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UAE Corporate Tax Registration

UAE Corporate Tax Registration : Business may be required to register for CT even if it is already registered for VAT


UAE Corporate Tax Registration : The business community in the UAE will be subject to corporate taxes beginning June 1, 2023. In order to prepare for these new regulations, it is important to understand the administrative requirements such as tax registration, deregistration, filing of corporate tax returns, and payment. Consulting with a corporate tax consultant in Dubai helps business owners have a prior understanding of compliance related requirements and avoid hefty penalties in the UAE.




UAE Corporate Tax Registration : How and When to Register ?

Corporations in UAE have to register with the Federal Tax Authority and get a corporation tax registration ID or number.

The UAE Corporate tax registration applies to all businesses whether they are subject to 0 percent or 9 percent corporation tax. Depending on your business needs, you can choose from a list of corporate tax advisors in UAE who help you with all types of tax registration.


Taxpayers will be able to electronically register for UAE CT through the website of the Federal Tax Authority. Further guidance on this will be provided in due course.

Where to Register : www.eservices.tax.gov.ae


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UAE Corporate Tax De registration

If your business is a corporation and is registered for corporate tax, you must deregister it before it ceases to be subject to corporate tax. The FTA will deregister your business if you have filed corporate tax returns, settled all of its corporate tax liabilities, and settled any penalties due for periods up to and including the date of cessation.


UAE Corporate Tax Return Filing

The FTA requires that businesses be allowed to file a single consolidated tax return, rather than requiring them to file multiple returns. This consolidated return must be filed within nine months of the end of each relevant tax period.

To find out more about e-filing corporate tax returns in the UAE, Please contact us : Saif Chartered Accountants, Dubai, UAE.


UAE Corporate Tax deadlines

The corporate tax regime is based on a self-assessment principle which means businesses are responsible for ensuring that the documents they submit to the FTA are correct and comply with the law.


The new UAE corporate tax regime allows taxpayers up to 21 months from the start of their financial year to prepare for filing and making their tax payments.


For example, businesses with a financial year starting on June 1, 2023, and ending on May 31, 2024, have until February 28, 2025 to file their corporate tax returns and make their payments.


For a business whose first tax period begins on January 1, 2024 and ends on December 31, 2024, the return and payment must be filed between January 1 and September 30, 2025.


Exemptions from UAE Corporate Tax
  • Businesses engaged in the extraction of natural resources are exempt from CT as these businesses will remain subject to the current Emirate level corporate taxation.
  • Dividends and capital gains earned by a UAE business from its qualifying shareholdings will be exempt from CT.
  • Qualifying intra-group transactions and reorganizations will not be subject to CT, provided the necessary conditions are met.

  • UAE Corporate Tax Rate

  • 0% for taxable income up to AED 375,000
  • 9% for taxable income above AED 375,000 and

  • Corporate Tax rate for free zones

    Free Zone (including financial free zones) businesses in UAE will be subject to Corporate Tax. However, it has been clarified that the Corporate Tax regime will continue to honour the corporate tax incentives currently being offered to free zone businesses that comply with all regulatory requirements and that do not conduct business in mainland UAE. Businesses established in a free zone will be required to register and file a Corporate Tax Return.



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