What is the sales tax rate in Jordan?

The standard General Sales Tax rate is 16%, with reduced rates of 1–10% on specific items and exemptions for bread, education and healthcare.

Is JoFotara e-invoicing required in Jordan?

Yes. National e-invoicing through JoFotara has been mandatory since April 2025, and bookeeper files to it natively — connect your ISTD-issued JoFotara credentials in Settings and every invoice goes out automatically, with retries, and comes back carrying the official QR.

What are the social security rates in Jordan?

The employee pays 7.5% and the employer 14.25%, on wages up to an annually-indexed ceiling.

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Currency
JOD
Jordanian Dinar
Tax
16%
General Sales Tax
Social insurance
7.5% / 14.25%
Employee / Employer

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General Sales Tax

How sales tax works in Jordan

Jordan's General Sales Tax is 16%, but a ladder of reduced rates (1%, 2%, 4%, 5%, 10%) applies to specific goods, and staples like bread, education and healthcare are exempt. The dinar carries 3 decimals — bookeeper rounds it right.

Standard rate

16%

Registration

Registration thresholds: JOD 75,000 (goods) and JOD 30,000 (services); importers register regardless.

Filing

Bi-monthly returns, filed with payment within one month of period end.

E-invoicing

Live & mandatory

JoFotara

Jordan's national JoFotara e-invoicing platform has been mandatory since April 2025, and bookeeper files to it natively. Register with the ISTD, paste your JoFotara Client ID and Secret Key into Settings once, and every invoice and credit note is submitted for you — with automatic retries when the platform is slow — coming back with the official QR printed on the PDF.

How each item is taxed

Standard16%
Most goods & services, electronics, hospitality
Reduced1–10%
Certain foods, medical & hygiene items, educational and disability supplies
Zero-rated0%
Exports, supplies to free/development zones, raw materials for local medicine
Exempt
Bread & bakery, education, healthcare, real estate, most financial services

Social Security Corporation (SSC)

Payroll & social security

Salaries are subject to progressive income tax (5%–30%) plus Social Security. bookeeper handles both the SSC split and the wage ceiling.

Employee

7.5%

Employer

14.25%

Rules that matter

Social Security: employee 7.5% + employer 14.25% (total 21.75%), on wages capped near JOD 3,733/month.
Income-tax brackets run 5% up to 30%, with personal and family exemptions.
The ceiling is indexed to inflation each year — bookeeper keeps the current figure.

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Why Jordan businesses choose bookeeper

Native JoFotara filing built in — every invoice and credit note submitted for you, official QR and all.
The full 16% / reduced / zero / exempt ladder applied correctly per item.
3-decimal dinar rounding done right, so fils never drift.
Progressive income tax and SSC calculated together on every payroll run.

Coverage across the region

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