UAE VAT and the VAT 201 worksheet
The UAE tax codes and the VAT 201 worksheet, box by box.
Updated Nov 10, 2026
# UAE VAT and the VAT 201 worksheet
Tax codes. Install the UAE set: standard rated 5%, zero-rated, zero-rated export, exempt, out of scope, reverse charge, and designated zone supplies.
The worksheet. Gulf pack > VAT returns > UAE VAT 201 lists the boxes of the Federal Tax Authority form. Standard-rated sales are split over rows 1a Abu Dhabi to 1g Fujairah by the emirate in the customer's address; a sale whose address names no emirate goes under the emirate you set in Settings. Zero-rated sales are box 4, exempt box 5, and reverse charge purchases appear in box 3 (VAT due) and box 10 (VAT you can claim). Boxes 2, 6 and 7 and the adjustment columns are for you to enter.
Box 12 is the VAT due, box 13 the VAT you can claim, and box 14 the difference to pay or recover.
Free zone or mainland. Set it in Settings. It does not change VAT codes; it appears on the corporate tax working.
Check every figure against your records before you copy it into your own return.