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SimpleERP for United Arab Emirates

Simple ERP for small businesses in the UAE

Invoices with VAT worked out, stock, books, payroll and your team in one login, set up for the UAE from the first screen.

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In short

SimpleERP is simple ERP software for small businesses in the UAE. Choose United Arab Emirates at sign-up and it sets up VAT, your TRN, AED, a January financial year and local payroll components.

Illustration of tax invoice INV-2026-0213 to Northside Retail with VAT 5% and the amount in words.

What you get on day one

Pick United Arab Emirates when you create the business. Everything below is seeded for you and editable in Settings.

  • VAT rates seeded. VAT 5%, VAT 0% (zero-rated) and Exempt, with VAT 5% as the default.
  • Tax Invoice with your TRN. The TRN is checked for format when you enter it and printed on every invoice.
  • AED amounts, DD/MM/YYYY dates. A total prints as AED 1,250,000.00, in words as dirhams and fils.
  • A January to December financial year. Numbering runs per year: the first invoice is INV-2026-0001.
  • Payroll components ready. Basic salary, Housing allowance, Transport allowance, Other allowance, Deductions and End-of-service accrual.
  • Phones with +971. Customer, supplier and employee numbers take the +971 format; you and your team sign in with your email.

VAT

VAT on every line, worked out as you type

Each product carries its VAT rate. Pick the customer, type the item, press Enter: VAT, totals and the amount in words fill in as you go.

  • Output and input VAT posted to their own accounts
  • A tax summary by rate for whoever files your returns
  • Credit notes reverse the tax with the sale

Illustration of the keyboard-first invoice editor with a focused line, live tax totals and shortcut hints.

VAT in the UAE

VAT in the UAE: what you need to know

The rules the product is set up around, in plain words. Your accountant confirms what applies to you. Sources: FTA: VAT, Ministry of Finance: e-invoicing, MOHRE: Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021.

  • Registration. VAT registration with the Federal Tax Authority is mandatory once taxable supplies and imports pass AED 375,000 in 12 months, or are expected to in the next 30 days. You may register voluntarily from AED 187,500.
  • Rates. 5% standard. Exports, international transport and some education and healthcare are zero-rated; residential rent after first supply, local passenger transport and some financial services are exempt.
  • Tax invoices. A tax invoice says "Tax Invoice" and shows your TRN, the customer's TRN where they are registered, a sequential number, the date, each line's amount and VAT, and the total in AED. A simplified tax invoice is allowed for sales to consumers and for sales under AED 10,000.
  • Returns. Returns are filed on EmaraTax for the tax period the FTA gives you, usually quarterly, and are due by the 28th day after the period ends.
  • Reverse charge. Services bought from abroad are reverse-charged: you account for the VAT and recover it as input tax in the same return.
  • E-invoicing. The UAE's national e-invoicing system starts in phases: businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or more from 1 January 2027, everyone else from 1 July 2027, through an accredited service provider.

Price

Priced in AED

Every module is free for 7 days with no card. Premium is then AED 185 per user per month, the fixed equivalent of USD 50, counted on the people who sign in.

Books

Books that keep themselves

Every invoice, bill and payment posts its own journal in AED. Profit and loss, the balance sheet and the VAT summary are ready any day of the January to December year.

Payroll

Payroll set up for the UAE

Salary components for the UAE are seeded when you create the business. Runs build each payslip from the structure and post salary expense and payables when you approve.

  • Basic salary, Housing allowance, Transport allowance and Other allowance ready to use
  • End-of-service gratuity for expatriate staff: 21 days of basic wage for each of the first five years and 30 days for each year after, capped at two years' wage. The accrual component is seeded
  • Salaries go through the Wage Protection System (WPS); export the payroll register to prepare the SIF file with your bank or exchange house
  • Pension contributions apply to UAE and GCC nationals only: add them as components when you employ nationals
  • Attendance and leave feed paid days
  • Payslips in employee self-service

Illustration of a payslip with Basic salary, Housing allowance, Transport allowance, Other allowance and net pay of AED 4,801.

Honest limits

Honest limits

  • Filing VAT returns or submitting e-invoices to a government system
  • Statutory payroll tax tables: you enter the deduction amounts
  • Prices that include tax: product prices are entered before tax
  • Invoices in a second currency: one currency per business
  • E-invoicing through an accredited service provider (mandatory from 2027)
  • WPS salary files (SIF) and VAT returns on EmaraTax

Getting started

Start in three steps

  1. Sign up

    Your name, your email and a password. No card.

  2. Tell us about the business

    Business name, emirate and your TRN if you are registered.

  3. Send your first invoice

    Add a customer and a product, then bill. The tax invoice is ready to print or share.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Do I need to be registered for VAT to use SimpleERP?

No. Setup asks whether you are registered. VAT registration is mandatory above AED 375,000 of taxable supplies a year and voluntary from AED 187,500. If that changes, switch it in Settings; your TRN prints on every invoice once you add it.

What does a SimpleERP tax invoice show?

Your business name and address, your TRN, the customer, a number from a sequence that never repeats, the date, each line with its VAT rate, the tax by rate and the amount in words. Your accountant can confirm what your business must show.

How much does SimpleERP cost in the UAE?

Every module is free for 7 days with no card. After that Premium is AED 185 per user per month (AED 2,220 per user per year), the fixed equivalent of USD 50, counted on the people who sign in. See pricing.

Does SimpleERP file my VAT returns?

No. It keeps the records and gives you a tax summary by rate and the sales and purchase registers, all exportable to CSV, for whoever files your returns.

Will SimpleERP send e-invoices when the UAE mandate starts?

Not today. SimpleERP is not an accredited service provider and does not send invoices to the national e-invoicing network. Businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or more need one from 1 January 2027, and the rest from 1 July 2027.

Can I use SimpleERP before I am VAT registered?

Yes. Answer No to "VAT registered?" at setup and your invoices print as plain invoices with no VAT. Once the FTA issues your TRN, add it in Settings and invoices print as Tax Invoices from then on.

Where is my data stored?

In a PostgreSQL database on the hosted service, where row-level security keeps each business to its own rows. Ask us where the service is hosted and how it is backed up, and export your reports to CSV whenever you like.

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