VAT Services
VAT Registration and Deregistration in the UAE
Businesses must register for VAT once their taxable supplies exceed AED 375,000 in a 12 month period, and can register voluntarily above AED 187,500. When you stop trading or fall below the limits, you must deregister, not simply stop filing. Ledger Wise handles VAT registration and deregistration with the Federal Tax Authority, confirms which thresholds apply to you, and submits a complete application so it is not rejected.
What's included
What VAT registration and deregistration with Ledger Wise covers.
Threshold assessment
We confirm whether you must register, can register voluntarily, or should deregister, based on your turnover.
Document preparation
We prepare the trade licence, ownership, financial and activity documents the FTA requires.
FTA submission
We complete and submit your registration or deregistration on the FTA portal.
TRN handover
For registration, we track the application to approval and hand you your VAT registration number.
Clean deregistration
For deregistration, we make sure final returns and balances are settled so it is approved.
How it works
- 01
Check your position
We assess your turnover against the mandatory and voluntary thresholds, or confirm your grounds to deregister.
- 02
Prepare and submit
We compile the documents and submit a complete application to the FTA.
- 03
Confirm the outcome
We track it to approval, handing you your TRN or confirming your deregistration.
Why Ledger Wise
The right threshold call
We confirm mandatory versus voluntary registration so you neither register too late nor too soon.
Applications that stick
We submit complete, accurate applications, so they are not bounced back for missing detail.
Deregistered properly
We close VAT obligations correctly, so nothing is left filing in the background.
Questions
VAT registration, answered.
- Registration is mandatory once taxable supplies and imports exceed AED 375,000 over a 12 month period. Voluntary registration is available once they exceed AED 187,500.
- It is mandatory above AED 375,000. Between AED 187,500 and AED 375,000 it is voluntary, which can suit businesses that want to recover input VAT or appear established.
- Once a complete application is submitted on the FTA portal, the FTA reviews and issues a TRN. A complete, accurate application avoids the queries that delay it.
- You must deregister when you stop making taxable supplies, or when your taxable supplies fall below the voluntary threshold over 12 months. There are deadlines to apply, so it should not be left.
- Typically your trade licence, owner and signatory identification, details of business activities, and turnover figures or financial records supporting the application.
- Late VAT registration attracts an administrative penalty from the FTA, and you may owe VAT on supplies made while you should have been registered. Assessing the threshold early avoids both.
Register or deregister for VAT correctly.
Book a consultation and we will confirm your VAT position and handle the FTA application.