VAT Registration Requirements

If the total annual Turnover of the business is more than AED 375,000/, it is compulsory for the business to join up under UAE VAT before the end of the entire year 2017.

If the Total fiscal year Turnover lies under AED 187,500 to AED 375,000/, it is optional for the business to be recorded under UAE VAT legislation. Further, if it’s significantly less than AED 187,500/, the firms don’t need to sign-up under this rules.

For the startups, if the VAT fascinated expenses tend to be more than USD 50K (AED 187,500) such companies need to be registered under the UAE VAT legislation.

The threshold mentioned previously will be computed the following:

The total value of items owned by a taxable person for the month where he is trying to get VAT sign up and the prior eleven months

The total value of equipment of the next 30 days for which he is trying to get VAT registration

If in virtually any of the aforementioned two options, the annual revenue is more than AED 375,000/, the business has to sign up for VAT.

Who Comes Under GCC VAT?

Taxable Person means anybody who is executing an economic activity for the intended purpose of producing Income.

• Such person is listed or obliged to join up for VAT according to the subscription threshold in an associated state.
• Taxable person range from businesses located beyond GCC territory.
• A taxable person can be anybody person doing a monetary activity in the UAE or GCC region.

Enrollment for VAT

A taxable person according to the UAE VAT legislations can enroll in the 3rd quarter of the entire year 2017. It is essential to get documented by every taxable person under the VAT sign up before the end of the entire year 2017.

What is VAT Group?

2 or even more people that are residents of the same member status can join up for VAT as a Tax Group. Such group will be treated as an individual taxable person for conformity of UAE VAT laws. Entities can sign-up as VAT Group if:

• Every individual has a location of establishment or a set establishment in the UAE.
• The individuals involved are “related parties” to become a Tax Group
• In the partnership, either one person controls the rest of the group, or more than one person controls the partnership

Entities within one Tax or VAT Group have cared for an entity for the UAE VAT.

Goods and services made between users of any VAT Group will never be regarded as a deal under UAE VAT.

Record Keeping

It is required for each taxable person to keep up catalogs of accounts under UAE VAT laws. Moreover, the specialist can require additional documents such as twelve-monthly accounts, basic ledger, purchase day booklet, invoices released, invoices received, credit records, debit records, VAT Ledger, etc.

According to the UAE VAT regulation, the catalogs of accounts and files should be preserved for five years.