UAE businesses now juggle three overlapping obligations: VAT, corporate tax, and — from 2027 — mandatory e-invoicing. This hub pulls the key deadlines and thresholds together, with deeper guides on each, and shows how Consaya keeps all three filing-ready from one ledger.
Standard rate 5%. Registration mandatory above AED 375,000 of taxable supplies over 12 months; voluntary from AED 187,500.
Most businesses file the VAT 201 quarterly (monthly above roughly AED 150 million turnover), due within 28 days of the end of each tax period. Full detail in the UAE VAT filing guide.
0% on taxable income up to AED 375,000; 9% above. Registration is required for taxable persons, including many free-zone entities.
The return is filed annually, due within nine months of the financial year-end. Small Business Relief and the Qualifying Free Zone Person regime can change the outcome. Full detail in the UAE corporate tax guide.
Mandatory e-invoicing rolls out from 2027 on the Peppol network using the PINT AE XML format. The pilot went live 1 July 2026.
Large businesses (AED 50M+) appoint an ASP by 30 October 2026 and go live 1 January 2027; smaller businesses follow in July 2027 and government entities in October 2027. Penalties are set by Cabinet Decision 106 of 2025. Full detail in the UAE e-invoicing guide.
The reason compliance becomes a scramble is that VAT, corporate tax and e-invoicing are usually handled in separate places with separate data. Consaya runs them from one reconciled ledger — 5% VAT applied automatically, VAT 201 and corporate-tax packs generated on demand, and invoices kept structured and filing-ready for the move to e-invoicing.
Consaya is software, not an FTA-registered Tax Agent. It keeps you filing-ready; confirm your specific position with a qualified adviser.
Most UAE businesses deal with VAT (5%, filed quarterly on the VAT 201) and corporate tax (0% up to AED 375,000, 9% above, filed annually within nine months of year-end). Mandatory e-invoicing is also being phased in from 2027.
The e-invoicing pilot began 1 July 2026. Businesses with AED 50 million or more in revenue go live 1 January 2027; smaller businesses on 1 July 2027; government entities on 1 October 2027.
VAT 201 returns are due within 28 days of each tax period (usually quarterly). Corporate tax returns are due within nine months of the financial year-end. E-invoicing go-live for large businesses is 1 January 2027.
Yes. Consaya runs all three from a single reconciled ledger — applying 5% VAT automatically, generating VAT 201 and corporate-tax packs, and keeping invoices structured and filing-ready for e-invoicing. Consaya is software, not an FTA-registered Tax Agent.