How to apply for VAT Registration in UAE

All the businesses who have a place of residence in the state of UAE and whose value of supplies in the member states in previous 12 months has exceeded AED 375,000 should mandatorily register under UAE VAT. Also, if the businesses anticipate that the total value of supplies will exceed the mandatory registration threshold of AED 375,000 in the next 30 days, then they too will have to register under UAE VAT

Calculate the VAT Turnover threshold

The value of taxable supply of goods and services includes all the supplies of goods and services made in UAE on which VAT is levied at the standard rate of 5% including zero-rated supplies. This does not include the notified supplies, which are exempted from VAT.

• ADD-The value of reverse charge Supplies
• ADD-Imports

STEPS FOR VATE REGISTRATION

You have to create an e-Services account and then you have to complete the VAT registration process.

1. Click on Sign up and furnish the details such as e-mail Id, password, security code and security question in the sign-up form.
2. You will receive an email at your registered email address asking you to verify your email address
3. Log in to your account with your credentials (User Name and password)

To apply for VAT registration, you need to login to your e-Service account using your login credentials

The VAT registration online form contains 8 sections under which details need to be furnished for completing VAT registration. The portal will allow you to move to next sections only when details are captured in all the mandatory fields

Online VAT registration form.

About the applicant

Details of the applicant

Contact details

Banking details

Business relationships

About the VAT registration

Declaration

Review & submit

Documents required for VAT registration in UAE

1. Trade license
2. Certificate of incorporation or registration certificate
3. Article of association/partnership agreement or any other document showing ownership information about the business.
4. Copy of passport and emirates ID of the manager
5. Detail of manager
6. Copy of passport and emirates ID of the manager
7. Physical office location of the business
8. Contact details
9. Bank account details
10. List other business(es) of the directors/partners in UAE in last five years along with their trade license copies

Declaration about:

• business activities of the applicant
• actual or estimated financial transaction values
• turnover in last 12 months with supporting document
• Details about expected turnover in next 30 days
• Details about expected exempt supplies
• imports and exports
• GCC activities of the business
• Details about customs registration

For each person who has registered for VAT, a unique number is issued by the authority known as the Tax Registration Number. In short, it is called TRN.

The VAT number is expected to mention his VAT registration number in various documents such as VAT returns, tax invoices, tax credit notes, and in all other documents as prescribed by the UAE VAT LAW and Executive Regulations.

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