UAE tax invoices today, and eInvoicing ahead
Choose the United Arab Emirates once and WhizInvoice sets up dirhams, VAT at 5%, your TRN and the Tax invoice title. Read the eInvoicing timeline below before 2027, because it changes how business invoices must be issued.
Tax invoices under UAE VAT
The UAE charges VAT at a standard rate of 5%. A registrant making a taxable supply must issue an original tax invoice and deliver it to the customer within 14 days of the date of supply. In its public clarification on tax invoices, the Federal Tax Authority says that offering to print one only if the customer asks does not meet this rule.
Registration is mandatory once your taxable supplies pass the mandatory registration threshold of AED 375,000, and you must apply within 30 days of becoming required to register. The voluntary registration threshold is AED 187,500.
UAE VAT invoicing at a glance
- VAT rate
- 5% standard rate
- Registration
- Mandatory threshold AED 375,000, voluntary threshold AED 187,500. Apply within 30 days of becoming required to register.
- Full tax invoice
- The words Tax Invoice clearly displayed; your name, address and TRN; the customer’s name, address and TRN if they are registered; a sequential or unique number; the issue date, and the supply date if different; a description; for each line the unit price, quantity, VAT rate and amount in AED; any discount; the gross amount and the VAT in AED.
- Simplified tax invoice
- Allowed when the customer is not VAT registered, or is registered and the supply is AED 10,000 or less, but never for reverse charge supplies. Shows Tax Invoice, your name, address and TRN, the date, a description, and the total and VAT in AED.
- When to issue
- Within 14 days of the date of supply
- Foreign currency
- Show the VAT in AED and the exchange rate used, as published by the UAE Central Bank on the date of supply.
- Rounding
- Line by line, to the nearest fils.
- Tax number label
- TRN (Tax Registration Number)
- Currency
- UAE dirham, AED
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Paper size
- A4
- E-invoicing
- Pilot from 1 July 2026. Revenue of AED 50 million or more: appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 30 October 2026 and go live by 1 January 2027. Revenue below AED 50 million: provider by 31 March 2027, live by 1 July 2027. Business to consumer sales are outside the system for now.
Sources: Federal Tax Authority (the VAT Decree-Law and Executive Regulation as published on tax.gov.ae, and public clarification VATP006 on tax invoices) and Ministry of Finance (Ministerial Decision No. 244 of 2025 and No. 66 of 2026), checked October 2026.
How WhizInvoice handles UAE tax invoices
Choose the UAE in Settings and the details below are set. Change any of them when you need to.
The UAE preset
Dirhams, VAT at 5%, the TRN label, the Tax invoice title, DD/MM/YYYY dates and A4 paper in one step.
TRN on both sides
Your TRN prints under your business name, and a registered customer’s TRN prints on their invoices once you save it on their record.
Simplified tax invoices covered
Each invoice shows the words Tax Invoice, your TRN, the date, a description, the total and the VAT in dirhams, which is everything a simplified tax invoice needs.
Sent the same day
Invoices go by email the moment you press send, and you can see when each one is delivered and opened, which makes the 14 day rule easy to meet.
IBAN for bank transfers
Add your IBAN once and it prints in the payment section of every invoice, next to an optional card payment link.
VAT collected for your return
On the Business plan, reports show the VAT you collected, ready for your tax agent or accountant.
A maintenance visit in Dubai
A quarterly maintenance visit for a VAT registered company, invoiced in dirhams with VAT at 5% and both TRNs on the document. At AED 4,851 including VAT it is under AED 10,000, so a simplified tax invoice is allowed even though the customer is registered.
Example only, with a fictional business and customer. Your invoices use your own details, tax settings and design.
| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air conditioning maintenance, split units, quarterly visit | 1 | AED 2,400.00 | AED 2,400.00 |
| Filter replacement | 12 | AED 35.00 | AED 420.00 |
| Duct cleaning, office floor | 1 | AED 1,800.00 | AED 1,800.00 |
Good to know
Does a UAE tax invoice have to say Tax Invoice?
Yes. Both full and simplified tax invoices must clearly display the words Tax Invoice, and the UAE preset uses that title for you.
When can I issue a simplified tax invoice?
When your customer is not VAT registered, or when they are registered and the supply is AED 10,000 or less. It cannot be used for supplies under the reverse charge.
How quickly must I issue a tax invoice?
Within 14 days of the date of supply. Issuing and emailing it the day you finish the job is the simplest way to stay inside that window.
Can I invoice in US dollars?
Yes, but the VAT must also be shown in AED along with the exchange rate used, based on the UAE Central Bank rate on the date of supply.
When does eInvoicing apply to my business?
Businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or more go live by 1 January 2027 and the rest by 1 July 2027. Businesses that sell only to consumers are outside the system until the Minister decides otherwise.
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