Tax code per line
Standard 5%, zero-rated, exempt, out-of-scope or reverse-charge — set per item or per line, defaulted from the item master.
UAE VAT, from tax invoice to VAT201, without the spreadsheet
Every sale, purchase, credit note and reverse-charge entry is tagged with the right VAT code the moment it is posted. When the quarter closes, Zeyto produces a box-by-box VAT201 worksheet and every underlying register the FTA might ask for — running on your own PC, offline, on your own PostgreSQL database.
Built for the FTA rulebook
UAE VAT is native, not bolted on
Zeyto was designed from the first commit around Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017, the Executive Regulations, and the FTA VAT return format. There is no separate VAT module to enable, no country pack to configure, no third-party add-on to reconcile.
Every chart-of-accounts template ships with the standard UAE VAT control accounts — Output VAT Payable, Input VAT Recoverable, Reverse-Charge Output, Reverse-Charge Input and VAT Suspense. Every tax code your business will ever need is present out of the box: 5% standard-rated, 0% zero-rated, exempt, out-of-scope, and reverse-charge on services, GCC B2B, gold and imports. The moment you post a sales invoice or record a supplier bill, Zeyto writes the double-entry, updates the correct VAT box, and stamps the transaction with the emirate of supply so the VAT201 Box 1 split lines up without any month-end reclassification.
Captured on every transaction
What Zeyto records the moment you save a document
Emirate of supply
Standard-rated sales carry the emirate flag needed for VAT201 Box 1a–1g. Defaulted from customer, override per invoice.
Customer and supplier TRN
Validated 15-digit format, stored on the party master, printed on every tax invoice.
Place of supply
Goods, services, telecom, real estate, transport — each classified per the Executive Regulations so exports and out-of-scope entries land in the right box.
Date of supply
Captured separately from invoice date, because the FTA uses supply date for period assignment.
Reverse-charge marker
Auto-set on imports of services, GCC B2B, and gold; generates matching output and input VAT entries in one post.
Currency and FX rate
Foreign-currency invoices are booked at the AED equivalent using the Central Bank rate of the invoice date, stored alongside the original figure.
Adjustment reason
Bad debt relief, contract variation, discount after supply — each with its own reason code so the VAT201 adjustments row is fully explainable.
Your quarterly rhythm
From day one of the period to VAT201 filed
1
Day 1–end
Sales invoices, POS receipts, purchase bills, credit notes, van-sales rounds and expense entries all carry the right VAT code the moment they are saved. No period-end reclassification, no VAT journal to write.
2
Period close
Run the VAT reconciliation report — it matches Output VAT balance to sales register, Input VAT balance to purchase register, and flags any transaction posted without a tax code or with a code that contradicts the party master.
3
Open the return worksheet
The VAT Return Worksheet reproduces the FTA VAT201 form line by line: standard-rated sales split by emirate (1a–1g), zero-rated, exempt, RCM in and out, capital-asset adjustments, and imports pre-populated from your customs declarations.
4
Drill and verify
Click any box to see the underlying transactions. Filter by emirate, by tax code, by party, by date. Every AED in every box traces back to the source document.
5
Export and file
Export the worksheet to PDF or Excel and key the figures into EmaraTax, or use the box-by-box view to transcribe directly. Attach the export to the return period record for the audit trail.
6
Lock the period
Once filed, lock the VAT period. Any subsequent adjustment must be posted to an open period with an FTA-compliant reason code, keeping historical returns immutable.
Reverse-charge
RCM without the manual journal
Reverse-charge VAT is where hand-kept spreadsheets and generic accounting software leak the most. Zeyto builds RCM into the transaction itself.
Zeyto Edgelocal
Every FTA tax invoice type
Invoice templates that already comply
receipt
Full tax invoice
For B2B supplies at or above AED 10,000, or any B2B where the customer is VAT-registered. Carries all 15 mandatory fields.
printer
Simplified tax invoice
For B2C or B2B below AED 10,000 to unregistered customers. Reduced field set, same VAT accuracy.
undo
Tax credit note
For post-supply price reductions, returns and cancellations. References the original invoice and reverses only the affected VAT.
list
Summary tax invoice
One invoice covering multiple deliveries in a period to the same customer, with the itemised breakdown attached.
handshake
Recipient-created tax invoice
Where the recipient issues the tax invoice on the supplier's behalf under a written agreement — supported with the required consent record.
swap
Self-billed RCM voucher
For imports of services under reverse-charge, produced as the mandatory self-account tax invoice with both output and input entries.
Every mandatory field, every time
What a Zeyto tax invoice always carries
- The words "Tax Invoice" clearly displayed
- Sequential tax invoice number, unique within the company and financial year
- Date of issue and, where different, date of supply
- Supplier legal name, address and 15-digit TRN
- Recipient name, address and TRN where the recipient is registered
- Description of goods or services supplied, per line
- Unit price exclusive of VAT, quantity, line discount and net line amount
- VAT rate applied per line and total VAT charged per rate
- Gross amount payable, in AED, with amount-in-words
- Currency and exchange rate when the invoice is in a currency other than AED, with the AED equivalent shown
- Arabic script for legally required fields where applicable, alongside the English
- Reference to the original invoice on every credit note
- Digital signature and QR code payload ready for the 2027 e-invoicing mandate
Head to head
How Zeyto's UAE VAT stack lines up
| Capability | Zeyto | Tally Prime | Zoho Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTA VAT201 worksheet, box-by-box | Built in | Manual mapping via reports | Built in |
| Emirate-wise split of standard-rated sales (Box 1a–1g) | Automatic per invoice | Manual voucher class per emirate | Automatic |
| Reverse-charge auto-posting on imports of services | One flag on the supplier | Manual journal per invoice | Automatic |
| Bilingual English–Arabic tax invoice with RTL layout | Native | Requires template work | Requires template work |
| Works fully offline — issue invoices during an internet outage | Yes, indefinitely | Yes, on the desktop edition | No — cloud-only |
| Business data lives on your own PC or LAN | Yes, PostgreSQL on your machine | Yes | No — vendor's servers |
| Period lock after filing, with audit-trailed reopen | Built in | Company-level lock only | Built in |
| Ready for the 2026–27 Peppol e-invoicing mandate | Roadmap committed with ASP integration | Vendor announcement pending | Vendor announcement pending |
Comparison is based on publicly documented capabilities of each product's UAE-market edition as of publication. Feature parity changes; verify with each vendor before deciding.
Peppol 5-corner e-invoicing, on schedule
The UAE Ministry of Finance has confirmed a phased rollout of mandatory B2B and B2G e-invoicing using the Peppol 5-corner model, with the first wave in 2026 and broader coverage in 2027. Zeyto's invoice engine already emits structured invoice data that maps to the PINT AE UBL 2.1 profile, and the accredited service provider (ASP) connector will ship in the offline binary so no cloud dependency is introduced. Every historical invoice in your database will remain re-issueable in the new format.
FAQ
Straight answers
How do I file a VAT return in the UAE using Zeyto?
You post your sales, purchases, credit notes and reverse-charge entries as normal through the period. At period end you open the VAT Return Worksheet in Zeyto, which reproduces the FTA VAT201 form box by box — standard-rated sales split by emirate, zero-rated, exempt, reverse-charge in and out, capital-asset adjustments and imports. You review each figure by clicking through to the underlying transactions, then transcribe the numbers into EmaraTax, the FTA's online portal. Zeyto does not submit the return for you — under current FTA rules the taxable person keys and confirms the return in EmaraTax — but it produces every figure you will need, and stores the worksheet as evidence for the audit trail.
Does Zeyto generate an FTA-ready VAT worksheet?
Yes. The VAT Return Worksheet in Zeyto is laid out in the same order as the FTA VAT201 form: Box 1a to 1g for standard-rated supplies split by emirate, Box 2 for tax refunds to tourists, Box 3 for supplies under reverse-charge, Box 4 for zero-rated, Box 5 for exempt, Box 6 and 7 for goods and services imported, Box 8 for standard-rated expenses, Box 9 for supplies subject to reverse-charge recoverable, and the adjustments and net VAT payable rows. Every figure drills down to the source documents in a single click.
How does Zeyto handle reverse-charge on imports of services and goods?
You flag either the supplier master or the individual invoice line as reverse-charge. On save, Zeyto posts the invoice at the net amount and simultaneously writes matching Output VAT Payable (RCM) and Input VAT Recoverable (RCM) entries at 5%, so the return-period effect is nil where the input is fully recoverable and the FTA reporting boxes are populated correctly. For imports of goods that clear through UAE customs, Zeyto can also import a Dubai Customs CSV to pre-populate Box 6 with the customs-declared values.
Can I correct a VAT return after filing with Zeyto?
Yes, and the correction path depends on the size of the error. Under FTA rules, errors of AED 10,000 or less are corrected in the next VAT return period; larger errors require a voluntary disclosure through EmaraTax within 20 business days of discovery. In Zeyto, filed periods are locked, so any adjusting entry posts to the current open period with a reason code — bad debt relief, contract variation, error correction — and the VAT worksheet for the current period shows the adjustment separately on the adjustments line, giving you the exact figure to disclose.
Does Zeyto split standard-rated sales by emirate for VAT201 Box 1?
Yes. Every customer master carries a default emirate of supply, and every sales invoice, POS receipt and van-sales invoice records the emirate at the transaction level so it can be overridden per invoice where the place of supply differs. The VAT worksheet then produces the seven separate rows the FTA asks for — Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah — with the totals summing exactly to your standard-rated sales figure.
Is Zeyto ready for the 2026–27 UAE e-invoicing mandate?
Zeyto's invoice engine already emits the structured data needed to build a UAE Peppol PINT invoice in UBL 2.1, and the accredited service provider connector is on the committed roadmap for the phased mandate that begins in 2026 and broadens in 2027. Because Zeyto is offline-first, the ASP integration is packaged inside the local binary so your books do not move to the cloud — the ERP dispatches the invoice through the ASP over an outbound HTTPS call, keeping your primary data on your own PostgreSQL database.
See a UAE VAT return built in front of you
Book a 30-minute walkthrough with an Emeron consultant. We will post a full quarter of sales, purchases and RCM entries, then generate the VAT201 worksheet live — using your chart of accounts if you send it in advance.