Tailoring software for thobe, abaya and tailor shops in Bahrain

What the Bahrain setup gives you

• Currency. BHD, one of 13 currencies in Tailoq.
• Tax. VAT at 10%. Prices are tax-inclusive, with net and VAT shown beside them, and the business runs one rate.
• Payment methods. Card, Cash, BenefitPay and Payment link come with the preset, with Bank transfer on the list too. You record the method; the payment runs through your own terminal or BenefitPay, because Tailoq has no payment gateway.
• Working days. Friday is off by default, with one late-opening day if you need it. The fittings calendar checks bookings against closed days.
• Units. Centimetres by default, or inches.
• Phone numbers. Customer numbers start with +973 for WhatsApp.
• Invoice details. In Settings the owner or a manager types the legal name and your VAT number (up to 30 characters), and both print on the A5 form.

Set BHD before you enter prices. Tailoq does not convert prices if you change currency later.

Dinars and fils, to three decimals

The Bahraini dinar has three decimal places, 1,000 fils to the dinar, per the ISO 4217 currency list. Tailoq shows BHD to three decimals on order screens, the POS, the printed A5 form, the cash closing, the customer link and the Accounts screen, with the VAT figures. BHD 7.500 shows as BHD 7.500, and the 50% deposit and the payment amount Tailoq fills in keep their fils.

A Bahraini thobe order at 10% VAT

Made-up figures, on the Ethnic wear preset (Order placed, Cutting, Stitching, Hand work, Finishing, Ready). A customer orders a thobe at BHD 22, VAT included.

• Net: 22 divided by 1.10 = BHD 20.
• VAT at 10%: BHD 2.
• Deposit at 50%: BHD 11, leaving BHD 11 at collection.
• Job cost from fabric and labour: BHD 12.
• Margin net of VAT: 20 less 12 = BHD 8.

Tailoq works margin from the VAT-inclusive price, so this job shows BHD 10 at Ready. At 10% that overstates the margin by a quarter here, so take the VAT off before you judge your prices.

Bahraini thobes in sets, and the Eid peak

Men's tailoring shops in Manama and Muharraq take thobes several at a time, with the heaviest weeks before Ramadan and Eid. One order in Tailoq holds several garments, each with its own job, due date and stage.

• Measurements for the Bahraini cut. The Thobe type has its own fields. Add the ones your cutter takes, and every save becomes a new dated set. The latest sets show side by side with the change per field, up to four.
• Customer fabric. Mark it so nothing leaves your stock.
• Fittings. A week calendar or a day view on the phone, with a clash check.
• Busy days. The by-worker board shows who has what, and the due-today view shows what must leave the shop.
• Handover. A photo and the customer's signature, with any balance due shown first.

A link the customer opens to see their order

From the order, staff copy a private link or open WhatsApp with a Ready or Update message that holds it. The customer opens it with no login and sees each garment's promised date and current stage, booked fittings and the balance due, in Arabic if the shop runs in Arabic. The page leaves out names, phone numbers, measurements and prices, and a link can be renewed or turned off.

Abaya shops on the Boutique with a workshop preset track ready stock per style by size and length, plan batches by size with materials shown before cutting, and turn a shortening at the counter into an alteration job. Discounts go on at the till. See our abaya, kandura and thobe page.

VAT and e-invoicing in Bahrain

Bahrain applies VAT at a standard rate of 10% from 1 January 2022, and the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) runs it, according to Bahrain's national portal. The same page sets mandatory registration at annual supplies above BHD 37,500.

The NBR has not published a start date for mandatory e-invoicing. Tailoq is not connected to the NBR or any e-invoicing platform.

Tailoq shows net, VAT and total on every order, and prints an A5 form headed TAX INVOICE, with فاتورة ضريبية under it for an Arabic shop, carrying the legal name and VAT number you enter under Settings, Invoice details, plus the discount, VAT included, deposit and balance. The Accounts screen has a VAT return summary in plain rows (taxable sales, output tax, purchases, input tax and net tax for the period), supplier bills and payables, and a CSV download. There is no general ledger. Ask your tax adviser which rules apply to you; we go through your tax setup in the demo.

Workshop teams, roles and pay

The workshop screen runs in English, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali or Tagalog, chosen per person. Each tailor picks their name, uses Start, Pause and Done, and types hours and pieces, which go into the job cost. Logins carry roles: owner, manager, sales, workshop or tailor. Tailoq works out 30-day pay by salary, piece rate or commission as a plain CSV.

See the full feature list, or our pages for Saudi Arabia and the UAE. This page is also in Arabic.