Region profile
5% VAT across the Gulf,
one set of books.
Compliant Tax Invoices with both TRNs, FTA and NBR VAT returns, and billing in dirhams, riyals, and dinars. The UAE and Bahrain at 5%, Qatar handled as no-VAT today.
5% VAT, done properly
A compliant Tax Invoice, with both TRNs on it.
The UAE and Bahrain both apply VAT at a standard rate of 5%, with zero-rated and exempt categories alongside it. A valid document is a Tax Invoice, and it has to carry your Tax Registration Number, your customer's TRN where they are registered, and the tax shown as its own line. Vinance builds that document for you, applies 5% to standard-rated supplies, keeps exports and designated-zone supplies zero-rated, and posts the VAT to a control account rather than into revenue.
- Standard 5%, zero-rated, and exempt treatments per line
- Tax Invoice layout with your TRN and the customer's TRN
- Exports and designated-zone supplies kept zero-rated
- Reverse charge on imported services, where it applies
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The UAE and Bahrain apply 5% VAT. Vinance labels the document a Tax Invoice, shows both parties' TRN, and keeps zero-rated exports separate.
A return the FTA recognizes
Output less input, laid out for the Federal Tax Authority.
Because every taxed line posts to the ledger, your VAT return is a live report rather than a quarter-end rebuild. Vinance separates standard-rated from zero-rated and exempt supplies, nets recoverable input VAT against output VAT, and presents the figures in the shape the UAE Federal Tax Authority asks for. Bahrain's National Bureau for Revenue follows the same 5% model, and Vinance keeps each registration's numbers apart.
- Standard, zero-rated, and exempt supplies broken out
- Recoverable input VAT netted against output VAT
- Separate returns per registration for UAE and Bahrain
- Every figure drills to the transactions behind it
Trading across the Gulf
Dirhams, riyals, and dinars on one set of books.
Meridian Trading Co. bills in dirhams in Dubai, in dinars in Manama, and quotes some Doha work in riyals. Qatar has not yet introduced VAT, so those supplies come through untaxed while the UAE and Bahrain lines carry 5%. Vinance handles the three currencies together, shows each customer a document in the currency they expect, and keeps your accounts in one base while tracking the FX behind every open balance.
- AED, QAR, and BHD invoicing on one ledger
- UAE and Bahrain at 5%, Qatar handled as no-VAT today
- BHD shown to three decimals, AED and QAR to two
- FX on open balances tracked and revalued at period end
What the Gulf profile sets up
Pick your market, and this follows onto every document.
One choice configures the VAT rules, the currency and its decimals, the return layout, and the invoice format each authority expects.
Jurisdictions
The UAE under the Federal Tax Authority, Bahrain under the National Bureau for Revenue, and Qatar, which has not yet introduced VAT. Set your registrations and Vinance keeps each one's numbers apart.
Tax regime
Value Added Tax at 5% in the UAE and Bahrain, with zero-rated, exempt, and reverse-charge treatments. Qatar is handled as a no-VAT market until it introduces one.
Currency
Emirati dirham, Qatari riyal, or Bahraini dinar as your base. AED and QAR shown to two decimals, BHD to three, with each customer billed in the currency they expect.
Tax reports
A VAT return in the FTA shape for the UAE and the NBR shape for Bahrain, splitting standard, zero-rated, and exempt supplies and netting recoverable input VAT, built live from the ledger.
Compliance
Tax Invoice documents with both parties' TRN and IFRS-style statements. E-invoicing to the FTA is planned and emerging across the Gulf; Vinance is being built to follow the mandates as they take effect.
Language & format
English and Arabic, with a right-to-left layout and Arabic tax-invoice wording when you choose it, plus DD/MM/YYYY dates and Gulf currency formatting on every document.
Frequently asked questions
What VAT rate applies in the UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain?
The UAE and Bahrain both apply VAT at a standard rate of 5%, with zero-rated and exempt categories. Qatar has not yet introduced VAT, so Vinance handles Qatari supplies as no-VAT until a regime takes effect.
Does Vinance produce a compliant Tax Invoice?
Yes. Vinance labels the document a Tax Invoice, shows your Tax Registration Number and the customer's TRN where they are registered, and presents the VAT as its own line, which is what the UAE and Bahrain require.
Can Vinance file my VAT return with the FTA?
Vinance builds your VAT return live in the shape the UAE Federal Tax Authority asks for, and the same for Bahrain's National Bureau for Revenue, splitting standard, zero-rated, and exempt supplies and netting input VAT. You review the figures and submit through the authority's portal.
Does Vinance support Gulf e-invoicing?
E-invoicing is planned and emerging across the Gulf, with mandates arriving in stages. Vinance is being built to follow the FTA direction and the wider regional rollout as each requirement takes effect. It is not a shipped feature today.
Can I invoice in dirhams, riyals, and dinars together?
Yes. Vinance handles AED, QAR, and BHD on one ledger, shows AED and QAR to two decimals and BHD to three, and bills each customer in their currency while your accounts stay in one base. See multi-currency & tax.
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