UAE Tax Invoice Format Generator (Free)

Article 59 of the Executive Regulation of Federal Decree-Law 8/2017 (issued as Cabinet Decision 100/2024) requires 14 data points on a full tax invoice: the words 'Tax Invoice' clearly displayed, the supplier's name, address and Tax Registration Number (TRN), the recipient's name, address and TRN where they are a registered taxable person, a sequential invoice number that uniquely identifies the document, the date of issue and the date of supply where it differs from the date of issue, a description of the goods or services supplied, the unit price, quantity or volume, rate of VAT and amount payable expressed in AED per line, any discount offered, the gross amount payable in AED, the tax amount payable in AED with the exchange rate applied if a foreign currency is used, and a statement referencing reverse charge where it applies. A simplified tax invoice — used where the total does not exceed AED 10,000 — drops the recipient details and the date of supply, but still requires Tax Invoice, supplier details, sequential number, date of issue, description, total payable and the tax amount.

The UAE tax invoice format is set by Article 59 of the VAT Executive Regulation (Cabinet Decision 100/2024). A full tax invoice must carry the heading 'Tax Invoice', the supplier's name, address and 15-digit TRN, the recipient's name, address and TRN where registered, a unique sequential invoice number, the date of issue (and date of supply if different), a line-by-line description with unit price, quantity, VAT rate and amount in AED, any discount, the gross total in AED, and the VAT amount in AED with the exchange rate shown if a foreign currency is used. The generator above lays out every one of these fields so your format is compliant before you replicate it in your accounting system.

A simplified tax invoice is the shorter format allowed when the total consideration for the supply does not exceed AED 10,000, or when the customer is not VAT-registered. Under Article 59 it still needs the words 'Tax Invoice', the supplier's name, address and TRN, a sequential invoice number, the date of issue, a description of the goods or services, the gross amount payable, and the tax amount payable — but it drops the recipient's name, address and TRN and the separate date of supply. For any supply above AED 10,000 to a VAT-registered buyer, you must issue the full tax invoice format instead.

If you invoice in a currency other than AED, UAE VAT invoice requirements still apply: the tax amount payable must be shown in AED and the exchange rate used to convert it must appear on the invoice. Use the Central Bank of the UAE published rate for the date of supply. All other Article 59 fields — TRN, sequential number, description, VAT rate per line — remain mandatory. Showing the AED tax amount lets your recipient claim the correct input VAT and lets the FTA reconcile the return against the invoice.

Yes. Article 59 sets out the data that must be present — it does not regulate the visual design. You can include your company logo, brand colours, custom typography, watermark, signature block, payment terms, bank details and any other commercial information you want, provided the 14 mandatory data points remain clearly visible and legible. Most accounting platforms (Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Tally, Sage) let you upload a logo and adjust the template — the generator above lets you preview the FTA-compliant layout before you replicate it inside your accounting system.

Tax invoices can be issued in English in the UAE — Arabic is not mandatory for most B2B transactions. However, the FTA may request an Arabic translation during an audit, and certain government-facing transactions or specific sector regulations (for example some Ministry of Health or DED procurement contracts) may require bilingual invoices. If your buyer requests Arabic, or you supply to a federal or emirate-level government entity, issue a bilingual invoice — most accounting platforms support a side-by-side Arabic/English layout. The numerical figures, TRN and the words 'Tax Invoice' should appear in both languages where bilingual format is used.

When the buyer is not a registered taxable person — typical for B2C sales, sales to small unregistered businesses, or sales to overseas customers — Article 59 requires a simplified tax invoice rather than a full one. You drop the buyer's name, address and TRN fields, but you still issue a sequential numbered document with your TRN, the supply description, the gross amount, and the VAT amount. The simplified format is also acceptable when the consideration for the supply does not exceed AED 10,000, regardless of whether the buyer is registered. Above AED 10,000 to a non-registered buyer, the full format still applies but the buyer TRN field is left blank or marked Not registered.

Yes. Article 59 permits electronic tax invoices as long as the recipient agrees to receive them electronically, the authenticity of origin can be verified, the integrity of the content is preserved, and the invoice is legible. A standard PDF generated by your accounting platform — or by the generator above and saved via your browser's print-to-PDF function — satisfies these conditions for current VAT-only invoicing. Note that the UAE is rolling out a structured e-invoicing regime in phases through 2026 and 2027, under which invoices will be transmitted through accredited service providers in a defined XML format. PDF invoices will remain acceptable until your business segment is brought into the e-invoicing mandate — once you are in scope, the structured e-invoice supersedes the PDF for VAT-reportable transactions. Velmont Crest provides e-invoicing readiness reviews ahead of the rollout.

Fourteen calendar days from the date of supply. Article 67 of the VAT Decree-Law requires a registrant to issue the tax invoice within 14 days of the date the supply took place — not the date you got paid, and not the end of the month. Businesses running monthly billing cycles need to check that the cycle doesn't push issuance past the 14-day mark for supplies made early in the period. Late issuance is an administrative violation in its own right, separate from any error on the return.

A tax invoice charges VAT on a supply; a tax credit note reverses or reduces VAT already charged on an earlier tax invoice — after a return of goods, a post-sale discount, or a pricing correction. A credit note must reference the original invoice, state the reason for the adjustment, and show the corrected VAT amount. You can't simply issue a fresh invoice with a negative amount or delete the original: the credit-note trail is what the FTA checks when your output tax drops between periods.

It's strongly advisable for B2B invoices. If the buyer TRN printed on a full tax invoice is wrong or inactive, the buyer's input-tax claim can be rejected at audit and the document itself is non-compliant. Verifying the 15-digit number takes seconds and protects both sides — the same applies in reverse when you receive supplier invoices and claim input VAT against them. Use the free TRN verification tool on this site before adding any new counterparty to your invoicing system.

The tax invoice format UAE law prescribes sits in Article 59 of the Executive Regulation of Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 (re-issued as Cabinet Decision No. 100 of 2024). A full tax invoice carries 14 mandatory data points: the words Tax Invoice, supplier name, address and TRN, buyer name, address and TRN where registered, a unique sequential number, date of issue, date of supply where it differs, a per-line description with unit price, quantity and VAT rate, any discount, the gross amount in AED, the VAT amount in AED, and a reverse-charge statement where that applies. The generator on this page lays out all of them.

Yes. VAT is a federal tax, so the same UAE invoice format applies whether you invoice from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah or any other emirate — there is no emirate-level variation in Article 59. What does change is what the free zone or mainland licence lets you sell and whether a supply into or out of a designated zone falls outside the scope of VAT, which affects the VAT rate shown on the line rather than the layout of the document itself.