Tax invoice template UAE: fields and layout

These are the particulars the regulation requires on a full tax invoice. The 14-day rule also applies: the invoice should be issued within 14 days of the date of supply.

• The words "Tax Invoice" displayed clearly
• Supplier name, address and Tax Registration Number (TRN)
• Recipient name, address and TRN where the recipient is registered
• A unique, sequential invoice number
• Date of issue, and date of supply if different
• Description of the goods or services
• For each line: unit price, quantity, VAT rate and amount payable
• Any discount offered
• Gross amount payable and the VAT amount, shown in AED
• The exchange rate used, where the invoice is in another currency
• A statement that the recipient accounts for VAT, where reverse charge applies

Put the supplier block and the "Tax Invoice" heading at the top, with your TRN beside your trade licence number. Customer details and the invoice number and dates go directly underneath, then the line table. Keep VAT rate and VAT amount as their own columns. Totals sit bottom right in this order: net, discount, VAT, gross. Bank details and payment terms go at the foot.

Here is how a completed invoice from an Abu Dhabi facilities company would read.

• Heading: Tax Invoice
• Supplier: Gulf Shore Facilities LLC, Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, TRN 100XXXXXXXXX003
• Customer: Al Noor Clinics LLC, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, TRN 100XXXXXXXXX007
• Invoice INV-2026-0418, issued 4 November 2026, supply period October 2026
• Line 1: monthly cleaning contract, 1 × AED 14,000, VAT 5%, VAT AED 700.00
• Line 2: deep clean of two theatres, 2 × AED 1,850, VAT 5%, VAT AED 185.00
• Net AED 17,700.00, VAT AED 885.00, total due AED 18,585.00, payment within 30 days

HelloBooks builds each tax invoice from records you keep once: your TRN and address, the customer's TRN, and items with a default VAT treatment. Tell the AI agent "invoice Al Noor for October cleaning plus two theatre deep cleans" and it drafts the invoice with the right lines, numbering and totals for you to approve and send.

The rules are evolving. Cabinet Decision No. 100 of 2025 amended Articles 59 and 60 to prepare for e-invoicing, including the treatment of simplified tax invoices, so confirm the current position with the FTA or your tax agent. If you need your own invoice layout or extra fields such as a PO reference, the team can configure it after a call at /book-a-demo.