UAE VAT calculator
Calculate UAE VAT
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Enter an amount in dirhams, choose whether it is before or after VAT, and the calculator shows the net price, the VAT and the total. The UAE standard VAT rate is 5 percent. Everything runs in your browser.
How do you add VAT to a price in the UAE?
Multiply the price before VAT by 0.05 to get the VAT, then add it to the price. A price of 1,000.00 AED before VAT carries 50.00 AED of VAT, so the total is 1,050.00 AED. The calculator does this when you choose "Price before VAT".
How do you take VAT out of a total?
Divide the total by 1.05 to get the price before VAT. The VAT is the difference. A total of 1,050.00 AED contains 1,000.00 AED of price and 50.00 AED of VAT. Do not take 5 percent of the total, because that gives a figure that is too high. Choose "Price including VAT" and the calculator uses the correct division.
What are the VAT rates in the UAE?
The standard rate is 5 percent. Some supplies are zero-rated, which means VAT is charged at 0 percent but the supplier still reports them. Others are exempt, which means no VAT is charged and the supplier cannot recover related VAT. This calculator covers the 5 percent and 0 percent cases. Which rate applies to a sale depends on what is sold, so check the Federal Tax Authority guidance for your case.
How is the amount rounded?
The calculator works in fils, which are hundredths of a dirham, and rounds each figure to the nearest fil. Your invoice or accounting system may round at a different step, such as per line or per invoice. If the totals differ by a fil, follow the rounding in your accounting system.
What must a tax invoice show?
A tax invoice shows the supplier details, the supplier tax registration number, the date, a description of the goods or services, the amount before VAT, the VAT amount and the total. The guide on UAE tax invoice requirements lists the fields and how to check an incoming invoice before you claim input VAT.
What does this calculator not do?
It does not decide which VAT rate applies, does not produce a tax invoice, does not file returns and is not tax advice. It is arithmetic for a single amount.
How does InstantDrive help after you calculate?
InstantDrive stores the supplier invoices you receive, reads the supplier name, tax registration number, invoice number, date and total with its pattern engine, and names each file in one standard pattern so you can find it at audit time.
Primary source: Federal Tax Authority
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