The cloth by its unit, the tailoring by its price, the rest on the customer’s account.
Whether your shop is exempt from the invoicing mandate today or required to issue invoices, you record the cloth and the tailoring on one invoice, and what a customer has not paid stays on their account.
Accounting software for tailors and tailoring shops in Jordan starts with the order: 3 metres of cloth, a made-to-measure suit and shortened trousers on one invoice. In a tailoring shop, from Amman to Irbid, a customer pays part when ordering and the rest on collection, and you buy cloth, thread and buttons from suppliers. Define the cloth in Qoyod as a product with its unit, the tailoring and alterations as services with their prices, and follow what you have collected and what each customer still owes.
1. What a tailoring shop’s numbers are made of
Before you choose accounting software for a tailoring shop or custom-clothing workshop in Jordan, look at where your numbers live today: the cloth you sell, the tailoring you price and the customers who have paid part of the bill.
Cloth by the amount a customer asks for
A customer asks for a few metres off the roll, and the roll’s balance lives in the owner’s head.
With Qoyod: define the cloth as a product with a balance and movements, and give it a unit of measure of the length or distance type.
Tailoring and alterations at a price
A made-to-measure suit, shortened trousers, a taken-in dress, each at its own price.
With Qoyod: define each service at its default price, and adjust the price on the invoice when you need to.
An advance at ordering and the rest on collection
A customer pays part when ordering, and the amount is written on the order slip.
With Qoyod: record the payment as a receipt in the customer’s name, then allocate it to the invoice, and the invoice shows what is still due.
Cloth, thread and buttons run out
Supplier invoices are scattered, and you do not know what you still owe each supplier.
With Qoyod: record your purchases on purchase invoices, and see each supplier’s balance and what you have paid.
2. A tailoring order’s journey through your shop
One order, five stops, one new number on the journey card at each.
Stop 1: You buy the cloth from the supplier
Record a purchase invoice for the cloth in its unit, and the supplier’s balance shows, with what you have paid.
Stop 2: The customer pays part when ordering
When a customer pays an amount before the invoice exists, record it as a standalone receipt in the customer’s name.
Stop 3: One invoice is issued
Add the cloth as a line and the tailoring as a line on one sales invoice, and allocate the receipt to it on collection.
Stop 4: The rest is collected or stays on account
Issue a cash or credit invoice, and follow what you have collected and what your customer still owes.
Stop 5: It shows in the statement
The order shows in the customer statement, and the invoices still unpaid show in the customer ageing report.
3. Accounting Software for Tailors and Tailoring Shops in Jordan: what Qoyod covers in your shop
Electronic invoicing and integrated accounting in one system. And here are six more jobs Qoyod covers in your shop, for cloth, tailoring and alterations.
Cloth with its unit
Define cloth, thread and buttons as products with a balance and movements, and give the cloth a unit of measure of the length or distance type.
Tailoring and alterations as services
Define each service with a default selling price and a revenue account, and no purchase price. A service is not stored, and it is used on sales invoices, quotations and credit notes.
An invoice with cloth and tailoring
Add the cloth as a line and the tailoring as a line on one sales invoice, cash or credit, and follow what you have collected and what is left.
An advance and an open account
Record what a customer pays when ordering as a standalone receipt, allocate it to the invoice, and review the balance in the customer statement. More in our guide to collecting a credit sale invoice in JoFotara.
Returns and discounts
For cloth that comes back to you, or a service whose price you reduce after the invoice, issue a credit note from the sales invoice, and the customer’s balance goes down.
Your sewing machines as fixed assets
Record sewing machines as fixed assets, and follow their depreciation and book value.
4. Tailoring shops and the National Invoicing System
Discuss your shop’s position with your accountant.
Who must use e-invoicing in Jordan
Whether your shop is exempt from the invoicing mandate or required to issue invoices, Qoyod keeps the books for your services, stock, purchases and cash, and it is integrated with the National Invoicing System (JoFotara) for when you need it.
5. Your accountant shares the decision
If you work with an accountant or an accounting firm, their view on accounting software comes before your decision. The question “is my activity exempt from the invoicing mandate?” belongs with your accountant and the Department. The books belong in Qoyod.
What you see
- The price of each service on your list.
- The cloth’s balance in its unit.
- What you have collected and what each customer still owes.
- Each supplier’s balance, and what you have paid.
What your accountant reviews
- Purchase and sales invoices.
- Income statement, balance sheet, trial balance and ageing reports.
- Report exports to Excel and PDF.
- If your business must issue invoices: the JoFotara status of each one.
Add your accountant as a user on your account, with the role and permissions you set.
6. Other Qoyod products
Your books run on Qoyod Accounting. For your team there is another Qoyod product: Qoyod HR, on its own subscription.
Qoyod HR
For a tailoring shop with a team in more than one branch.
Qoyod HR is available to businesses in Jordan. The connection to Qoyod Accounting is now available.
- Attendance across all your shop branches.
- Leave management.
- Payroll with allowances and advances.
7. Frequently asked questions
Does a tailoring shop have to issue invoices through the National Invoicing System (JoFotara)?
The e-invoicing mandate covers every seller of goods or provider of services, not only those registered for General Sales Tax, except for activities that the Invoicing Affairs Instructions exempt under set conditions. A seller that is not registered issues an income invoice. Mandatory application has been in force since 1 April 2025, with oversight steadily tightening. Other sectors were added to the list in Article (4) of the Invoicing Affairs Instructions by later amendments, so it is not a closed list. Check the text in force for your activity with the Income and Sales Tax Department.
More detail in our guide to the JoFotara exemption
If a business is not required to issue invoices, does that mean it pays no sales tax?
Not by itself. An exemption from the provisions of the Invoicing Regulation, where one applies, does not on its own exempt anyone from General Sales Tax or income tax, each of which has its own law. Check your tax position with your accountant.
How do I record tailoring and alterations and their prices in Qoyod?
Add each service as a product of the type “service”, with a default selling price and a revenue account, and no purchase price. A service is not stored, and it is used on sales invoices, quotations and credit notes. You can adjust the price on the invoice.
How do I record cloth that I buy and sell by the metre?
Add the cloth as a regular product, and choose a unit of measure from the list or add a new unit of the length or distance type. Choosing the unit is mandatory, and it cannot be changed once the product has been used in invoices or stock. If you buy in a larger unit and sell in a smaller one, define in unit conversion that the larger unit equals a number of the smaller unit.
Can I record an amount a customer pays before collecting the garment?
Yes. Record the amount as a standalone customer receipt before the invoice exists, then allocate it to the sales invoice on collection.
More in our guide to receipt vouchers and invoices in Jordan
Does Qoyod record a customer’s measurements or the stages of an order?
Qoyod is accounting software, and what we show on this page is invoices, balances, purchases, stock and assets. A customer’s measurements and the stages of an order are not something we show here, so ask sales what fits your shop.
That brings the order together in one place: the cloth by its unit, the tailoring by its price, what you have collected and what your customer still owes.
