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GCC VAT calculator
Add VAT to a net price or extract it from a VAT-inclusive total for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, with results in the local currency.
- Net amount (excl. VAT)
- 1,000.00 AED
- VAT at 5%
- 50.00 AED
- Gross amount (incl. VAT)
- 1,050.00 AED
United Arab Emirates: standard rate 5%, administered by the Federal Tax Authority (FTA).
This calculator gives estimates; confirm the treatment of specific supplies (zero-rated, exempt) with your tax adviser.
VAT rates in the GCC
Gulf countries that have introduced VAT apply different standard rates: 5% in the UAE, administered by the Federal Tax Authority; 15% in Saudi Arabia, administered by ZATCA; and 10% in Bahrain, administered by the National Bureau for Revenue. Qatar has not introduced VAT, so the calculator shows a note instead of a figure for Qatar.
Adding or removing VAT
Choose "Add VAT" when you have a net price and need the VAT and the total. Choose "Remove VAT" when you have a VAT-inclusive amount, such as a receipt total, and need to split out the VAT. Removing VAT divides the gross amount by one plus the rate; it does not simply subtract the rate as a percentage of the gross.
Currencies and decimals
UAE results are shown in AED and Saudi results in SAR, both to 2 decimal places. Bahraini dinar amounts are shown to 3 decimal places, because the dinar is divided into 1,000 fils.
Questions
GCC VAT calculator: common questions
Divide the VAT-inclusive amount by one plus the VAT rate to get the net amount, then subtract the net from the total to get the VAT. At 15%, a total of 115 SAR contains 100 SAR net and 15 SAR VAT. The calculator does this when you choose "Remove VAT".
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