26 February 2023
FTA tax invoices for florists, in plain English
Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 and Cabinet Decision No. 52 spell out exactly what a UAE tax invoice has to contain. We've compressed the relevant 14 paragraphs into a checklist any flower shop can reference in 90 seconds.
The 12-field checklist
Every UAE tax invoice — issued by your shop, your wholesaler, or anyone in between — must contain:
- The phrase "Tax Invoice" clearly visible
- A unique sequential invoice number that can never be reused
- Your shop's legal name, registered address, and 15-digit TRN
- The customer's name and address (and TRN if they're VAT-registered)
- The date the invoice was issued and the date the supply happened (if different)
- A description of every line — quantity, unit price, line total
- The unit price and the line total excluding VAT
- The VAT rate applied (5%, 0%, or exempt — in the GCC, fresh-cut flowers are 5%)
- The VAT amount in AED
- The total payable in AED
- If the simplified-invoice threshold (AED 10,000 inclusive of VAT) is exceeded, all of the above is mandatory; below that, customer details are optional
Why this matters more than you think
The FTA can audit any invoice you've issued in the last five years. They can also reject your VAT input recovery on any wholesaler invoice that is missing a TRN, an issue date, or the phrase "Tax Invoice" — even if you paid the VAT.
Floree generates the right thing every time. Every sale that crosses AED 10,000 gets a full tax invoice. Every smaller one gets the simplified version. Both bilingual, both with QR codes for the FTA's e-invoicing rollout.
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