VAT Registration in Dubai and the UAE

VAT registration is driven by a threshold, and the threshold is crossed more quietly than most owners expect. It is not only your sales that count towards it. Certain expenses count too, which is why companies that feel small on paper sometimes find they should have registered months ago. Registering late means penalties, and it also means input tax you can no longer reclaim.

What This Service Includes

• Checking your turnover and expenses against the registration thresholds
• Advising whether mandatory or voluntary registration applies to you
• Preparing and submitting your registration through the FTA portal
• Obtaining your Tax Registration Number
• Setting your tax period and your filing calendar
• Advising on which input tax you can reclaim from the start
• Tax group registration where a group of companies qualifies

What You Need to Provide

• Trade licence copy
• Memorandum of association
• Passport and Emirates ID of the shareholders and the authorised signatory
• Bank account details
• Turnover figures and supporting invoices for the relevant period
• Customs registration details, if your company imports or exports

How It Works

• We check your figures against the thresholds and confirm whether you must register, may register, or should wait.
• We assemble and check the documents before submission.
• We submit the registration and respond to anything the authority asks for.
• You receive your Tax Registration Number and your filing calendar.
• We tell you what to change in your invoicing from day one.

Why H2RS

Registration is the point where most of the later problems are either created or avoided. Getting your invoice format, your tax period and your reclaimable input tax right at the start costs nothing and saves a great deal. As a registered tax agent we submit on your behalf and answer the authority directly if anything comes back.