UAE VAT registration services

VAT Registration and Filing Services UAE

VAT registration, return preparation, health checks, refunds and e-invoicing readiness for UAE businesses. TaxReady reviews the applicant, test period, transaction basis and supporting evidence.

If an application has already been started, returned or followed by an FTA request, include its current status in your enquiry.

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Registration route

Which UAE VAT registration route may apply?

Review the applicant, transaction type, test period and evidence together.

01

Resident / mandatory

AED 375,000Registration threshold
Measured on
Taxable supplies and imports
Tested over
Previous 12 months, or expected next 30 days

UAE resident: mandatory registration

A UAE resident business generally needs to register when its taxable supplies and imports exceeded AED 375,000 during the previous 12 months or are expected to exceed AED 375,000 during the next 30 days.

02

Resident / voluntary

AED 187,500Voluntary threshold
Measured on
Supplies, imports or qualifying taxable expenses
Tested over
Previous 12 months, or expected next 30 days

UAE resident: voluntary registration

A UAE resident business may be able to register voluntarily when its taxable supplies, imports or qualifying taxable expenses exceed AED 187,500 under the previous-12-month or expected-next-30-day test.

03

Non-resident

No thresholdResident threshold does not apply
Measured on
Taxable supplies made in the UAE
Tested over
Depends on the supply and who accounts for the VAT

Non-resident registration

A non-resident making taxable supplies in the UAE may need to register below the resident threshold.

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Qualify the number

Four facts move together.

The registration decision file brings the four inputs together.

  1. 01
    Applicant

    The legal person, activities, branches and licences in the review.

  2. 02
    Test period

    The relevant previous 12 months, or evidence for the expected next 30 days.

  3. 03
    Transactions

    Taxable supplies and imports, with exempt or potentially outside-scope items treated separately.

  4. 04
    Evidence

    The records that support the route and the figures used.

Registration review

What can a VAT registration review cover?

The review starts with the entity and current application status. It can consider the possible route, relevant test period, transactions behind the calculation and information that still needs confirmation.

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Registration basis and evidence

Depending on the applicant, useful records may include licence and incorporation information, owner or authorised-signatory details, turnover schedules, invoices, contracts, purchase orders, import or customs records, and evidence supporting expected supplies or qualifying taxable expenses.

Application information

Within the agreed work, TaxReady can organise application information, review the threshold basis and flag missing or inconsistent items for confirmation.

  1. 01You
    You describe the current VAT position, applicant and relevant period.
  2. 02TaxReady
    TaxReady reviews the likely route, available information and evidence gaps within the proposed scope.
  3. 03TaxReady
    TaxReady prepares or organises the agreed application information.

Other VAT work

VAT filing, refunds and health checks

The same enquiry form can route registration, filing, refund, health-check and e-invoicing questions.

01

VAT return filing

Start with the tax period, sales and purchase records, and reconciliation of VAT figures to the accounts. Agree the return-preparation work, approval and submission responsibilities before work begins.

Ask about VAT return filing
03

VAT health check

A health-check enquiry can define an agreed period, transaction sample or control area involving classification, invoicing, recovery, output-tax completeness or return-to-ledger reconciliation.

Ask about a VAT health check
04

E-invoicing readiness

UAE e-invoicing now has a dedicated route covering the phased timetable, invoice-data and systems readiness, internal ownership and Accredited Service Provider selection.

Review UAE e-invoicing deadlines and readiness

Route the dependency first

Resolve the dependency before relying on the VAT figures

Bookkeeping Services can bring sales, purchases, reconciliations and source records up to date for VAT work.

Tax Dispute and Disclosure Support covers earlier errors, disclosures, assessments and procedural responses.

Common questions

VAT registration FAQs

State the application status and issue in the enquiry.

Your VAT enquiry

Request VAT support

Choose the closest VAT task and briefly share the current status, period and any known deadline.

Send a VAT enquiry

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