LCGPA Audit standards

Section 4 — Goods and services (suppliers)

Build the supplier ledger ranked by spend, exclude non-allowed items, and confirm coverage of at least 70% or top-40 suppliers.

10 min readUpdated 15 April 2026

Scope and exclusions#

Section 4 captures all third-party expenses for goods and services consumed in the entity's KSA operations during the period. Exclude capex, depreciation, zakat/income tax/other taxes, customs (if separately captured), government fees, provisions, FX losses, and items already booked in §3 / §5 / §6.

Required coverage thresholds#

  • List suppliers in descending order of spend.
  • Listed suppliers must cover ≥ 70% of goods & services or the top 40 suppliers — whichever comes first.
  • If the residual exceeds 500 M SAR, extend the list up to 80 suppliers or until the residual drops below 500 M SAR.

Pre-classified suppliers

Some suppliers (SABIC, Aramco, Ma'aden, SEC, NWC, SAR, Mobily, STC, Zain, GOSI, local insurers, etc.) are accepted by LCGPA without further evidence on their classification.