VAT Return Filing Services in Dubai
Sales and purchases reviewed, output and input VAT worked out, the return filed within 28 days.
Filing your VAT returns
Every registered business files a VAT return for each tax period: the VAT it charged on sales, the VAT it can recover on purchases, and the difference paid or reclaimed. We take your sales and purchase records for the period, work out both sides, go through the figures with you and file the return on EmaraTax.
The federal portal gives the rhythm: returns are filed “usually within 28 days of the end of the ‘tax period’”, which is “quarterly for businesses with an annual turnover below AED150 million” and “monthly for businesses with an annual turnover of AED150 million or more” (u.ae, VAT returns, updated 30 March 2026).
Each period, handled
- Sales and purchase review for the period, invoice by invoice where needed
- Output VAT on sales and input VAT on purchases, worked out and reconciled
- Nil returns for a period with no sales and no expenses
- Submission through EmaraTax after you have seen the figures
- Late returns: the missed period filed, then the penalty position checked with you
- Inside a monthly retainer: WPS and VAT return calculations are also part of our Monthly PRO Desk
Get this quoted
Itemised in writing, government charges shown separately, before anything is filed.
Which one do you need?
Who this is for
- Every VAT-registered business, each quarter or month
- Businesses without an accountant in-house who want the return prepared from their invoices
- Dormant registrants who still owe a nil return
- Businesses behind on a period that has to be caught up
What we need each period
- Sales invoices for the period
- Purchase and expense invoices for the period
- Import and customs documents, if you import
- Bank statements for the period
- For a nil return: confirmation from your accounts or bank statements that there were no sales and no expenses
- EmaraTax access
We confirm the final list with you at quotation; where the records are not kept yet, see Bookkeeping & Accounting.
From invoices to a filed return
- Your period and due date, read from your registration.
- A written quote, per return or per year.
- Records: sales and purchases for the period collected and checked.
- Both sides worked out, output and input, and reviewed with you.
- Submitted through EmaraTax when you sign off.
- Receipt and amount due forwarded, and the next period diarised.
When returns are due
From the federal portal (u.ae, VAT returns, updated 30 March 2026):
- "usually within 28 days of the end of the 'tax period'"
- "quarterly for businesses with an annual turnover below AED150 million"
- "monthly for businesses with an annual turnover of AED150 million or more"
Fees: Quote on request. Our service fee is quoted in writing after a short review of your file, and any authority charge is listed separately in your quote.
Sales and purchases
Most corrections to a VAT return start with an invoice: a missing TRN, a supplier who is not registered, an import entered twice. We read the period's invoices against the ledger before the figures go into the return, so what is filed is what can be supported.
Nil returns
A registration does not pause when trading does. For a period with no sales and no expenses we file a nil return, supported by the bank statements or accounts that show it.
Not published officially
- A penalty amount on the page quoted here. The federal portal's returns page gives the dates and the periods, nothing on penalties.
- Any total. We do not add VAT and penalties together on a page; the FTA's statement does that.
VAT return questions
When is a VAT return due?
"usually within 28 days of the end of the 'tax period'" (u.ae, updated 30 March 2026).
Quarterly or monthly?
"quarterly for businesses with an annual turnover below AED150 million" and "monthly for businesses with an annual turnover of AED150 million or more" (u.ae).
What is output and input VAT?
Output VAT is charged on your sales; input VAT is paid on your purchases. The return reports both, and the difference is paid or reclaimed.
I had no sales this quarter. Do I file?
Yes: nothing sold and nothing bought is still a period to report. The nil return is backed by the statements that show it.
What do you need from me each period?
Your sales and purchase invoices, any customs documents and the bank statements for the period.
Can you file if my books are not ready?
We can keep them first: Bookkeeping & Accounting.
What if a return was filed late?
The missing period is filed first; then we look at what the FTA has charged and talk it through with you.
Is this included in the Monthly PRO Desk?
The Monthly PRO Desk lists WPS and VAT return calculations among its services; a one-off return is quoted on its own.
Do you stop filing when we close?
Closing ends with a final return and deregistration: Tax Deregistration.
Every rule, deadline and threshold above names the authority that published it and the date shown on its page when we read it on 14 November 2026: the Federal Tax Authority (tax.gov.ae), the Ministry of Finance (mof.gov.ae) and the federal portal u.ae. Tax rules, fees and processing times are set by the authorities and can change without notice; confirm with the FTA before you rely on them. AL HUDHUD prepares and files on your instructions; your position is confirmed with you at quotation, and every decision rests with the Federal Tax Authority.
Last updated: November 2026.
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