United Arab Emirates Reverse VAT Calculator
UAE federal VAT is 5% on most taxable supplies. Divide your AED total by 1.05 to recover the pretax value on invoices and ecommerce receipts.
Enter the total you paid (VAT included) and your rate.
Step 2 — Your breakdown
We reverse the tax using the standard formula:
Enter a total and tax rate to see your breakdown.
Introduced in 2018, 5% VAT applies to many goods and services in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the other emirates. A AED 105 charge is typically AED 100 pretax plus AED 5 VAT.
Zero-rated and exempt sectors include some education, healthcare, and residential property—follow the FTA rate on your tax invoice.
Designated zones may have different treatment for qualifying businesses. Consumer receipts in mainland malls still show 5% when taxable.
Dubai Marketplace and Noon gross AED deposits need per-order 5% splits before seller margin analysis on pretax merchandise values.
Tax Registration Number (TRN) must appear on B2B tax invoices. Reverse VAT on tax-inclusive supplier bills before recoverable input tax claims in FTA returns when eligible.
Abu Dhabi government contractors and Dubai hospitality groups both need pretax splits from inclusive receipts—zero-rated healthcare and education lines follow invoice categories, not a blanket 1.05 divisor.
Pretax = total ÷ 1.05 at standard rate.
Free-zone qualifying businesses may receive invoices with different treatment—confirm FTA zone rules before reverse calculation on cross-emirate supply chain receipts.
Dubai Marketplace sellers should reverse 5% VAT on tax-inclusive AED gross deposits per order before FTA quarterly VAT return reconciliation on mainland sales.
| Rate | Category | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 5% VAT | VAT | UAE federal VAT on taxable supplies. |
| Varies | Sector exceptions | Financial services, healthcare, and exports may use different treatment. |
AED 525 inclusive at 5% VAT.
Pretax AED 500 | VAT AED 25
Register and file with Federal Tax Authority when required. Confirm zone rules with a UAE tax adviser. B2B filers should keep TRN invoices linking tax-inclusive totals to pretax and VAT for FTA input tax recovery.
5% federal on most taxable supplies.
AED 100 pretax + AED 5 VAT.
Some sectors are 0% or exempt—read the invoice.
Same federal VAT; free zones may differ for qualifying businesses.
Mainland consumer purchases show 5% VAT when taxable—divide by 1.05 on standard goods.
TRN tax invoices should show pretax and VAT separately for FTA input tax recovery claims.
