UAE VAT calculator: add or remove 5%
Type an amount. Add VAT to a net price, or take it out of a total. It updates as you type.
Free · nothing you type leaves your browser · an estimate, not tax advice
How is UAE VAT worked out?
- The standard rate is 5%. Add VAT with amount × 1.05; take it out of a total with total × 5 ÷ 105.
- Registration is mandatory above AED 375,000 of taxable supplies a year, and voluntary from AED 187,500.
- The VAT 201 return is filed, and the tax paid, on the FTA's EmaraTax portal within 28 days of the end of each tax period.
Checked against official sources on 16 October 2026.
Add VAT, or take it out
Rounded to the fils, the way a tax invoice shows it.
Add VAT: VAT = net × 0.05 · total = net × 1.05Take VAT out: VAT = total × 5 ÷ 105 · net = total × 100 ÷ 105
This is an estimate, not legal or tax advice. Standard-rated supplies only; zero-rated and exempt supplies carry no VAT.
Roughly how much VAT this quarter?
Output VAT on sales minus the VAT you can recover on purchases.
This is an estimate, not legal or tax advice.
| Receipt · counter 2 · 14:32 | VAT 3.00 split | AED 63.00 |
| INV/2026/0611 · Gulf Star Trading | Full tax invoice | AED 4,410.00 |
| BILL/2026/0288 · Al Noor Supplies | Input VAT recovered | AED 2,940.00 |
A calculator does one price. Books do thousands.
Every sale and bill splits its own VAT
VAT 201 then fills itself, box by box and by emirate.
- Tax invoices with your TRN, Arabic and English
- VAT per line, rounded to the fils
- Input VAT from supplier bills into box 9
The return, box by box, from your invoices
Every number here is a sum of posted documents.
| Box | Description | Amount · AED | VAT · AED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | Standard-rated supplies · Abu Dhabi | 86,500.00 | 4,325.00 |
| 1b | Standard-rated supplies · Dubai | 412,380.00 | 20,619.00 |
| 1c | Standard-rated supplies · Sharjah | 31,200.00 | 1,560.00 |
| 4 | Zero-rated supplies | 18,000.00 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Standard-rated expenses | 268,940.00 | 13,447.00 |
| 14 | Payable tax for the period | 13,057.00 |
Shelf prices include VAT. The books need it out.
The till splits net and VAT on every receipt, so nobody divides by 105 at month end.
- Simplified and full tax invoices
- Credit notes that reverse the VAT correctly
Your VAT 201, read from the books.
Not typed into a form.
From the first invoice to the filed return
Your TRN, VAT per line and totals in AED, in Arabic and English.
VAT-inclusive prices on the shelf, the VAT split on every receipt.
Boxes 1a to 1g filled from the place of supply.
Supplier bills carry their VAT into box 9; blocked items stay out.
Ready for the UAE e-invoicing rollout, from the invoices you issue today.
The entries behind your VAT return also feed corporate tax.
From your next invoice to VAT 201
Most teams are live in about two weeks with our set-up.
We issue one of your invoices and show where its VAT lands in the return.
Your TRN, tax rates, products and opening balances go in.
VAT 201 is filled from posted documents; you check it and file on EmaraTax.
One price per user; set-up optional
AED 83 per user a month on the annual plan.
- Invoicing, VAT 201 and corporate tax
- Point of sale with VAT on every receipt
- Your own workspace and database, backed up twice a day
- Arabic and English invoices
Our team configures the system, moves in your data and trains your staff. Paid once.
See pricing in detail →Official sources
- Federal Tax Authority: VATtax.gov.ae
- EmaraTax, the FTA filing portaleservices.tax.gov.ae
Links checked on 16 October 2026. Rules change; check the source before you act.
Common questions
How do I take the VAT out of a total?
Multiply the total by 5 and divide by 105. For AED 157.50 that is AED 7.50 of VAT, leaving AED 150.00 net.
How do I add VAT to a price?
Multiply the net price by 1.05 for the total, or by 0.05 for the VAT alone. AED 150.00 net becomes AED 157.50.
When does a business have to register for VAT?
When taxable supplies pass AED 375,000 in twelve months, or are expected to in the next 30 days. Registration is optional from AED 187,500.
When is the VAT return due?
VAT 201 is filed and the tax paid within 28 days after the end of each tax period, usually a quarter.