Why does ETA e-invoicing matter commercially, not just for tax?

Because a cost your customer cannot find on the Egyptian Tax Authority portal is not a cost they can deduct. An invoice you failed to submit becomes their problem as well as yours, which is why the integration needs an exception queue that surfaces failed submissions rather than letting them pass silently.

Zoho Payroll for Egypt Free Zone Companies

Name: Zoho Payroll for Egypt Free Zone Companies
Brand: Zoho

The Cairo skyline seen across the Nile — Cairo's West Bay business district, where most of our Egypt work lands. Photo by Zairon, CC BY 4.0.

CurrencyEgyptian pound (EGP), pegged to the US dollar

TaxVAT at 14% filed with the Egyptian Tax Authority, with mandatory e-invoicing

FilingEgyptian Tax Authority, through the the ETA portal portal

National visionEgypt Vision 2030

Why businesses in Egypt choose Shyphan

Contracting, logistics, energy services, hospitality, retail and professional services firms make up the bulk of the Egyptian private sector, and a great many of them still run on spreadsheets and disconnected tools. We put a single system in place - quotes, orders, invoices, stock and collections - without asking the team to change how they actually work.

Egypt applies no VAT today. A GCC-wide VAT has been agreed in principle but is not yet in force, so what matters now is excise tax on tobacco, energy and soft drinks, and corporate income tax at 10% on the foreign-owned share of profits - Egyptian and GCC-owned entities are largely exempt. Returns are filed with the Egyptian Tax Authority through its the ETA portal portal. We configure your finance system for the ETA portal-ready records, riyal and multi-currency working, NOSI social insurance and bilingual Arabic and English documents.

Cities we serve in Egypt

CairoGizaAlexandriaNew CairoPort Said6th of October CitySuezMansoura

Free zones & business hubs

SCZONE at Suez Canal Economic Zone and Damietta, the New Administrative Capital, Smart Village, and onshore registration through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Groups often hold entities in more than one.

Key sectors we serve in Egypt

Trading & distributionReal estate & constructionLogisticsHospitality & tourismFinancial servicesRetail & e-commerce

At a glance

Zoho Payroll for Egypt Free Zone Companies: the short answer

What it is: Payroll for free zone teams - accurate salaries, end-of-service and NOSI-ready processing, integrated with your HR and accounting.
Best suited to: Zoho Payroll for Egypt Free Zone Companies suits HR and finance teams calculating social security contributions across more than one entity.
Typical timeline: A single-app rollout for a small team typically goes live in three to five weeks including data migration and training.
What it costs: Every engagement is quoted as a fixed price after a free discovery call, presented in EGP or USD to match how you budget, with the scope written down so the number does not move unless the scope does.
Local specifics: VAT at 14% filed with the Egyptian Tax Authority, plus corporate income tax at 10% on the foreign-owned share of profits, filed with the the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) portal. Riyal and multi-currency working, NOSI payroll files, Arabic and English documents.
Delivered by: Shyphan AI Solutions, a Zoho Premium Partner listed on Zoho's official partner directory. Support on Egypt hours (EET), Sunday to Thursday. Call +91 95651 53545.
Last reviewed: 10 September 2026

Zoho products

The full Zoho suite we implement in Egypt

From CRM and Books to a complete Zoho One rollout, with 30+ apps configured for Egyptian teams.

All apps in one suite

Sales pipeline & customers

Accounting & Egyptian tax

Stock & order management

Recurring billing & invoicing

Subscription revenue

Expense reports & claims

Pay runs, taxes & stubs

HR, attendance & reviews

Applicant tracking & hiring

Tasks, milestones & timesheets

Agile planning & scrum

Help desk & support tickets

Remote support & screen share

Live chat & visitor tracking

Email marketing & automation

Unified marketing platform

Social media management

Online forms & data capture

Surveys & questionnaires

No-code website builder

Online store & eCommerce

Appointment scheduling

Low-code app builder

BI dashboards & reports

Integrations & automation

Team files & sharing

Secure business email

Team chat & messaging

Video meetings & webinars

How we set up Zoho Payroll for free zone companies

1

Free discovery call

We map your free zone processes, licence type and compliance needs, then recommend the right setup.

2

Configuration & Egyptian compliance

We configure the product around your workflow and set up excise tax on selected goods and corporate-tax-ready reporting.

3

Data migration

We import your customers, products and history - cleansed and validated before go-live.

4

Training & go-live

Your team is trained, the system goes live, and we stay on for support and refinements.

Why free zone companies choose Shyphan

Fixed, transparent pricing

Know the full cost after a free scoping call - clear scope, no hidden fees.

Egyptian compliance built in

14% VAT returns, ETA e-invoicing and e-receipt submission and 22.5% corporate income tax, configured from day one.

Local Egypt presence

A dedicated Egypt delivery team working Sunday to Thursday on Cairo hours, serving companies across all 27 governorates.

Support that stays

Training, documentation and ongoing support after go-live - not just a handover.

Every Egypt free zone we support

Registered in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Port Said or anywhere else in Egypt? We cover companies across all of them:

Cairo

Nasr City Public Free ZoneNew Administrative CapitalMedia Production CitySmart VillageMaadi Technology ParkCairo Festival City business district

Giza

6th of October Public Free ZoneSmart Village GizaMedia Production CityGiza Industrial Zones

Alexandria

Alexandria Public Free Zone (Al Ameriya)Borg El Arab Industrial CityAlexandria PortDekheila Port

Port Said

Port Said Public Free ZoneEast Port Said (SCZONE)Damietta Public Free ZoneSuez Canal Economic Zone

Other Egypt

Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE)Ain Sokhna Industrial ZoneIsmailia (SCZONE)Qift Public Free ZoneDamietta Free Zone

We also serve free zone and onshore Egyptian companies across Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, New Cairo, Port Said, 6th of October City, Suez and Mansoura - onboarding and support are delivered remotely on Egypt (Eastern European) time.

Certifications & awards

Our certified Zoho team

Namira Khan - Zoho CRM Certified Administrator (Zoho certification)

Sushant Singh - Zoho CRM Certified Administrator (Zoho certification)

Hyacinth Kadri - Zoho People Certified Associate (Zoho certification)

Fazal Mahfooz - Zoho Creator Developer (Professional) (Zoho certification)

Fazal Mahfooz - Zoho Creator Developer (Associate) (Zoho certification)

Vikas Saroj - Zoho Creator Developer (Associate) (Zoho certification)

Yashu Mittal - Zoho Creator Developer (Associate) (Zoho certification)

Shreyansh Dubey - Zoho Creator Developer (Associate) (Zoho certification)

Lubna Nizar - Zoho Creator Developer (Associate) (Zoho certification)

Praveen Kumar Sonkar - Zoho Creator Developer (Associate) (Zoho certification)

Shamly P - Zoho Creator Developer (Associate) (Zoho certification)

Zoho Payroll for Egypt Free Zone Companies: questions answered

Is Zoho Payroll NOSI ready for Egypt?

Yes - we configure it for NOSI-ready salary processing for your free zone company.

Does it calculate end-of-service gratuity?

Yes, per Egypt rules; confirm specifics with your advisor.

Does it connect to HR?

Yes, inputs flow from Zoho People and post to Zoho Books.

Can employees see payslips?

Yes, through self-service.

Which free zones do you support?

All Egypt free zones across every municipality.

Can you help a company still running on spreadsheets?

That is the usual starting point and it is not a problem. We migrate customers, suppliers, open balances and stock from Excel, clean the duplicates on the way in, and run the old sheet alongside the new system for the first cycle so nobody has to trust it blindly.

Does Egypt charge VAT?

Not today. A GCC-wide VAT has been agreed in principle but is not in force in Egypt, so there is no output VAT to charge or reclaim. What does apply is excise tax on tobacco, energy drinks and soft drinks, and corporate income tax at 10% on the foreign-owned share of profits. We configure the ledger so that if VAT does arrive, turning it on is a configuration change rather than a rebuild.

Who pays the 10% corporate income tax in Egypt?

It applies to the foreign-owned share of profits. Wholly Egyptian and GCC-owned entities are largely exempt, which means a joint venture is taxed on part of its profit and not the rest. That split has to be visible in the books from day one, so we set up the entity and ownership structure before any transactions are posted rather than reconstructing it at year end.

How long does implementation take?

A single-app rollout for a small team typically goes live in three to five weeks including data migration and training. Multi-entity, multi-currency or heavily automated builds run six to twelve weeks and we phase them, so the first group is working while the next is being configured. You get the timeline in writing with the fixed quote, before any work starts.

What does it cost?

Every engagement is quoted as a fixed price after a free discovery call, presented in EGP or USD to match how you budget, with the scope written down so the number does not move unless the scope does. Software licences, where any apply, are billed by the vendor directly and shown separately.

Get started

Ready to set up Zoho Payroll for your free zone company?

Tell us your free zone and requirement - we’ll reply within one business day with scope, timeline and a fixed quote. Shyphan is a Zoho Premium Partner with an Egyptian presence in Port Said.

Zoho Premium & Odoo Partner
Egyptian tax, corporate income tax & the ETA portal filing ready
Egypt delivery team on Cairo hours
Fixed-quote pricing

Who this is for

Is Zoho Payroll for Egypt Free Zone Companies the right fit for you?

Zoho Payroll for Egypt Free Zone Companies suits HR and finance teams calculating social security contributions across more than one entity. If that is you, the licence usually pays for itself inside the first quarter. We will say so on the discovery call if it will not.

It is a poor fit if you need a heavily bespoke system with no commercial off-the-shelf equivalent, or if nobody internally can own the data. In either case we will tell you on the first call rather than after the invoice.

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Obligation	What the rule is	What has to be configured
Value added tax	The standard rate is 14 per cent, with a schedule of table-tax rates on specific goods and services and a zero rate on exports. Returns are monthly, due by the end of the following month.	Tax codes per rate and per schedule item, and a return that comes out of the ledger rather than being assembled from it.
ETA e-invoicing	B2B electronic invoices must be signed and submitted to the Egyptian Tax Authority portal, and the e-receipt system covers B2C. Your customers cannot claim a cost you have not filed.	Direct integration with the ETA portal, unit and item codes mapped to GS1 or EGS, and submission failures surfaced as an exception queue rather than a silent gap.
Corporate income tax	22.5 per cent on taxable profits, with quarterly advance payments where they apply and an annual return.	A chart of accounts that separates deductible from non-deductible spend at entry, because reclassifying a year of it is the expensive way.
Withholding tax	Withholding applies to a range of local payments at rates that vary by payment type, remitted and reported quarterly.	Withholding rules held against the supplier and the expense type, applied at payment.
Payroll tax and social insurance	Salary tax is withheld under a progressive scale and remitted monthly. Social insurance contributions go to the National Organization for Social Insurance on insured salary, which is not the same as gross pay.	A separate insured-salary basis maintained alongside gross, so the two calculations do not fight each other.
Currency and reporting	The pound has moved sharply, and many contracts are quoted in dollars while the books are kept in pounds.	Multi-currency with revaluation at period end, and a reporting currency for the parent where there is one.

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