UAE VAT calculator & registration check
Find out instantly: must you register for UAE VAT? What’s your estimated quarterly liability? Should you register voluntarily? Our calculator checks all three. Built by JPA’s FTA-registered Tax Agent team.
VAT Eligibility & Cost
Find out if you must register for UAE VAT, what it costs, and your estimated quarterly liability.
JPA handles VAT registration + quarterly filing from AED 750/quarter. FTA Tax Agent on staff.
UAE VAT thresholds explained
Mandatory registration: AED 375,000. If your taxable supplies (sales of goods/services in the UAE) exceeded AED 375,000 in the past 12 months, OR you expect to exceed it in the next 30 days, you must register within 30 days. Failure to register on time triggers an FTA penalty of AED 10,000.
Voluntary registration: AED 187,500. Once your taxable supplies (or expenses) cross AED 187,500, you can register voluntarily. This is useful if your customers are VAT-registered businesses (you can charge them VAT and reclaim your input VAT on costs).
Below AED 187,500. No registration needed. You can still register voluntarily if you want, but most small businesses skip it.
What is the standard UAE VAT rate?
When must I file VAT returns?
What is input VAT and can I reclaim it?
What happens if I file late or pay late?
Can I deregister from VAT?
How JPA handles your VAT
From AED 750/quarter, we manage:
- Initial TRN registration on EmaraTax with the right activities
- Sales/purchase reconciliation from your bookkeeping data
- Reverse charge handling on imports and overseas services
- Input VAT recovery — we maximise what you can reclaim
- Quarterly return preparation and FTA submission
- FTA correspondence — we represent you for any queries
- Filing confirmation with our team’s stamp on the submission