UAE VAT calculator
Add 5% VAT to a price, or take it out of a price that already includes VAT. Results are rounded to fils, the way they appear on a UAE tax invoice.
- Price before VAT
- AED 100.00
- VAT (5%)
- AED 5.00
- Total including VAT
- AED 105.00
How to calculate UAE VAT
The standard VAT rate in the UAE is 5%. To add VAT, multiply the price before VAT by 0.05 and add the result: AED 200 + AED 10 VAT = AED 210.
To remove VAT from a price that already includes it, divide by 1.05. The difference is the VAT: AED 210 ÷ 1.05 = AED 200, so the VAT is AED 10. Don't take 5% off the total, because that gives the wrong answer (AED 210 × 5% = AED 10.50).
When you need to charge VAT
A UAE business must register for VAT once its taxable sales pass AED 375,000 in the last 12 months, and can register voluntarily from AED 187,500. Our VAT registration guide explains the steps on EmaraTax.
If you're VAT-registered, prices you show to consumers must include VAT, and each sale needs a tax invoice with your TRN. See the UAE VAT invoice format for the fields an invoice must show.
Frequently asked questions
What is the VAT rate in the UAE?
The standard rate is 5%. Some supplies are zero-rated or exempt; check the Federal Tax Authority's guidance for your products.
How do I find the VAT in a VAT-inclusive price?
Divide the price by 1.05 to get the price before VAT, then subtract it from the total. For AED 105, that's AED 100 before VAT and AED 5 VAT.
Why is 5% of the total not the VAT amount?
Because VAT was added to the price before VAT, not to the total. 5% of AED 105 is AED 5.25, but the VAT inside AED 105 is AED 5.00.
How does the calculator round?
To 2 decimal places (fils), with half-fils amounts rounded up, as on a tax invoice.
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UAE VAT Calculator by Nodi AI: https://www.usenodi.com/tools/uae-vat-calculator
Related guides
VAT registration in the UAE
Thresholds, documents and the EmaraTax steps for online sellers and shops.
Read the guideUAE VAT invoice format
What a tax invoice must show, with a template you can follow.
Read the guideUAE e-invoicing 2027
Who's in scope, the deadlines and how small businesses can prepare.
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