🌍 Compliance & e-invoicing

Tax compliance, built into every invoice

E-invoicing mandates are spreading across Africa, the Middle East and Asia. PeppyBooks clears each document with your tax authority in real time as you bill — no middleware, no portals, no re-typing — with full accounting, stock and CRM behind every invoice.

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Who it's for

Who has to stay compliant

Multi-country businesses

One system that handles every regime you trade in — not a plugin per country.

Exporters & importers

Cross-border invoicing that stays compliant on both sides, in any currency.

Growing SMEs

Meet new e-invoicing mandates without adding software or headcount.

The problems this solves

Compliance risk, contained

A different tool or portal for every country

One platform clears every supported regime from the same billing screen

Middleware that breaks at filing time

Direct, real-time clearance — no fragile connectors between systems

Field teams missing compliance deadlines offline

Offline queue with automatic retry the moment signal returns

How it works

From invoice to cleared — automatically

Bill as you always do

Invoice from the office, the counter or the road — online or offline.

We clear it in real time

PeppyBooks transmits and validates each document with the right authority, adding QR and control data.

Books stay filing-ready

The same invoice posts to your books and tax reports — nothing entered twice.

Every regime you trade in, one platform

Instead of a separate tool per country, PeppyBooks handles the mandates where your business operates — and adds more as they roll out.

India — GST e-invoicing (IRN/QR) and e-way bills

Kenya — KRA eTIMS

Zambia — ZRA Smart Invoice

Ghana — GRA e-VAT

UAE — FTA e-invoicing

Saudi Arabia — ZATCA (Fatoora)

Singapore — GST / InvoiceNow

Malaysia — SST / MyInvois

Nigeria — FIRS e-invoicing

Real-time clearance, zero middleware

Compliance is a side effect of billing, not a second system to match. Each document transmits, validates and stores as you issue it.

Direct connection to each tax authority

QR codes and control data on every document

Credit and debit notes handled the same way

Automatic retry if an endpoint is briefly down

A compliant archive of every cleared document

Accounting behind every compliant invoice

Unlike standalone tax-department reporting tools, the cleared invoice IS your books entry — so returns match to real books.

Proper bookkeeping with audit trail

Multi-currency with automatic forex gain/loss

Inventory, POS and CRM in the same subscription

Return-ready tax reports for filing season

Built for the real world

Markets and routes don't always have signal — compliance shouldn't stop when connectivity does.

Offline invoicing on iOS and Android

Automatic clearance on reconnect

POS and van sales on the same compliance flow

Local support that understands each regulation

Inside the product

What you'll actually see

PeppyBooks posted sales invoice — paid in full, with tax summary, related documents and a full activity trail.

90-second product tour

Your first minute and a half

0:00Create an invoice exactly as you normally would.
0:15On save, PeppyBooks clears it with the right authority — status turns to Cleared.
0:30The QR code and control number print on the document.
0:45A field rep bills offline; it queues and clears when signal returns.
1:00Open the tax report — every cleared document already accounted for.

Do this on your own data — free

What you get

Compliant by default

Compliance without the busywork

Clearance happens inside normal invoicing — no extra step for your team.

Ready for the next mandate

New regimes ship regularly, so you're covered as rules expand.

Customers keep their claims

Valid documents mean your buyers keep their input-tax credits — and keep buying.

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Works with what you already have

Native to the PeppyBooks platform, open where it counts.

Reports that come standard

Cleared documents register
VAT/GST return-ready reports
Sales by tax rate
Exception & retry log
Country-wise compliance summary

The complete guide

Tax compliance, built into every invoice: what you need to know

Last updated 3 July 2026 · Reviewed by the PeppyBooks product & compliance team

What is e-invoicing?

E-invoicing is the issuing of invoices in a structured electronic format that is reported to — and often validated by — a tax authority in real time or near-real time. It replaces paper and plain PDF invoices with documents the government can read and verify automatically. The goal is to close the VAT/GST gap: when the authority sees every B2B invoice as it is issued, evasion becomes far harder and input-tax claims can be pre-validated.

Where e-invoicing is mandatory

Mandates are expanding fast across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. PeppyBooks covers these regimes on one platform:

E-invoicing regimes supported by PeppyBooks
Country	System	Authority
India	GST e-invoice (IRN/QR) + e-way bill	GSTN
Kenya	eTIMS	KRA
Zambia	Smart Invoice	ZRA
Ghana	e-VAT	GRA
UAE	E-invoicing (Peppol)	FTA
Saudi Arabia	ZATCA / Fatoora	ZATCA
Singapore	InvoiceNow (Peppol)	IRAS
Malaysia	MyInvois	LHDN
Nigeria	FIRS e-invoicing	FIRS

Rollout dates and thresholds vary by country and change over time — confirm your obligation on the relevant authority's portal, and see each country page for detail.

How to choose e-invoicing software

Native, not middleware — direct clearance from your billing screen beats fragile connectors
Multi-country on one platform if you trade across borders — one system, not a tool per country
Offline capability for markets and routes where connectivity drops
Real accounting behind it so returns match to your books, not a separate fiscal device
Coverage that expands as new mandates arrive

PeppyBooks provides all of the above — with inventory, POS and CRM in the same subscription. See pricing or start a free 14-day trial.

Real-timeclearance as you bill

Offlinequeue & auto-retry built in

0middleware or plugins needed

FAQ

Common questions

Which countries does PeppyBooks support for e-invoicing?

India (GST e-invoice and e-way bill), Kenya (eTIMS), Zambia (ZRA Smart Invoice), Ghana (GRA e-VAT) and UAE are supported, with Saudi ZATCA, Singapore, Malaysia and Nigeria covered on their dedicated pages. New regimes ship regularly.

Do I need separate software for each country?

No — that's the point. One PeppyBooks account clears every supported regime from the same billing screen.

Does compliance work offline?

Yes — documents queue when connectivity drops and clear automatically once you're back online.

Is there middleware to install?

No — clearance is built into billing, with a direct connection to each tax authority. No plugins or connectors to maintain.