Guides
Practical guides for auto-entrepreneurs
Clear answers about the auto-entrepreneur card, invoicing, the flat tax and revenue caps. Written to be applied the same day.
Procedures and status
ANAE card, NIF, choosing a status: the steps to get started.
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· 4 min read
Auto-entrepreneur card in Algeria: who can get it, how, and for which activities
Conditions, steps with the ANAE, authorized fields of activity, and what the card actually changes for invoicing. The starting point before your first invoice.
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· 9 min read
Auto-entrepreneur or trade register: which status to choose when starting out in Algeria
A decision grid between the ANAE card and the CNRC trade register: revenue cap, 0.5% IFU, VAT, hiring, activities outside the nomenclature, and when to switch.
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· 3 min read
RC, NIF, NIS, AI, which identifiers does an auto-entrepreneur actually need?
What the four identifiers requested on an invoice mean, which ones actually apply to an auto-entrepreneur, and what to answer when a client asks for a trade register number.
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Invoicing
Quotes, invoices, credit notes, orders and payments, item by item.
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· 4 min read
Auto-entrepreneur invoice in Algeria: required statements, with an annotated template
Number, date, issuer identity, client, description, total in dinars, VAT-not-applicable statement, amount in words — each item explained, plus an invoice template compliant with the status.
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· 5 min read
Auto-entrepreneur invoice template: ready-to-fill layout and three examples
A complete invoice template to copy, three filled-in examples (service, product sale, deposit then balance) and the points to check before sending.
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· 4 min read
Making an auto-entrepreneur quote: content, validity, and converting it to an invoice
What a quote must contain to clearly commit both parties, how long it stays valid, how to handle a deposit, and how to turn it into an invoice without re-entering data.
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· 9 min read
Cancelling or correcting an issued invoice: the auto-entrepreneur's credit note in Algeria
Cancellation or credit note: when to choose each, what a credit note contains, its effect on collected revenue and the IFU, and a worked template in dinars.
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· 9 min read
Purchase order and delivery note: what are they for as an auto-entrepreneur
When to use a purchase order or a delivery note, what they contain, where they sit between quote and invoice, and why they do not count toward revenue.
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· 9 min read
Unpaid invoice: chasing a client step by step without damaging the relationship
Prevent late payments, chase in stages with three message templates, keep track of invoiced versus collected revenue and know when to accept a payment schedule.
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· 9 min read
Which payment method to accept and state on an auto-entrepreneur invoice
Bank transfer, CCP, cheque, cash, card, online: what each method implies (traceability, stamp duty, proof of payment) and what to write on the invoice.
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· 3 min read
Amount in words on an invoice, the rules in French and Arabic
Why the total is written out in words, how to conjugate hundred, twenty and thousand, how to handle cents, and how to write it in Arabic. With examples ready to copy.
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· 10 min read
Quotes and invoices in French, Arabic or English: choosing the language and staying consistent
Which language for your quotes and invoices depending on the client, the Arabic and English equivalents of each statement, right-to-left layout and the mistakes to avoid.
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· 4 min read
Creating your first invoice with MyHissab in five minutes
Step by step, from creating your account to the PDF sent to your client, setting up your activity, adding a client, entering a service, checking the invoice, and marking it as paid.
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· 11 min read
Recording a payment in MyHissab: cash, cheque, bank transfer and balance
How to record a payment from the invoice, handle a partial payment, the stamp duty on cash, one cheque covering two invoices and a credit note issued after payment.
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· 9 min read
Quote, purchase order, delivery note, invoice: the full chain in MyHissab
Step by step: create a quote, chain a purchase order and a delivery note, convert it to an invoice in one click, apply a discount, collect the deposit then the balance.
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Taxation
Flat tax at 0.5%, caps, stamp duty and real margin.
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· 3 min read
IFU 0.5%, how to calculate the auto-entrepreneur flat tax
Calculation basis, rate, worked examples and pitfalls to avoid. The final flat tax (IFU) under law 22-23 explained simply, with a method for tracking your revenue all year.
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· 8 min read
Auto-entrepreneur expenses, why track them when the IFU does not deduct them
The 0.5% IFU ignores your expenses; your real margin does not. Expense categories, receipts, margin rate calculation, a typical month in a table and a monthly routine.
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· 3 min read
Auto-entrepreneur revenue cap, 5 or 10 million dinars depending on the field
Which cap applies to your activity, how to calculate it, what happens as you approach it, and how to track it month by month without a spreadsheet.
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· 4 min read
Stamp duty on cash payments: the exact calculation for an invoice
Nothing up to 300 DA, then 1, 1.5 or 2 DA per 100-dinar bracket depending on the amount, minimum 5 DA, no cap — the 2025 Finance Law scale, with examples and how to show it on a cash-paid invoice.
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· 9 min read
Reading the MyHissab dashboard: collected revenue, estimated IFU and cap gauges
Every dashboard indicator explained: collected revenue, estimated IFU, the cap gauge and its two readings (collected and invoiced), real margin, annual summary, and a five-minute monthly routine.
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Management and micro-import
Micro-import, stock, backups and MyHissab tools.
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· 4 min read
Micro-import in Algeria, what decree 25-170 sets out
Cap per trip, number of trips per month, taxation and tracking obligations for the auto-entrepreneur micro-importer. The rules of the decree of June 28, 2025, and a method for keeping accounts trip by trip.
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· 10 min read
Micro-import: calculating your cost price and setting your selling price
Purchase in foreign currency, exchange rate, entry duties, trip costs, IFU: the method to know the real cost of every imported item and set a price that leaves a margin.
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· 9 min read
Closing the year as an auto-entrepreneur: invoices, IFU, numbering and archives
A 31 December checklist: invoice everything delivered, chase late payers, close the year's revenue, estimate the IFU, archive your PDFs and start 1 January cleanly.
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· 9 min read
Customising document numbering in MyHissab: prefix, format and carry-over
Prefix, next number, token format, carrying over an existing numbering sequence, new-year behaviour: set up each document series without gaps or duplicates.
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· 9 min read
Bringing your history into MyHissab: importing clients, expenses and invoices from CSV
Prepare a CSV file from Excel, confirm the column mapping, read the error report and keep the original number of your past invoices.
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· 9 min read
Giving your clients a client portal with MyHissab: link, QR code and access
What the portal brings, the two ways to bring a client in (sign-up link or QR code, activation from the client record), what the client sees and how to revoke access.
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· 9 min read
Managing stock, lots and expiry dates with MyHissab
Create a product, receive a lot with its expiry date, record stock in and out, get the alert before expiry, and print labels with a barcode and QR code.
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· 10 min read
Securing your MyHissab account with two-factor authentication and a strong password
Enable two-factor authentication step by step, choose a strong password, keep your backup codes offline, and learn to recognise a phishing email.
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· 8 min read
Backing up and exporting your MyHissab data: ZIP archive, CSV and PDF
Run a full or per-client backup, understand what the ZIP archive contains, complete it with the CSV export and the annual summary, and keep an offline copy.
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