{"id":662,"date":"2026-06-20T10:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/?p=662"},"modified":"2026-06-20T10:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:15:14","slug":"how-to-file-a-vat-return-in-uae-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/2026\/06\/20\/how-to-file-a-vat-return-in-uae-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"How to File a VAT Return in UAE (Step-by-Step)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To file a VAT return in UAE, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>STEP 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has now announced that all VAT registered businesses in the UAE are required to submit their VAT return (VAT 201) on its Emara Tax portal. VAT returns are filed within 28 days of the end of the tax period in general. The majority of businesses are given a filing period of quarterly, and larger companies can sometimes be allotted a monthly filing period. The first step is to gather your Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before filing, gather<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sales Invoices (Taxable, Zero rated, Exempt)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase invoices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import and export documents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credit notes and debit notes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0Previous VAT return (if any)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0Calculate VAT Figures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>STEP 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Calculate: Output VAT VAT due on your sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Input VAT<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VAT paid on business expenses and purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong>Net VAT Payable<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amount of VAT that can be recovered from the supplier is known as Output VAT. If the Output VAT is higher than the Input VAT then you will have to pay the difference. Where the Output VAT is less than the Input VAT, you may carry back or claim a refund on the overpaid VAT (on certain conditions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;STEP 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Log in to Emara Tax Visit the Emara Tax page on the FTA website and sign in with your details or UAE Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>STEP 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;VAT Return (VAT 201) is opened. Navigate to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Login to VAT \u2192 My Filings \u2192 View All \u2192 File Choose the Tax Period for which you are filing the return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>STEP 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Fill out VAT 201 Form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VAT 201 form contains these main sections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Taxable Person Details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VAT Return Period<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0VAT on Sales and Other Outputs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VAT is levied on Expenses and Other Inputs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>STEP 6&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Net VAT Due Additional Reporting Requirements Declaration and Authorized Signatory You will see Sales Details is displayed. You will see Sales Details displayed. Report: Standard-rated supplies (5%) Zero-rated supplies Exempt supplies Reverse charge transactions Allow for imports and exports (if applicable). Provide opportunities for imports and exports (if applicable).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>STEP 7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the next step, click on Purchase Details. Click on Purchase Details in Step 7. Report: Local purchases Imports VAT can be recovered on the following expenses: Enter the VAT amount of the expenses entered. Enter the VAT amount of expenses entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;STEP 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review Net VAT Due.Net VAT Due is reviewed in Step 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system automatically calculates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Output VAT Less: Recoverable Input VAT = VAT Payable or Refundable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carefully read before submitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;STEP 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Submit Return Tick the declaration. Fill in the information for authorized signatories. Click Submit. Successful submission will be confirmed with the FTA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>STEP 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HMRC may also require a payment of VAT liability in Step 10. Make payment of VAT before the due date via the Emara Tax portal, if applicable. Generally, the deadlines to file and pay are the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To file a VAT return in UAE, follow these steps: STEP 1 The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has now [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":664,"href":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions\/664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lexorgc.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}