% above. Here's the effective date, what counts as taxable income, and the math worked out on real SME numbers.
Hisabi Team·
E-Invoicing8 min read
PEPPOL in the UAE & PINT AE: What SMEs Need to Know About the 2026 E-Invoicing Network
The UAE has adopted PEPPOL as the network and PINT AE as the data format for the federal e-invoicing programme. Here's what those acronyms mean, the mandatory invoice fields, and what SMEs should do this year.
Hisabi Team·
UAE VAT9 min read
UAE VAT Compliance Checklist for 2026 — A Practical, FTA-Aligned Guide for SMEs
A step-by-step VAT compliance checklist for UAE SMEs in 2026 — registration thresholds, invoice format, return cycles, common mistakes, and the bookkeeping discipline that makes filing painless.
Hisabi Team·
UAE VAT7 min read
UAE VAT Invoice Format: The Mandatory Fields Checklist (with Examples)
The exact fields a UAE tax invoice must contain to be FTA-compliant in 2026 — for B2B, simplified, and bilingual invoices — with worked examples and the most common mistakes SMEs make.
Hisabi Team·
UAE VAT5 min read
When Did VAT Start in the UAE? Effective Date, Rates, and What Has Changed Since 2018
VAT in the UAE took effect on 1 January 2018 at a 5% standard rate under Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017. Here's the brief history, what has changed since, and what an SME registering today actually has to do.
Hisabi Team·
Workflow8 min read
The Five-Minute Month-End Close (For UAE SMEs Who'd Rather Not Spend a Saturday on It)
A walk-through of closing a month with Hisabi instead of a spreadsheet — issue the last invoices, log receipts, reconcile, file VAT, export the P&L. Five minutes, not five hours.
Hisabi Team·
E-Invoicing12 min read
E-Invoicing Around the World: Country-by-Country Mandates, Dates, and What's Coming in 2026
A comprehensive, dated map of who has mandatory e-invoicing today and who's switching it on next — covering Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and the EU's ViDA timeline through 2035. With sources at the bottom.
Hisabi Team·
UAE Tax6 min read
UAE Tax Landscape: What Changed in 2026
A practical roundup of tax changes affecting UAE businesses in 2026 — corporate tax enforcement ramp-up, e-invoicing preparation, FTA compliance priorities, and what small businesses should do this quarter.
Hisabi Team·
Security7 min read
How Hisabi Protects Your Business Data — In Plain English
No architecture diagrams. No technical jargon. Just the security promise we make to UAE business owners — what we encrypt, who can read what, where your data lives, and the audit trail that protects you.
Hisabi Security Team·
Getting Paid6 min read
The Real Cost of Late Invoicing for a UAE SME (With the Numbers)
Late invoicing isn't a discipline problem — it's a cash-flow tax. We model what a typical UAE SME loses to slow billing, and what changes when you compress the cycle from 35 days to 21.
Hisabi Team·
Why Hisabi6 min read
Why UAE SMEs Need a Local Invoicing SaaS — Not a Translated Western One
Most invoicing tools were built in San Francisco or Toronto and translated to AED later. The result is a thousand small frictions that add up to a tool that doesn't quite fit. Here's what "UAE-first" actually means.
Hisabi Team·
Comparisons9 min read
Hisabi vs. Zoho Invoice vs. FreshBooks vs. Wave — Honest UAE Comparison
Side-by-side on the things UAE SMEs actually care about: FTA compliance, Arabic, AED, AI, price, and support. No marketing fluff — just where each tool is strong, and where it isn't.
Hisabi Team·
Product5 min read
AI Voice Invoicing in English and Arabic — Issue an Invoice in 30 Seconds
Hold the mic. Say what the invoice is for. Hisabi transcribes, structures, and fills the form — in English or Arabic. The fastest way to invoice on the move.
Hisabi Team·
Product5 min read
Bulk Operations in Hisabi — Send, Mark Paid, Cancel, Delete in One Click
Stop clicking the same menu 50 times. Bulk-select invoices, expenses, or clients and act on the lot. Quietly the most-requested feature of the year — now shipping.
Hisabi Team·
Product6 min read
Hisabi's Live Finance Dashboard — Receivables, Cash Flow, VAT, Client Risk
A single dashboard that answers the four questions every UAE SME founder asks weekly: who owes me, will I make payroll, how much VAT do I owe, and who's a risky client?
Hisabi Team·
Getting Paid6 min read
Smart Payment Nudges — AI That Learns Each Client's Payment Behaviour
An AI-drafted, AI-timed reminder system that watches how each client pays, picks the right moment, and writes the message in your tone — in English or Arabic, and only after you approve it.
Hisabi Team·
Product6 min read
Expenses + Live Tax Statements Are Live in Hisabi
Track every business expense with a receipt photo, then watch your VAT201, UAE Corporate Tax, P&L, and Cash Flow update in real time. The full bookkeeping loop — without leaving Hisabi.
Hisabi Team·
Industry7 min read
Just Finished Q4 Invoicing — What Tools Are UAE Freelancers Actually Using in 2026?
A practical breakdown of the invoicing tools UAE freelancers and agencies use today — Wave, Zoho, FreshBooks, Excel, and Hisabi — with the trade-offs nobody mentions until you're three months in.
Hisabi Team·
Compliance9 min read
UAE E-Invoicing 2026–2027: Peppol Mandate, Timeline & SME Compliance Guide
MD 243 and 244 of 2025 set the UAE's e-invoicing rules: Peppol 5-corner DCTCE model, ASP-only transmission, pilot July 2026, mandatory from January 2027. Everything SMEs need to prepare.
Hisabi Team·
Guides7 min read
Looking for a Real Arabic Invoice Tool? Here's What "Arabic Support" Actually Means in 2026
Most invoicing tools claim Arabic support. Almost none of them ship a tax invoice that an FTA auditor or Saudi ZATCA inspector would accept. Here's what to look for, and what to avoid.
Hisabi Team·
Tax10 min read
UAE Corporate Tax for SMEs 2026: 9%, AED 375k Threshold & Small Business Relief
A plain-English guide to UAE corporate tax for SMEs in 2026: the 9% rate, the AED 375,000 threshold, Small Business Relief through Dec 2026, Free Zone QFZP rules, and the penalties for getting it wrong.
Hisabi Team·
Guides8 min read
New UAE Freelance Visa Holder? Start Here for Invoicing, VAT, and Getting Paid
Got your UAE freelance permit? Here's the practical setup — what to register for, when VAT applies, how to invoice your first client, and the mistakes most new freelancers make in their first six months.
Hisabi Team·
Tax10 min read
UAE VAT Compliance for SMEs 2026: Registration, Filing & Common Mistakes
Everything a UAE SME needs on VAT in 2026: AED 375,000 mandatory and AED 187,500 voluntary thresholds, quarterly return rules, reverse charge changes, expiring 2021 credits, and the new penalty regime.
Hisabi Team·
Templates6 min read
UAE VAT Invoice Template: Free FTA-Compliant Download
Need a free UAE VAT invoice template? Skip the spreadsheet. Hisabi generates FTA-compliant invoices with auto VAT calculation, TRN fields, and bilingual EN+AR — ready to download as PDF.
Hisabi Team·
Compliance7 min read
FTA Compliant Invoice Format: Complete Guide for UAE Businesses
What exactly does the UAE Federal Tax Authority require on your invoices? This guide covers every mandatory field, common mistakes, and how to ensure your invoices pass any audit.
Hisabi Team·
Product5 min read
Arabic Invoice Maker: Create Bilingual EN+AR Invoices in Seconds
Need to create invoices in Arabic? Hisabi generates professional bilingual PDFs with English and Arabic columns, polished Arabic typography — no translation needed.
Hisabi Team·
Getting Paid6 min read
Dubai Freelance Invoice Guide: What You Need to Get Paid Properly
Freelancing in Dubai? Here's exactly how to create professional, VAT-compliant invoices that clients take seriously — covering TRN, VAT, currencies, and payment terms.
Hisabi Team·
Industry6 min read
Why UAE Businesses Need a Smarter Invoice Solution
Generic invoice tools weren't built for the GCC. Here's why UAE freelancers and SMEs deserve software that understands VAT, Arabic, and how business actually works in the Gulf.
Hisabi Team·
Product5 min read
AI-Powered Invoicing: How Hisabi Saves You Hours Every Week
Stop filling out invoice forms field by field. With Hisabi's AI, you describe what you need in plain English or Arabic — and get a complete, VAT-compliant invoice in seconds.
Hisabi Team·
Industry6 min read
The Problem with Generic Invoice Software in the Middle East
Wave, FreshBooks, Zoho — they're fine if you're in North America. But for GCC businesses, generic tools create more problems than they solve. Here's what's missing.
Hisabi Team·
Product5 min read
From Email to Invoice in Seconds: How AI Email Extraction Works
You agreed on terms over email. Now you need to turn that conversation into an invoice. Hisabi's AI reads the email thread and creates the invoice for you — client details, line items, amounts, and all.
Hisabi Team·
Saudi VAT7 min read
Saudi ZATCA E-Invoicing (Fatoorah) Phase 2: What Saudi Businesses Need to Do Now
Saudi Arabia's Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) requires every VAT-registered business to integrate with the Fatoorah platform. Phase 2 (Integration) is rolling out by waves — what your wave means and how to comply.
Hisabi Team·