Field notes — page 3

Page 3 of 3. Older field notes on how renting works across the Arab world, written for the people who manage it.

• VAT on rent: residential and commercial are not the same invoice

  Residential rent is generally exempt or zero-rated while commercial rent is taxable, at different rates in different countries. Getting the distinction wrong produces invoices that are wrong in both directions.

  2026-07-26·5 min readVATAccountingCompliance

• Tenancy contract registration: Ejari, Tawtheeq, Ejar and the rest

  Registering a lease with the authority is mandatory in several markets and optional in others, with different systems, different documents and different consequences for skipping it. A practical map for operators working across more than one country.

  2026-07-26·6 min readComplianceLeasingRegulation