Tax Registration in United Arab Emirates
Corporate Tax registration on EmaraTax for every taxable person, and VAT registration once you cross the threshold. Every taxable person must register for Corporate Tax and obtain a Tax Registration Number within the timeframe the FTA sets — including entities that will pay nothing, whether because taxable income is below AED 375,000, because Small Business Relief applies or because they are a Qualifying Free Zone Person; they must still register and still file. Failing to register in time attracts a fixed AED 10,000 administrative penalty, although the FTA announced a waiver on 29 April 2025 cancelling or refunding it where the first Corporate Tax return or annual declaration is filed within seven months of the end of the first tax period. VAT registration is mandatory once taxable supplies and imports exceed AED 375,000 — apply within 30 days of crossing the threshold — and available voluntarily from AED 187,500. VAT is charged at 5%.
What we will need from you
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Trade licence
Memorandum of Association or the zone's constitutional documents
Passport and Emirates ID of the authorised signatory
Turnover declaration and supporting invoices
Drives whether VAT registration is mandatory (taxable supplies and imports above AED 375,000) or voluntary (above AED 187,500).
Corporate bank account details
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Corporate Tax registration (EmaraTax)Corporate Tax registration with the FTA carries no government fee. The cost of getting this wrong is the penalty, not the fee: a fixed AED 10,000 applies for failing to register within the FTA's timeframe (tax.gov.ae). | No statutory feeRead at source on 2026-09-10 |
| VAT registration (EmaraTax)FTA VAT registration itself is free. Thresholds read verbatim from the official VAT Executive Regulation (Cabinet Decision No. 52 of 2017): Article 7 mandatory registration above AED 375,000 with a 30-day application window under Article 7(2), Article 8 voluntary registration above AED 187,500. | No statutory feeRead at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Comriq professional fee | Fixed fee within 1 business day |
These are the authority’s published lines. Which of them apply depends on your filing — a schedule by headcount, capital or entity type is one line, not all of them — and the applicable line is confirmed before payment, at cost.
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Document Verification
Licence, constitutional documents and signatory identity checked.
Threshold Assessment
Whether VAT registration is mandatory (above AED 375,000) or voluntary (above AED 187,500) is determined.
Application Filed
EmaraTax registration application submitted.
Authority Query Window
We respond to FTA clarification requests.
TRN Issued
Tax Registration Number delivered.
Ready to start?
This one is priced to your situation — most of what we do needs a local filing agent, so we scope it rather than guess. Tell us the specifics and we come back with a fixed quote and a confirmed timeline, within one business day.
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Verified September 2026
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Federal Tax Authority (EmaraTax) and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.