UAE VAT Calculator

A flat 5% on most goods and services since 1 January 2018, per the Federal Tax Authority. Exports and a short list of items are zero-rated; residential leases and some financial services are exempt.

For an exclusive price: VAT = Amount × 0.05, Gross = Amount × 1.05. For an inclusive price: Net = Gross ÷ 1.05, VAT = Gross − Net. Use the toggle above and the calculator handles both directions in dirhams.

Businesses whose taxable supplies exceed AED 375,000 per year must register; those above AED 187,500 may register voluntarily. Registration is done through the FTA portal.

VAT (5%) is usually shown separately on UAE invoices, sometimes alongside municipality and service fees. To see how much of an all-inclusive bill is VAT, use "Remove tax" with the 5% rate here.

Adding 5% VAT: VAT = 1,000 × 5 ÷ 100 = AED 50.00, gross = AED 1,050.00. From an inclusive AED 1,000: VAT = 1,000 × 5 ÷ 105 = AED 47.62 and net = AED 952.38. The toggle switches between the two directions.

Because the rate is a flat 5%, the VAT inside any gross amount is Gross ÷ 21 (since 105/5 = 21). Example: AED 1,050 ÷ 21 = AED 50.00 of VAT. It is the fastest mental check for receipts in dirhams.

The Federal Tax Authority expects VAT = taxable value × 5 ÷ 100 on exclusive prices, and Net = Gross × 100 ÷ 105 when the price already includes VAT — the identical arithmetic this calculator runs, with half-up fils rounding on tax invoices.

Exports outside the GCC, international passenger transport, certain medicines and medical equipment, and specific categories of food and education/healthcare under cabinet decisions are zero-rated (0% VAT with input credit). Business pricing should distinguish zero-rated from genuinely exempt supplies.

Residential property rentals, certain financial services (banks’ core fee-based services), bare land sales and local passenger transport are exempt — no VAT charged and no input credit on related costs, unlike zero-rated supplies.

Yes — the FTA run their terminal digital refund scheme for tourists on qualifying purchases bought with a registered retailer within 90 days of departure; refunds are claimed at the airport or seaport exit points.

Most VAT-registered businesses file quarterly (three-month) tax periods through the FTA portal, within 28 days of period end. Tax invoices must carry the FTA-required fields including the supplier TRN and VAT amount per line.