🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Business finance made simpler in United Arab Emirates
From Abu Dhabi and Dubai to the free zones, UAE businesses use Zivobooks for bilingual invoices, VAT and Corporate Tax workspaces, and preparation for the phased e-invoicing rollout.
Taxes covered
Rules for the Federal Tax Authority (FTA).
Currency
AED
UAE dirham (AED), with invoicing in any currency. Exchange rates: Daily market rates, or the rates you enter. Foreign-currency invoices show the VAT in AED.
Fiscalisation & e-invoicing
Direct submission is only available when an approved connection is enabled for your business.
UAE e-invoicing is being introduced in phases. Direct reporting depends on the live rollout, an FTA-approved Accredited Service Provider and business onboarding. Zivobooks is not itself an ASP.
Popular payment methods
- Bank transfer (IBAN)
- Card machines
- Cheques
- Cash
- Online checkout providers you can connect
- Stripe
- Tap Payments
- PayTabs
- Telr
Payroll
No income tax on salaries. Wage Protection System (WPS) salary files, pension contributions for UAE and GCC nationals and end-of-service gratuity, all posted to the books with each pay run.
Your bank
Import statements from Emirates NBD, FAB, ADCB, Mashreq, Dubai Islamic Bank and others that export a statement file.
What we do and don’t claim
The core product and country tax workspaces are available. Tax rules may need confirmation, and returns must be filed through the authority unless an approved connection is enabled. Rules marked for source review are planning aids and must be checked with the authority before use. A return is only marked Submitted or Accepted after an acknowledgement is recorded.
Zivobooks in United Arab Emirates
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What tax work can I do in United Arab Emirates?
The country tax workspaces shown below help organise records and prepare the tax data supported for your business. Coverage varies by tax type; check the source review status on this page and confirm figures with FTA before filing.
Which currency can I use?
Your base currency is the UAE dirham (AED), with invoicing in any currency. You can also invoice and bank in any other currency, with exchange rates recorded on every transaction.
Is payroll supported?
Yes. No income tax on salaries. Wage Protection System (WPS) salary files, pension contributions for UAE and GCC nationals and end-of-service gratuity, all posted to the books with each pay run. Payroll is on the Business plan and above.
Can I submit returns directly to FTA?
Direct submission to FTA depends on an approved integration being enabled for your business. A prepared return is not filed; use the authority’s channel unless your workspace confirms an acknowledgement.
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