# United Arab Emirates: VAT

> What OneBooks sets up for a UAE business — 5% VAT, TRN, tax-inclusive pricing — and how to prepare your VAT return figures.

Canonical: https://docs.getonebooks.com/tax/united-arab-emirates/
Language: en
Documentation index: https://docs.getonebooks.com/llms.txt

Applies to businesses whose country is the **United Arab Emirates**.

## What is set up for you

- Currency **AED** (د.إ) with 2 decimals, tax name **VAT**, default rate **5%**, **tax-inclusive** pricing (switch it off under **Settings → Tax Settings** for B2B pricing).
- Your **TRN** goes in **Settings → Business Profile → Tax ID** and prints on tax invoices; enter customers' TRNs in their tax ID field.

![Tax settings for a UAE business with 5% VAT](https://docs.getonebooks.com/screenshots/en/settings-tax.webp)

## Daily work

- Add a **0%** rate for zero-rated supplies (exports, some services) and use it on those lines so they still appear on the return.
- Use **Reverse charge** on purchases of imported services and on designated-zone supplies.

## VAT return

**Reports → Tax Report** shows output VAT on sales, input VAT on purchases and the net payable or refundable for the period — the figures you transfer to the FTA return. Reverse-charge purchases appear on both sides. See [Tax report and tax summary](https://docs.getonebooks.com/reports/tax-reports/).

![The VAT Report for a UAE business](https://docs.getonebooks.com/screenshots/en/reports-tax-report.webp)

## Related

  - [Tax settings](https://docs.getonebooks.com/tax/settings/)
  - [Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman](https://docs.getonebooks.com/tax/gulf/)