Prepare the UAE VAT Return (VAT 201)

Before you start

• Confirm every invoice, credit note, bill and cash purchase of the period. The return only counts posted documents.
• Your taxes must be set up with the right rate and name (for example UAE VAT 5%). See Taxes and VAT rates.
• Run the Tax Report first if you want to check the lines behind the boxes.

Steps

1. Open Accounting > Reports and choose VAT Return (VAT 201) under Tax.
2. Type the From and To dates of your return period (for example a quarter) and press Tab after each.
3. Check Emirate. Standard-rated sales go into box 1a to 1g according to the emirate. It starts on Dubai: click the box to choose another one.
4. Read the sales boxes. 1a to 1g are standard-rated supplies by emirate, 3 the reverse-charge supplies, 4 zero-rated supplies, 5 exempt supplies, 6 and 7 imports. Totals (supplies) in box 8 adds them up, with the VAT amount beside it.
5. Read the purchase boxes. 9 is standard-rated expenses and 10 the reverse-charge expenses you can recover. 11 adds them up. Box 12 is the tax due for the period, box 13 the tax you can recover, and box 14 the difference. A negative figure in box 14 means the tax is repayable to you.
6. Scroll to the bottom. How each tax was classified shows which box each of your taxes went into, by its rate and name. Check it before you file.
7. Click Export and choose PDF or Excel to keep a copy of the return with your filing.

What happens next

Keep the exported file with the Tax Report for the same dates.