Add a customer with TRN and Arabic name

Steps

1. Open MAJA Books and click Sales in the left menu, then Customers.
2. Click New Customer.
3. Choose Customer Type: Business or Individual.
4. Optionally fill Primary Contact (salutation, first and last name) and Company Name.
5. Enter Display Name * — the name shown on invoices — and, if you want it on documents, Display Name (Arabic).
6. Optionally choose a Default Salesman, and fill Email Address, Work Phone, Mobile and Customer Language.
7. Leave Customer Number * as shown, or type your own.
8. On the Other Details tab, choose the Tax Treatment *: VAT Registered, Non VAT Registered, VAT Registered — Designated Zone, GCC VAT Registered, GCC Non VAT Registered or Non GCC.
9. Enter TRN (VAT Reg. No.) — 15 digits — for a VAT-registered customer.
10. Choose Place of Supply * and, if needed, Trade Licence, Currency, Opening Balance (AED), Credit Limit (AED) and Payment Terms (days).
11. On the Address tab, fill Attention, P.O. Box, Address (Street), City, Emirate * and Country *.
12. Optionally add internal Remarks on the Remarks tab.
13. Click Save Customer.

What MAJA does for you

• The customer's TRN is copied onto every invoice you raise for them, and the Arabic name appears on the invoice under the English one.
• The emirate (or country) is proposed as the place of supply on new invoices, which sets the VAT rate and the emirate box on the VAT return.
• Opening the customer from the list shows Overview, Transactions and Statement tabs, with Edit and New Invoice buttons.

Good to know

• VAT Registered and VAT Registered — Designated Zone need a TRN of exactly 15 digits. MAJA says so if it is missing or short.
• A non-registered treatment with a TRN entered is refused — clear the TRN or change the treatment.
• Country is required; for a UAE customer the Emirate is required too, because it is the place of supply.
• The TRN box accepts digits only, so typing "TRN" in front of the number is not possible.
• When you edit a customer's details later, MAJA asks whether existing documents should be re-stamped or left as they were; protected (locked, filed or e-cleared) documents always stay as they are.