Define Legal Authorities for Saudi Arabia
A legal authority is a government or legal body charged with powers to make laws, levy and collect fees and taxes, and remit financial appropriations for a given jurisdiction. Use the Manage Legal Authorities task to create legal authorities.
There are no predefined legal authorities. You must create a legal authority for each government entity, such as a local General Office for Social Insurance (GOSI) office, that has a relationship with the enterprise. And, you must register each legal entity you create with a legal authority.
Here's how you can define legal authorities:
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Click Navigator -> Setup and Maintenance.
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On the Setup page, select Workforce Deployment offering.
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Select the Legal Structures functional area and then Manage Legal Authorities task.
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On the Manage Legal Authorities page, click Create.
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On the Create Legal Authority page:
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Select the Tax Authority Type based on the type of interaction. Typically, this is set to Collecting and Reporting.
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Add one or more addresses.
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Add one or more legislative categories, such as the predefined Social insurance category. This establishes a link between the legal authority and all jurisdictions associated with the selected legislative category.
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Click Save and Close
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