Tax Management
Strategic tax planning to navigate VAT, Corporate Tax, and the evolving UAE tax landscape.
Overview
Between VAT, Corporate Tax, and ongoing Federal Tax Authority reporting, UAE businesses now manage more tax obligations than ever — each with its own registration thresholds, filing calendar, and documentation requirements. Royal Grace brings VAT and Corporate Tax management under one roof, so nothing falls through the cracks between filing periods.
We handle registration, return preparation and filing, and ongoing tax planning that anticipates changes in your business — not just react to deadlines as they arrive.
Scope & Applicability
VAT registration is mandatory once taxable supplies exceed AED 375,000 annually (voluntary above AED 187,500), while UAE Corporate Tax applies to taxable income exceeding AED 375,000 for financial years starting on or after 1 June 2023. Most operating businesses in the UAE — mainland and free zone alike — need to manage both regimes in parallel, each with distinct registration and filing obligations.
Compliance Requirements
VAT-registered businesses file returns quarterly (or monthly, depending on FTA classification), with payment due alongside the return. Corporate Tax returns are filed annually, within nine months of the financial year end. Both regimes require supporting records — invoices, contracts, and accounting entries — retained for at least five years and produced on request during an FTA audit.
Benefits
Managing VAT and Corporate Tax together means a single, consistent view of your tax position instead of two teams working from different numbers. It also means tax planning decisions — timing of invoices, structuring of transactions, treatment of expenses — get made with both regimes in mind, rather than optimising one and creating a problem in the other.
What's Included
- VAT Services
- Corporate Tax Compliance
- Tax Filing & Returns
- Dispute Resolution
Who This Is For
Businesses newly required to register for VAT or Corporate Tax, companies managing both regimes without a unified process, and any business that has received an FTA query or audit notice.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about VAT, Corporate Tax, and UAE tax compliance.
Registration is mandatory once your taxable supplies exceed AED 375,000 over the preceding 12 months (or are expected to in the next 30 days). You can also register voluntarily once taxable supplies or expenses exceed AED 187,500.
VAT is a 5% consumption tax charged on most goods and services, filed quarterly or monthly. Corporate Tax is a 9% tax on business profit above AED 375,000, filed annually. Most businesses need to manage both in parallel.
The FTA applies administrative penalties for late registration, late filing, and late payment across both VAT and Corporate Tax, with penalties escalating the longer the filing remains outstanding.
Yes. We prepare and submit reconsideration requests and represent your position in disputes with the FTA, drawing on the same records and filings we manage for you day to day.
Ready to get your VAT and Corporate Tax in order?
Talk to us about registration, filing, or an FTA query.