EIN application support

Registering for Corporate Tax

Every UAE taxable person, including a company that expects to owe nothing because its income sits below the AED 375,000 threshold, has to register for Corporate Tax with the Federal Tax Authority within the timeline the FTA sets under Decision No. 3 of 2024. We prepare the registration data from the entity's trade licence and ownership record, check it for consistency, and track the deadline against the date of incorporation rather than leaving it to be remembered later.

The penalty, and the waiver window

Missing the registration window carries an AED 10,000 administrative penalty. The FTA's Late Registration Penalty Waiver Initiative can lift that penalty if the entity files its first Corporate Tax return, or annual declaration, within seven months of the end of its first tax period. We build the registration and the first filing into one timeline so the waiver window is never the only thing standing between a client and a AED 10,000 bill.

VAT registration, on a separate threshold

VAT registration runs on its own trigger: mandatory once taxable supplies and imports exceed AED 375,000 over the preceding 12 months, or are expected to in the next 30 days, with a voluntary option from AED 187,500 for a business that wants input-VAT recovery earlier. We check a new entity's projected revenue against both thresholds so registration happens on the right timeline rather than defaulting to either extreme.

Small Business Relief, where it applies

A resident entity with revenue at or under AED 3,000,000 in the current and every prior tax period can elect Small Business Relief and be treated as having no taxable income for that period, unless it is a Qualifying Free Zone Person or part of a large multinational group. We flag this election at registration stage for an entity that qualifies, since it changes what the first return needs to show.

Who submits

The registration application is prepared and checked here; it is submitted through the FTA's EmaraTax portal by the entity's owner, an authorised signatory, or a Tax Agent listed with the Federal Tax Authority. Northlane Solutions Inc. is the company you contract with. See the pricing page for how this fits into an engagement.