In short: A tax number, or tax identification number (TIN), is the number Jordan's Income and Sales Tax Department gives every registered taxpayer. It goes on their invoices and returns.
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A tax number is the number Jordan's Income and Sales Tax Department uses to identify each person or business registered with it. It is also called the tax identification number, or TIN. It is the taxpayer's identity in tax matters: it appears on the seller's invoices, on returns and on correspondence with the department, and the business account on JoFotara is built on it.
A business owner receives the tax number when registering the activity with the department. Because the number goes into every invoice and every return, copy it exactly from an official document. Never type it from memory or lift it from an old invoice you cannot trace.
Where to find your tax number
- In the documents and letters the Income and Sales Tax Department sends after registration.
- In your business account on the department's e-services.
- With your accountant, who writes it on every return they file for you.
- On your earlier tax invoices, if they came from software where the number was entered from an official document.
Tax number, national number and commercial registration
| Tax number (TIN) | National number | Commercial registration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issued by | Income and Sales Tax Department | Civil Status and Passports Department | Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply |
| Held by | Every taxpayer registered with the department, person or business | Every Jordanian citizen | The registered trader or company |
| On a JoFotara invoice | Always in the seller's details, and in the buyer's when asked | May identify an individual buyer on some invoices | Not a field of the invoice sent to the system |
Where the tax number goes on a JoFotara invoice
Every invoice sent to JoFotara carries the seller's tax number and the name registered with the department. That registered name can differ from the sign above your shop, and the system wants the name on your tax file. Any difference in the number or the name, even one letter, gets the invoices refused.
When you sell to a company that needs the invoice for its own books, it may ask for its tax number in the buyer details. In Ghalleh you open a trade account for the company and enter its tax number, payment terms and credit limit once, so its number appears on each of its invoices without the cashier typing it.
Common tax number mistakes
- A missing digit, or a space copied by mistake from the portal.
- An old number left in the software after the business changed its legal form.
- Mixing up the tax number with the commercial registration or the national number.
- The shop sign name in place of the name registered with the department.
In Ghalleh the tax number and registered name are entered once, in the JoFotara connection steps, and the number prints on the receipt from the selling settings. If you do not know your number, ask your accountant or the department rather than guessing.
A shop example
A car parts shop in Wehdat sells filters worth JOD 87.000 to a transport company, which asks for an invoice in its name with its tax number. The company has a trade account in the shop's POS, so the cashier picks it at payment and the invoice carries both the seller's and the buyer's tax numbers.
Common questions
Is the tax number the same as the commercial registration number?
No. Commercial registration comes from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, and the tax number from the Income and Sales Tax Department. Each has its own use, and one never stands in for the other on an invoice.
Is the tax number my national number?
No. The national number identifies a citizen in every dealing and comes from the Civil Status and Passports Department. The tax number identifies a taxpayer to the tax department only.
How do I find my tax number in Jordan?
It is on the letters the Income and Sales Tax Department sends you, in your business account on its e-services, and with your accountant. If you cannot find it, ask the department directly.
Do I need the customer's tax number on the invoice?
For a regular customer, usually not. A company that needs the invoice for its accounts may ask for its number. Confirm the requirements with your accountant.