United Arab Emirates Tax Codes

Tax codes determine how much tax is charged on each transaction line item. For NetSuite to calculate correct values on transaction records and tax reports, make sure that the tax codes for the United Arab Emirates are set up correctly.

For more information on tax codes, see Tax Code Properties and Creating Tax Codes.

Tax Code Provisioning for United Arab Emirates

To benefit from the automatic tax code provisioning feature, you must first install the International Tax Reports SuiteApp (Bundle ID: 43003) in your account before you create subsidiaries.

For more information on how to install the International Tax Reports SuiteApp, see Installing and Setting Up International Tax Reports.

If the United Arab Emirates subsidiary and nexus have already been created before the SuiteApp is installed, you can create the United Arab Emirates tax codes by running the Create Tax Code SS script.

Important:

To run the Create Tax Code SS script, you need to have an Administrator role.

To create tax codes for United Arab Emirates using a script:

  1. Go to Customization > Scripting > Script Deployments.

  2. On the Script Deployments page, click the Edit link next to the Create Tax Code SS (customdeploy_create_taxcodes_ss) script.

  3. On the Parameters subtab, select the United Arab Emirates in the Tax Code Nexus field.

  4. Click Save and Execute in the Save button dropdown menu.

    Important:

    If you already have created tax codes in the UAE subsidiary, the script will check for duplicates, and will not provision or overwrite the existing tax code.

After performing these steps, the tax codes for the United Arab Emirates are automatically created. To check and view the United Arab Emirates tax codes, go to Setup > Accounting > Tax Codes.

Tax Code Table for the United Arab Emirates

The tax code names or letters presented in the table are suggested names or default system preferences. You can rename the tax codes. Tax reports identify transactions by looking at the tax code properties, not the tax code names.

On the Tax Code page, check the boxes of the properties that apply to the tax code.

Important:

If the tax code is to be used for Intra GCC trading, you must check the GCC Member State box on the Tax Code page

For more information about tax code properties, see Tax Code Properties.

Tax Code

Description

Property

Rate

Notional Rate

Available On

EX- UAE

Zero Rate - Exports

Exports

0%

Sales

IMG- UAE

Standard Rate - Imports (Goods)

Imports

5%

Purchases

IMS-UAE

Standard Rate - Imports (Services)

Imports

Reverse Charge Code

Applies to Service items

0%

IMG-UAE

Purchases

IMZ-UAE

Zero Rate - Imports (Goods and services)

Imports

Reverse Charge Code

0%

IMG-UAE

Purchases

No_Tax-UAE

Out of Scope

Exclude from VAT Reports

0%

RCP-UAE

Reverse Charge - Purchases

Reverse Charge

0%

S-UAE

Purchases

RCS-UAE

Reverse Charge - Sales

Reverse Charge

0%

Sales

S-UAE

Standard Rate - Domestic

5%

Both (Sales and Purchases)

X-UAE

Exempt

0%

Both (Sales and Purchases)

Z-UAE

Zero Rate - Domestic

0%

Both (Sales and Purchases)

ZS-GCC

Sales to tax registered customers in GCC states

GCC State - Checked by default

Reverse Charge Code - Checked

0%

S-UAE

Sales

For more information about Setting Tax Preferences and Setting Up Tax Periods, see Setting Tax Preferences and Setting Up Tax Periods.

Related Topics

Tax Accounting Overview
Enabling and Setting Up Taxation Features
Managing Tax Codes
United Arab Emirates Tax Codes
VAT and GST Reporting Overview

General Notices