Countries · Gulf (GCC)
Accounting, invoicing & POS software for the UAE.
Dubai trading companies, Abu Dhabi contractors, Sharjah workshops, and café groups across the Emirates run on the same platform: 5% VAT split on every posting, a VAT 201 return report built from your own books, and documents that read in Arabic and English on one page.
- 5% and zero-rated VAT ready on day one
- VAT 201 return report from your postings
- TRN on every invoice; Arabic–English documents
- Branches from Deira to Al Ain, staff see only theirs
Workspace settings
AE- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Base currency
- AED · UAE dirham
- VAT
- 5% · 0%
- Registration
- TRN
- Languages
- Arabic and English
Chosen once at setup. Rates, labels, currency, and financial year stay editable — a new rate is a setting, not an upgrade.
Out of the box
What ships for the UAE.
These are the defaults the workspace starts with when you pick the country. Every one of them is a setting you can change.
| Setting | Default for United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Tax regime | VAT, with inclusive or exclusive pricing per business, and tax split to its own ledger on every posting. |
| Shipped rates |
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| On documents | Your TRN and business details on every invoice, quotation, receipt, and voucher. |
| Currency | UAE dirham (AED) as the home currency, with the right number of decimals on every document and in the books. |
| Languages | Workspace in Arabic and English, with right-to-left layout in Arabic and paired Arabic–English labels on printed documents. |
| Financial year | Most companies close on the calendar year; set yours to match your licence and corporate-tax period. |
Why it fits here
Built for how business runs in the UAE.
Flowyana is VAT accounting software for UAE businesses that want their books, invoicing, stock, and payroll in one place. Every sale, purchase bill, expense, and POS settlement posts a balanced entry with 5% VAT on its own ledger, and the VAT 201 return report reads straight from those postings: standard-rated supplies, reverse-charge supplies, zero-rated and exempt supplies, and recoverable VAT on expenses. You review the figures and file them on EmaraTax yourself or through your tax agent.
The return report fills the boxes your books can feed. Imports declared through customs (box 6) and some adjustments come from outside the ledger, so the report leaves them to you rather than guessing. Reverse charge on services bought from abroad posts the VAT you owe and the VAT you recover in the same entry. Tax is chosen by place of supply, and any override is recorded with who made it and why.
Multi-branch is the norm rather than the exception: a showroom in Dubai, a warehouse in Jebel Ali, a counter in Abu Dhabi. Each branch keeps its own documents, cash sessions, and staff, who see only their branch, while the owner reads one set of books. Bank reconciliation imports your bank statement and suggests matches, and close and lock dates protect a VAT quarter once it is filed.
Books and documents are kept in one home currency, the dirham for most UAE companies; invoicing in several currencies is not available yet. With e-invoicing arriving from 2027, the useful preparation today is clean, structured, VAT-split invoices with your TRN on every one, so whichever accredited provider you appoint has accurate records to send.
Compliance, stated plainly
E-invoicing and filing in the UAE
UAE VAT is 5%, filed on the VAT 201 return through the FTA’s EmaraTax portal, and VAT records must be kept for at least five years. E-invoicing follows Ministerial Decisions 243 and 244 of 2025 and the Ministry of Finance guidelines of February 2026, using the PINT-AE electronic format for business-to-business and business-to-government invoices; sales to consumers are not currently in scope. A voluntary pilot opened on 1 July 2026. Businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or more must appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 30 October 2026 and issue e-invoices from 1 January 2027; all other businesses appoint one by 31 March 2027 and go live from 1 July 2027, and government entities from 1 October 2027. Invoices travel through that accredited provider, not directly from your accounting software.
Source: Ministry of Finance and Federal Tax Authority (FTA), as of October 2026.
What Flowyana does — and does not — claim
- Does: posts VAT to its own ledger on every sale, purchase, expense, and POS settlement; keeps a tax summary that agrees with the ledger; puts your TRN on every document; locks closed periods.
- Does not: claim certified integration with any e-invoicing or filing platform. Get any vendor’s status in writing before you buy — including ours — and let your accountant confirm what and when you must file.
Common in this market
The businesses we see most in the UAE.
Each industry has its own page with the module set, the workflow, and the automation that fits it — and each buys only the modules it runs.
Trading & distribution
Free-zone and mainland traders sell on credit terms from several warehouses, with landed costs on imports.
See the setup →Restaurants & cafés
Floors, KOT stations, and VAT-inclusive menu pricing with the tax still split in the books.
See the setup →Retail & supermarkets
Barcode-fast tills that keep selling when the connection drops, with stock counted per branch.
See the setup →Property & equipment rentals
Units, availability, hand-over, and return — with invoices on the same books.
See the setup →Contractors & maintenance
Job cards with a name on them, tickets, and invoicing from the same client record.
See the setup →Agencies & consultancies
Pipeline to project to invoice, with a live P&L.
See the setup →Questions
Flowyana in the UAE, answered.
Is Flowyana VAT accounting software for the UAE?
Yes. The UAE profile ships with 5% standard and 0% zero-rated VAT, exempt and reverse-charge handling, the TRN label for documents, and tax-inclusive or exclusive pricing. Every sale, purchase, expense, and POS settlement posts its VAT to its own ledger, and the tax reports read from those postings.
Does it prepare the VAT 201 return?
It gives you a VAT 201 return report laid out box by box from your own postings, for the quarter you choose. Boxes the books cannot know, such as imports declared through customs, are left for you to enter. You then file on EmaraTax yourself or through your tax agent.
Is Flowyana FTA-accredited accounting software?
We do not claim FTA accreditation. Check the FTA’s current register before relying on any vendor’s claim, including ours. Flowyana keeps the records the return and an audit need: VAT-split documents with your TRN, a full audit trail, and lock dates on filed periods.
Will Flowyana issue e-invoices under the 2027 mandate?
We do not claim e-invoicing integration or Accredited Service Provider status today. As of October 2026, e-invoices must travel through an accredited provider you appoint, phased from January 2027. Confirm any vendor’s readiness in writing, including ours. Your invoices are already structured, VAT-split records, which is what any e-invoicing route builds on.
What makes it good VAT software for a Dubai business with several branches?
Each branch keeps its own documents, cash sessions, stock, and staff, and the VAT reports read per branch or for the whole company. Staff see only their branch; the owner sees everything.
Can our invoices be in Arabic and English?
Yes. Document templates print paired Arabic and English labels on one page, and the workspace itself runs right-to-left in Arabic for staff who prefer it.
Can we invoice in dollars or euros?
Not yet. Each workspace keeps its books and documents in one home currency, usually the dirham. If you need to issue invoices in several currencies, tell us before you buy.
How long must we keep VAT records, and does Flowyana keep them?
UAE VAT records must be kept for at least five years as of October 2026. Your documents, postings, and audit trail stay in your workspace, and you can export reports to Excel, CSV, or PDF whenever your accountant or the FTA asks.
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See Flowyana set up for the UAE.
Tell us what you sell and how many branches you run in the UAE. We’ll set the workspace up with your VAT rates, currency, and documents, walk you through it live, and recommend the plan that fits.