FTA-compliant tax invoices on every laundry receipt
Since 1 January 2018, every kandura washed and every abaya pressed carries 5% UAE VAT. Presso prints the correct invoice automatically — your TRN, sequential numbering, VAT in AED — in English or Arabic.
VAT-inclusive display, one toggle away
Shoppers in the Emirates expect the price on the board to be the price on the receipt — and the FTA fines businesses AED 2,500 for prices displayed without VAT. Presso’s bilingual catalog shows the final VAT-inclusive amount at the counter, on receipts and in WhatsApp updates, with the VAT breakdown itemized in AED underneath.
- VAT-inclusive display toggle in settings — switch it on once, every screen follows
- Country presets: UAE 5%, Saudi Arabia 15%, Bahrain 10%, Oman 5%
- Six GCC currencies — AED, SAR, QAR, KWD, BHD, OMR — including 3-decimal pricing for KWD, BHD and OMR
- Invoices in English, Arabic or both — bilingual invoices are accepted FTA practice
VAT 201-ready records, kept for five years
Every quarter your return is filed on EmaraTax, due 28 days after the period ends. Presso keeps the paper trail the FTA asks for — each invoice and credit note stored with its sequential number, amounts in AED — and exports summaries your accountant can file from. Records are retained for the required five years, and VAT invoicing is part of the core POS on every plan.
- Period VAT summaries with output tax in AED, ready for the VAT 201
- Sequential invoice numbering per branch — no gaps, no duplicates
- Credit notes that reference their original invoices, as the FTA requires
- Full sales and VAT exports for your accountant at period end
What a compliant UAE tax invoice needs — and where Presso fills it in
Article 59 of the Executive Regulations lists the mandatory fields of a full tax invoice. Here is the checklist, mapped to Presso.
Required by the FTA
- The words “Tax Invoice” displayed clearly
- Supplier name, address and 15-digit TRN
- Recipient name, address and TRN when VAT-registered
- Unique sequential invoice number and issue date
- Description, quantity and unit price per line
- VAT rate per line, VAT amount and total payable in AED, discounts shown
Automatic in Presso
- “Tax Invoice” header printed on every full invoice
- Your business profile in settings stamps name, address and TRN
- B2B account records carry each client’s TRN onto their invoices
- Per-branch sequential numbering that cannot be edited by staff
- Invoice lines generated from the garment catalog and service tiers
- 5% VAT calculated per line and totalled in AED on every receipt
For everyday counter sales, Presso switches to the simplified tax invoice the FTA allows for B2C transactions up to AED 10,000 — fewer fields, same compliance. Full invoices go to your B2B & hotel accounts, consolidated monthly.
One POS, every GCC VAT regime
Open a branch in Riyadh or a franchise in Manama and your invoicing follows. Presso stores the VAT rate and currency per country — Saudi Arabia at 15% with mandatory VAT-inclusive price display, Bahrain at 10%, Oman at 5%. Qatar and Kuwait have not introduced VAT as of 2026; Presso runs zero-rated there, ready for when rules change. Saudi invoices can carry the ZATCA-style QR code, and multi-branch keeps numbering sequential per branch and country.
Laundry VAT, answered
Does my laundry need to register for UAE VAT?
Simplified receipt or full tax invoice — which one does Presso print?
How do credit notes and the 14-day rule work?
Does Presso file my VAT return?
Related features & reading
Reports & analytics
VAT summaries, daily sales, COD outstanding and exports your accountant can file from.
Explore →B2B & hotel accounts
Contract rate cards, credit terms and consolidated monthly tax invoices with client TRNs.
Explore →UAE VAT guide for laundries
Registration thresholds, invoice rules, VAT 201 filing and the 2027 e-invoicing dates.
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