Document format and locale facts for Maldives

Why these defaults?

The country code comes from ISO 3166. Unicode CLDR supplies presentation-oriented locale, currency, paper, date, language, calendar, numbering, and direction metadata. Defaults reduce setup time; they do not decide what a valid document must contain.

Recorded official or regional-official language tags: dv.

Selected national claims reviewed

Document vocabulary and checks

Core Maldives GST tax-invoice identity, numbering, date, line and tax particulars, credit/debit-note timing, at-least-five-year retention and local-output/filing boundary are reviewed. General versus tourism GST classification, rates, registration, invoice-request applicability, tax-credit eligibility and transaction-specific treatment remain separate checks.

Evidence snapshot: 3 official sources · last reviewed 2026-07-19. This is scoped guidance, not a jurisdiction-wide compliance certification.

Tax labels: GST, TGST. Business identifier labels: Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

• Required when applicable: A full Maldives GST tax invoice prominently states TAX INVOICE; seller name, address and TIN; purchaser name, address and TIN; pre-printed or software-generated invoice number; issue date; quantity and details; value excluding tax; tax charged; and total including tax or a statement that tax is included.Evidence MV_MIRA_TAX_INVOICE, MV_MIRA_GST_REGULATION · reviewed 2026-07-19 · review by 2027-01-19 · automation advisory only
• Guidance: Where the value changes after a GST tax invoice, issue the applicable credit or debit note within three days of identifying the change. The regulation prescribes note content, cancellation and adjustment conditions.Evidence MV_MIRA_GST_REGULATION · reviewed 2026-07-19 · review by 2027-01-19 · automation advisory only
• Required when applicable: Maintain documents and financial accounts, including GST invoices, receipts, credit and debit notes, for at least five years from the end of the tax year to which the documents relate, subject to applicable tax-law and proceeding requirements.Evidence MV_MIRA_TAX_ADMIN_ACT, MV_MIRA_GST_REGULATION · reviewed 2026-07-19 · review by 2027-01-19 · automation advisory only
• Guidance: MIRA permits pre-printed or software-generated invoice numbers and requires registered businesses to file GST returns through the official service. This browser-local document does not validate a TIN, file a return, transmit invoice data or establish input-tax eligibility.Evidence MV_MIRA_TAX_INVOICE, MV_MIRA_GST_REGULATION · reviewed 2026-07-19 · review by 2027-01-19 · automation advisory only

Identifier format guidance: See the relevant authority.