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UAE VAT calculator
Add 5% to a net figure or strip it out of a gross one. The threshold rules that decide whether VAT applies to you at all sit underneath.
UAE VAT runs at a flat 5%. Registration becomes mandatory once taxable supplies pass AED 375,000 in a rolling year, and is voluntary from AED 187,500. Exported services are commonly zero-rated rather than exempt, which decides whether you reclaim input VAT.
Result
- Net amount (before VAT)-
- VAT at 5%-
- Gross amount (including VAT)-
Registration, quarterly returns and input recovery, run by one team
The whole tax picture, including the 9% corporate rate: UAE corporate tax guide.
Questions
UAE VAT, asked and answered
When must a UAE company register for VAT?
Registration becomes mandatory once taxable supplies pass AED 375,000 in the previous 12 months, or are expected to within the next 30 days. Voluntary registration opens at AED 187,500, which suits businesses reclaiming meaningful input VAT.
Is everything taxed at 5%?
The standard rate is 5%, but exports of goods and many services to customers outside the GCC are zero-rated, and categories like residential property and local passenger transport are exempt. Zero-rated is not exempt: zero-rated businesses reclaim input VAT, exempt ones generally cannot.
How often are VAT returns filed?
Quarterly for most businesses, monthly for the largest. Returns and payment fall due 28 days after the period ends, and late filing draws automatic penalties, which is exactly the calendar we run for clients.
Past the threshold, or close to it?
We register, file and keep the quarterly calendar so the FTA never sends you a penalty letter.
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