Previous experienceBusinesses subject to Value Added Tax
Tax Agency registration No. 30001887 — registered to act and correspond on your behalf before the FTA.
Verify on the FTA registerOpens the FTA's official register filtered to this entry (20043873).
A new company's first year, set up right from the first invoice
A new UAE company inherits obligations before it earns its first dirham: a chart of accounts, VAT and Corporate Tax registration decisions, record-keeping rules and a filing calendar. A foundation review sets all of it out in writing — what applies to you, when, and what to put in place first.
BookSet outPut in placeWritten filing calendarBook a foundation review
Tell us where the company is licensed. A business-setup specialist responds promptly with the questions we need answered.
A written quote before any work. We use your details only to respond to your request.
What a foundation review sets out
Five decisions and one written calendar.
| What | How it applies to you | When |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Mainland or free zone — the licence date starts the clocks | Day 0 |
| VAT registration | Assessed on expected taxable supplies against the FTA's thresholds | Assessed |
| Corporate Tax registration | Within the window the FTA sets for your licence date and type of person | Window |
| Books & records | Chart of accounts, system, and the records the law expects — from the first invoice | Now |
| First return | Follows your first financial year and tax period | Later |
Send your licence date; the first-year calendar counts from it.
Send my licence dateWhat to have ready
Nothing needs to be perfect — the review exists to find what is missing.
- Trade licenceOr the application, if the licence is still in progress
- Memorandum or shareholder detailsOwnership and any group relationship
- Expected revenue and customersWho you will sell to, roughly how much and where — it drives the VAT position
- Bank account statusOpened, in progress or not yet
From booking to a running set of books
Three first years, from day zero
If one of these describes you, this is the right next step.
Licensed last month, first invoice this month
The company exists, the bank account is open and the first customer is waiting — and no one has decided how the invoice should look.
Registrations · invoicing · systemFree zone, unsure about VAT and tax
A free-zone licence does not decide either tax by itself; the supplies and the substance do.
Free zone · VAT · Corporate TaxFounder doing the books alone
Receipts in a folder, invoices in a document — and a first return approaching.
Records · system · calendarWhat the first year sets up
The first year sets the chart of accounts, the records and the habits — get it right once.
Prepared by a specialist and reviewed by a senior. Tax-related work is reviewed by a Registered Tax Agent where relevant. Nothing is filed before you approve it.
This page describes a scoped review. Deadlines, thresholds and reliefs are as published by the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Tax Authority; what applies to you is confirmed against your own facts. A written scope and quote precede any work.
Three questions we hear from new companies
Short, factual answers. Your own position is what the review settles.
It depends on your taxable supplies against the thresholds the FTA publishes. The review assesses your expected supplies and tells you whether, and when, registration applies.
Within the window the FTA sets for your licence date and type of person. The review confirms your window from the FTA's published decision.
Scope first. After a short consultation you receive a written scope and quote for the review itself, before any work begins.
Start the first year on the right footing
Send the form with your licence details; a business-setup specialist responds promptly.
