🇧🇭 Accounting Software in Bahrain
Keep NBR-ready VAT books for your Bahraini business — 10% VAT tracking, SIO-aware payroll and end-of-service indemnity, on Desktop and Cloud.
From BHD 5.900/month, billed yearly · 2 users included See all plans
In short
Is Flowyana Accounting right for Bahrain?
Yes — Dictode is a double-entry accounting platform configured for Bahrain: VAT at 10%, NBR e-invoicing planned — no confirmed mandatory date as of September 2026 (format, platform and phasing unpublished); since 16 November 2023 no prior NBR approval is needed to issue invoices electronically, IFRS reporting and a Company-chosen (commonly 1 Jan – 31 Dec) fiscal year — on Desktop, mobile, tablet and Cloud.
Accounting & tax norms
How Dictode keeps your books compliant where you operate.
Tax system
VAT — Value Added Tax (ضريبة القيمة المضافة)
Rates
Standard: 10% · Zero: 0% · Exempt: certain supplies
Registration threshold
BHD 37,500 mandatory / BHD 18,750 voluntary
E-invoicing
NBR e-invoicing planned — no confirmed mandatory date as of September 2026 (format, platform and phasing unpublished); since 16 November 2023 no prior NBR approval is needed to issue invoices electronically
Accounting standard
IFRS
Fiscal year
Company-chosen (commonly 1 Jan – 31 Dec)
Statutory filings
VAT return (monthly/quarterly, via NBR), Corporate filings where applicable
Payroll statutory
Social Insurance Organization (SIO): Bahrainis 18% employer (2026) / 8% employee; expatriates 3% / 1%, Wage Protection System (LMRA), Expatriate end-of-service paid to the SIO since 1 March 2024 (4.2% of wage for the first 3 years, 8.4% after)
Regulators
National Bureau for Revenue (NBR), Ministry of Finance
Audit
Companies generally require audited financial statements
Works on every device
Desktop for macOS, Linux and Windows, native mobile and tablet apps, and a real-time Cloud edition — offline-first with encrypted sync.
Desktop — macOS, Linux, Windows
Mobile & tablet apps
Cloud — real-time sync
Accounting in Bahrain — FAQs
Is Dictode Bahrain VAT compliant?
Yes. Dictode tracks input and output VAT at 10% with Bahrain-configured tax labels and produces the figures needed for your NBR VAT return.
Does it support IFRS reporting in Bahrain?
Yes. Dictode produces double-entry financial statements suitable for IFRS reporting and your statutory filings.
Does payroll handle SIO and end-of-service indemnity?
Payroll computes salaries with Social Insurance Organization (SIO) contributions and end-of-service indemnity, producing records suited to Wage Protection System processing.
Can I keep multi-currency books in Bahrain?
Yes. Dictode handles multi-currency transactions with BHD as your base, useful for GCC and international trade.
Does it work offline and in Arabic?
Yes. Desktop (macOS, Linux, Windows) is offline-first with mobile, tablet and Cloud sync, and the interface supports Arabic.
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Pricing
Flowyana Accounting pricing
Flowyana Accounting starts at BHD 5.900 per month on the Starter plan, billed yearly (BHD 6.900 month to month), with 2 users and 1 branch included. There are 3 published plans up to BHD 21.900 per month, and you can add one more user or branch at any time. Prices are in Bahraini dinars, excluding VAT, with no setup fee.
- Starter 2 users · 1 branch
- Standard 5 users · 1 branch
- Pro 10 users · 3 branches
Prices in your currency India ₹599 · UAE AED 59 · Saudi Arabia SAR 59 · Qatar QAR 59 · Kuwait KWD 4.900 · Bahrain BHD 5.900 · Oman OMR 5.900 per month, billed yearly.
Prices in BHD, excluding VAT, as of October 21, 2026.
Live platform
Flowyana
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Put your Bahrain books on autopilot
A free discovery call, a written proposal within 24 hours and an MVP in 4 to 8 weeks. Sales replies within one business day.