UAE VAT Calculator (5%)

Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017. Switch between adding VAT to a net price (exclusive) or extracting VAT from a gross price (inclusive).

Inputs

Amount

AED

Amount type

Result

VAT to add

AED 50

Net + 5% = gross

Breakdown

Net amount (ex-VAT)AED 1,000

VAT @ 5%AED 50

Gross amount (incl. VAT)AED 1,050

UAE VAT was introduced 1 January 2018 at a standard rate of 5%. Certain goods/services are zero-rated or exempt (e.g. exports outside GCC, certain healthcare and education). Verify treatment for your specific transaction with the FTA (tax.gov.ae).

Same deterministic math runs as a Python package, an MCP server for AI agents, and on this page. No API keys, no network — pure stdlib.

$ pip install calcnook $ uvx calcnook-mcp

>>> from calcnook.countries.ae.vat import calculate
>>> r = calculate(1000, is_inclusive=False)
>>> r.vat_amount, r.gross_amount
(50.0, 1050.0)