UAE Tax Calculator
Estimate corporate tax, VAT, and natural person tax exposure — live results as you type.
General informational tool only. Simplified UAE tax rules apply. Not legal or financial advice.
Approximate display-only rates. All UAE tax thresholds are applied internally in AED. Non-AED values are indicative conversions only.
| Annual Revenue | — |
| Deductible Expenses | — |
| Taxable Profit | — |
| 0% Threshold Portion (≤ AED 375,000) | — |
| 9% Taxable Portion (> AED 375,000) | — |
| Estimated Corporate Tax | — |
| Effective Tax Rate | — |
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| Registration Status | — |
| Net Amount (excl. VAT) | — |
| VAT Amount | — |
| Gross Amount (incl. VAT) | — |
| Annual Turnover | — |
| Deductible Expenses | — |
| Taxable Profit | — |
| Turnover Threshold Assessment | — |
| 0% Threshold Portion (≤ AED 375,000) | — |
| 9% Taxable Portion (> AED 375,000) | — |
| Estimated Corporate Tax | — |
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How to Use This Calculator
Select your display currency from the Currency dropdown — AED, USD, INR, GBP, or EUR. If using a non-AED currency, expand the Exchange Rate Settings panel at the top of the calculator to enter approximate current rates. All UAE tax thresholds are calculated internally in AED; displayed values are converted for reference only.
Choose your Business Type — Mainland Company or Free Zone Person. Mainland companies follow the standard 0%/9% rate structure. If you select Free Zone Person, an additional question appears asking whether your income qualifies as Qualifying Free Zone Income. Only select "Yes" if you have received qualified legal advice that your entity meets the QFZP conditions.
Enter your Annual Revenue — the total gross revenue from all business activities before any deductions. Do not subtract expenses at this stage. If using a non-AED currency, enter the amount in your chosen currency and the calculator will convert it internally to AED for threshold comparisons.
Enter your Deductible Expenses — allowable business costs that reduce taxable profit. These must be wholly and exclusively for business purposes. Common examples include staff costs, rent, depreciation, professional fees, and direct business costs. Personal expenses are not deductible.
Click "Calculate". The results show your estimated taxable profit split across the 0% threshold portion (up to AED 375,000) and the 9% taxable portion (above AED 375,000), the estimated corporate tax, your effective tax rate, and a profit waterfall chart visualising the breakdown.
Review the Smart Observations panel below the results. This highlights relevant points for your specific scenario — including whether Small Business Relief may apply (revenue under AED 3M), whether a VAT registration obligation may exist, and whether expense levels appear unusually low relative to revenue.
Choose your calculation mode using the toggle at the top of the VAT panel. Select "Check Registration Threshold" to find out whether your business is required or eligible to register for UAE VAT. Select "Calculate VAT Amount" to add or extract VAT from a specific transaction amount.
Select your display currency and confirm the VAT rate. The standard UAE VAT rate is 5% and is pre-filled. You can adjust this field if you need to model a different rate, though most UAE transactions use 5%. Zero-rated and exempt supplies are not modelled in this simplified tool.
For Registration Check mode: enter your total annual taxable supplies — the gross value of all standard-rated and zero-rated supplies made in or from the UAE in the past 12 months (or expected in the next 30 days). The calculator compares this against the AED 187,500 voluntary and AED 375,000 mandatory thresholds and shows your registration position on a visual gauge.
For Calculate VAT Amount mode: enter the transaction amount and select whether it is Exclusive of VAT (net price, before VAT is added) or Inclusive of VAT (gross price, with VAT already embedded). The calculator outputs the net amount, VAT amount, and gross amount, along with a donut chart showing the split.
Click "Calculate" to generate your result. The hero panel displays your registration status or VAT amount prominently. The Smart Observations below highlight compliance steps, invoice requirements, and input VAT recovery considerations relevant to your position.
Note that this tool covers standard-rated supplies only. If your business makes a mix of standard-rated, zero-rated, and exempt supplies, your VAT registration position and input tax recovery calculation will be more complex. Use this as a guide and verify with a qualified UAE VAT adviser.
Select your display currency. As with the other tabs, all AED thresholds are applied internally and non-AED amounts are display conversions only. Expand Exchange Rate Settings if you want to update the approximate rates used for conversion.
Enter your Annual Business Turnover — the total gross revenue from your business activities conducted through a UAE trade licence or other taxable activity. Do not include employment salary, personal investment returns, or rental income from personally held property — these are addressed separately in the activity toggle below.
Enter your Deductible Expenses — the allowable costs of running your business that reduce your taxable profit. For freelancers and sole professionals, this may include home office costs (proportionate), software and equipment, professional subscriptions, and professional indemnity insurance, among other wholly business-related costs.
Select your activity type using the radio buttons. Choose "Yes — licensed / taxable activity" if you are conducting business in the UAE through a trade licence, freelance permit, or other taxable activity. Choose "No — personal / investment only" if your income is exclusively from employment, dividends, personal investments, or rental income from personally held property.
Click "Calculate". The key output is the AED 1,000,000 turnover threshold assessment — which indicates whether your turnover level may be relevant for UAE Corporate Tax registration. The results also show an estimated tax position using the standard 0%/9% rate structure, and a gauge chart comparing your turnover against the AED 1M screening threshold.
Treat the AED 1,000,000 threshold as a registration screening indicator only. If your turnover exceeds this level, the Smart Observations panel will highlight that registration may be required and that incorporation into a company structure may be worth considering. Both actions require qualified UAE legal and tax advice.
Example Scenarios
A Dubai-based trading company wants to understand its UAE Corporate Tax position — specifically how much of its profit falls in the 0% band and how much is subject to 9%.
- Business Type: Mainland Company
- Annual Revenue: AED 1,000,000
- Deductible Expenses: AED 400,000
- Result: AED 375K at 0% / AED 225K at 9% = AED 20,250 tax
A DIFC-licensed professional services firm is exploring whether its income may qualify for the 0% Free Zone rate, and what conditions must be satisfied.
- Business Type: Free Zone Person
- Revenue: AED 2,000,000, Expenses: AED 600,000
- Qualifying FZ Income: Yes — income qualifies
- Result: Indicatively AED 0 — conditions warning displayed
A Dubai retailer whose annual taxable supplies have grown to AED 450,000 wants to confirm whether UAE VAT registration is now mandatory and what to do next.
- Mode: Check Registration Threshold
- Annual Taxable Supplies: AED 450,000
- VAT Rate: 5%
- Result: Mandatory registration threshold reached
An independent IT consultant licensed in Dubai with AED 1.5M turnover wants to know whether UAE Corporate Tax registration applies and what the estimated liability looks like.
- Annual Turnover: AED 1,500,000
- Deductible Expenses: AED 400,000
- Activity: Yes — licensed / taxable activity
- Result: Above AED 1M — registration may be required
Key Terms Explained
- Taxable Profit Corporate Tax
- Annual revenue minus allowable deductible expenses. If negative, it is treated as zero for tax purposes in this simplified tool. UAE Corporate Tax applies to taxable profit, not gross revenue — making deductible expenses a critical input.
- Nil-Rate Band Corporate Tax
- The first AED 375,000 of taxable profit in each tax period is subject to 0% UAE Corporate Tax. Only the profit above this threshold is taxed at 9%. The calculator shows the exact split between these two bands in the Profit Breakdown bar.
- Effective Tax Rate Corporate Tax
- The estimated corporate tax payable as a percentage of total revenue (not taxable profit). Because the nil-rate band absorbs the first AED 375,000 of profit, effective rates are typically well below the 9% headline rate — especially for smaller businesses.
- Qualifying Free Zone Person Corporate Tax
- A Free Zone entity that meets all the legal conditions under UAE Corporate Tax Law to access a 0% rate on qualifying income. Conditions include adequate economic substance, the qualifying income test, the de minimis non-qualifying revenue threshold, a timely election, and ongoing compliance. Not all Free Zone companies qualify.
- Small Business Relief Corporate Tax
- An elective relief that allows businesses with revenue not exceeding AED 3,000,000 to treat taxable income as zero for an eligible tax period. It must be elected — it is not automatic. Certain exclusions apply. Available for tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2026 under current rules.
- Mandatory VAT Registration VAT
- Businesses whose annual taxable supplies in the UAE meet or exceed AED 375,000 are legally required to register for UAE VAT. Late registration attracts penalties from the Federal Tax Authority. Registration must be completed before continuing to make taxable supplies above this threshold.
- Voluntary VAT Registration VAT
- Businesses whose annual taxable supplies are between AED 187,500 and AED 375,000 may choose to register for VAT voluntarily. This allows them to reclaim input VAT on business costs — which can be advantageous if they have significant VAT-able expenses or if their customers are VAT-registered businesses.
- Input VAT / Output VAT VAT
- Output VAT is the VAT you charge to your customers on taxable supplies. Input VAT is the VAT you pay on your own business purchases. A VAT-registered business pays the net difference (output minus input) to the Federal Tax Authority on each VAT return period.
- AED 1M Turnover Threshold Natural Person
- Natural persons conducting business in the UAE through a licence or taxable activity must register for UAE Corporate Tax once annual business turnover exceeds AED 1,000,000. This is a registration trigger only — actual tax liability depends on taxable profit, which may be nil or modest once expenses are deducted.
- Outside Scope (Natural Person) Natural Person
- Employment income, personal investment returns (dividends, capital gains), and income from real estate held in a personal capacity are generally outside the scope of UAE Corporate Tax for natural persons. Only income from business activities conducted through a trade licence or taxable activity is potentially within scope.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Maintaining adequate economic substance in the Free Zone
- Satisfying the qualifying income test under UAE Corporate Tax Law
- Ensuring non-qualifying revenue does not exceed the de minimis limit (the lower of 5% of total revenue or AED 5 million)
- Making a timely election in the tax return
- Maintaining ongoing compliance with all UAE Corporate Tax obligations
Assumptions and Limitations
- All three calculator tabs produce indicative estimates only, based on simplified UAE tax rules. Results do not account for the full complexity of UAE Corporate Tax Law, UAE VAT Law, or their associated executive regulations and Cabinet decisions.
- Corporate Tax calculations assume a single taxable person with no tax group consolidation, no carry-forward losses from prior periods, no transfer pricing adjustments, and no exempt income other than the standard nil-rate band. Real-world tax positions may differ materially from these estimates.
- Free Zone results are indicative only. The 0% Qualifying Free Zone Person treatment requires a formal legal assessment of substance, qualifying income, de minimis thresholds, election timing, and compliance. The calculator flags the conditions but cannot determine eligibility — this requires qualified UAE tax advice.
- VAT calculations cover standard-rated supplies only at the entered rate. Zero-rated supplies, exempt supplies, partially exempt businesses, non-resident VAT registration rules, and VAT group registration are not modelled. Your actual VAT registration obligation and input tax recovery position may differ.
- Natural person threshold assessments use the AED 1,000,000 turnover figure as a simplified screening indicator only. The actual definition of what constitutes a business activity for a natural person, and which income streams are included in the threshold calculation, involves legal interpretation beyond the scope of this tool.
- Exchange rate conversions (USD, INR, GBP, EUR) are approximate display conversions using the rates entered in the Exchange Rate Settings panel. All UAE tax thresholds are applied in AED. Non-AED displayed values are for reference only.
- UAE tax law is subject to change through Cabinet decisions, Federal Tax Authority guidance, and OECD Pillar Two implementation. Thresholds, rates, and conditions referenced in this tool reflect the legislation as understood at the time of publication.
Dubai Tax and Property provides this calculator for research and educational purposes only. Always verify results with a qualified UAE tax adviser, licensed tax agent, or the Federal Tax Authority before making any compliance, registration, or structuring decision.