Make a tax invoice with everything the UAE VAT rules ask for: the words Tax Invoice, both TRNs, VAT at 5% on each line and the amounts in AED. Fill it in below, then print it or save it as a PDF. No account, and nothing you type leaves your browser.
| Description | Qty | Unit price (AED) | Taxable (AED) | VAT rate | VAT (AED) | Total (AED) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand identity design (fixed fee) | 1 | 8,500.00 | 8,500.00 | 5% | 425.00 | 8,925.00 |
| Website hosting, 12 months | 1 | 1,200.00 | 1,200.00 | 5% | 60.00 | 1,260.00 |
| Printed brochures | 500 | 1.80 | 900.00 | 5% | 45.00 | 945.00 |
Payment within 30 days by bank transfer to IBAN AE00 0000 0000 0000 0000 000, quoting the invoice number.
Created with GetInvoiceMaker.com
The first invoice is an example: the names, TRNs and bank details are made up. Start a blank invoice clears it. In the print dialog choose Save as PDF to get a file.
Article 59(1) of the VAT Executive Regulation lists twelve particulars. The generator above puts each one on the invoice; the right-hand column says where.
| Art. 59(1) | Required | On the generated invoice |
|---|---|---|
| (a) | The words "Tax Invoice" clearly displayed | The heading |
| (b) | Your name, address and TRN | Supplier block |
| (c) | The customer's name, address and TRN, where it is registered | Customer block |
| (d) | A sequential or unique invoice number | Invoice number |
| (e) | The date of issue | Date of issue |
| (f) | The date of supply, if different | Date of supply, shown when it differs |
| (g) | A description of the goods or services | Each line |
| (h) | For each item: unit price, quantity, rate of tax and the amount payable in AED | Line columns, plus a column in AED for other currencies |
| (i) | The amount of any discount | Discount line in the totals |
| (j) | The gross amount payable in AED | Total including VAT (and total in AED) |
| (k) | The VAT in AED, with the exchange rate if another currency is used | VAT line, VAT in AED and the exchange rate note |
| (l) | Under the reverse charge, a statement that the recipient accounts for the VAT, with the provision of the Decree-Law | The reverse charge box |
Source: Cabinet Decision No. 52 of 2017 (Executive Regulation) and its amendments, Article 59, FTA consolidated English text issued 1 September 2026 and marked as not an official translation. Checked 17 October 2026.
A shorter invoice is allowed in two cases (Article 59(5)): when the customer is not registered for VAT, or when the customer is registered and the consideration is no more than AED 10,000. It is never allowed when the reverse charge applies. It still needs the words "Tax Invoice", your name, address and TRN, the date of issue, a description of the supply, and the total and the VAT in AED (Article 59(2)), and it is issued on the date of supply (Article 59(13)(a)).
Choose Simplified tax invoice in the generator and it warns you if the invoice is above AED 10,000 for a registered customer or uses the reverse charge.
The standard rate is 5% (Decree-Law Article 3). Zero-rated supplies go on the invoice at 0%; exempt supplies carry no VAT. Where the VAT comes to a fraction of a fils, you may round it to the nearest fils (Executive Regulation Article 61); the generator rounds each line that way. The example invoice above:
The customer in the example is VAT-registered and the total is above AED 10,000, so it needs a full tax invoice, not a simplified one.
You can invoice in another currency, but the amounts must also be stated in UAE dirhams, converted at the exchange rate approved by the Central Bank of the UAE on the date of supply (Decree-Law Article 69). The invoice shows the VAT in AED together with the exchange rate applied (Article 59(1)(k)). Pick the currency in the generator and enter the rate: it adds an AED column, the VAT and total in AED, and the exchange rate note.
Only a registered business issues tax invoices. The FTA's thresholds:
Below that, choose Invoice, supplier not registered for VAT: the document is titled Invoice, with no TRN and no VAT. Don't add VAT to it. Under Decree-Law Article 65(4), anyone who issues a tax invoice or receives an amount as tax must pay that amount to the FTA.
Source: FTA, Registration for VAT (page updated 6 April 2026). Checked 17 October 2026.
When the customer, not you, must account for the VAT, the invoice carries a statement saying so and the provision of the Decree-Law that applies (Article 59(1)(l)), and you charge no VAT on it. Article 48 sets out the reverse charge cases, such as imports of goods and services for business use, and certain supplies of crude or refined oil, natural gas and hydrocarbons between registered businesses (Article 48(3)). Article 48(1), as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. 16 of 2025 with effect from 1 January 2026, says an importer accounting for the VAT under the reverse charge does not issue a tax invoice to itself.
Article 59 does not set a language for the invoice. The Tax Procedures Law (Article 5) says documents submitted to the FTA are in Arabic, and that the FTA may accept another language if you provide an Arabic translation when it asks for one.
The UAE e-invoicing system sends structured invoice data to the FTA through an accredited service provider. Ministerial Decision No. 244 of 2025 sets the dates:
| Who | Appoint a provider by | Use e-invoicing from |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue of AED 50 million or more | 31 July 2026 | 1 January 2027 |
| Revenue below AED 50 million | 31 March 2027 | 1 July 2027 |
| Government entities | 31 March 2027 | 1 October 2027 |
Business-to-consumer transactions stay outside the system until a later decision, and voluntary use has been possible since 1 July 2026. The FTA says PDF, Word documents, images, scanned copies and emails are not e-invoices, so from your date the tax invoice has to go through the e-invoicing system. Until then, and for sales to consumers, a PDF tax invoice like this one is how you invoice.
Sources: Ministerial Decision No. 244 of 2025 on the Implementation of the Electronic Invoicing System; FTA, UAE e-Invoicing (page updated 15 October 2026). Checked 17 October 2026.
Don't edit and resend a tax invoice that has been issued. A reduction is made with a tax credit note, which carries the words "Tax Credit Note", the value on the original invoice, the corrected value, the difference and the VAT on it in AED, and a short reason (Executive Regulation Article 60).
The words "Tax Invoice"; your name, address and TRN; the customer's name, address and TRN if it is registered; a sequential or unique invoice number; the date of issue and the date of supply if different; a description of what you supplied; for each item the unit price, quantity, VAT rate and amount payable in AED; any discount; the gross amount and the VAT in AED, with the exchange rate if you invoice in another currency; and a reverse charge statement where it applies (Executive Regulation, Article 59(1)).
The standard rate is 5% (Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017, Article 3). Zero-rated supplies are invoiced at 0%, and exempt supplies carry no VAT.
No. A tax invoice must show the supplier's Tax Registration Number, and only a VAT-registered business issues one. If you are not registered, issue an ordinary invoice without VAT: under Article 65 of the Decree-Law, anyone who issues a tax invoice or collects an amount as VAT must pay that amount to the FTA.
When the customer is not registered for VAT, or when it is registered and the consideration is no more than AED 10,000, and never when the reverse charge applies (Executive Regulation, Article 59(5)). A simplified tax invoice is issued on the date of supply.
14 days from the date of supply (Decree-Law Article 67 and Executive Regulation Article 59(13)). A summary tax invoice for several supplies to the same customer is due within 14 days of the end of the month in which they were made.
Yes, but the amounts must also be converted into UAE dirhams at the Central Bank of the UAE exchange rate on the date of supply, and the invoice must show the VAT in AED and the exchange rate used (Decree-Law Article 69, Executive Regulation Article 59(1)(k)).
Not to be issued. The Tax Procedures Law (Article 5) says records submitted to the FTA are in Arabic, but the FTA may accept another language if you provide an Arabic translation when it asks for one.
No. The FTA says PDF, Word documents, images, scanned copies and emails are not e-invoices. Businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or more must use the e-invoicing system from 1 January 2027 and the others from 1 July 2027 (Ministerial Decision No. 244 of 2025); until your date, a PDF tax invoice like this one is how you invoice.
All read on tax.gov.ae on 17 October 2026. The FTA's English texts say they are not official translations; the Arabic text prevails. General information, not tax advice.