UAE VAT registration & filing, handled properly.

It depends on your turnover. VAT registration is mandatory once your taxable turnover exceeds AED 375,000 in the past 12 months, or when you expect to exceed it in the next 30 days. Voluntary registration is available from AED 187,500. Finsera checks your numbers first so you register at the right time and avoid the AED 10,000 late-registration penalty.

The standard VAT rate is 5% and applies to most goods and services supplied in the UAE. Some supplies are zero-rated (such as certain exports) or exempt (such as some financial services and residential property). Finsera reviews your supplies so the right rate is applied to each line and your invoices are compliant.

The FTA assigns each business a tax period — usually quarterly, though larger businesses may be assigned monthly. The return and any payment are both due within 28 days of the end of the tax period. Finsera prepares and files your return ahead of that deadline so nothing is late.

Late registration carries a AED 10,000 penalty. A late return is AED 1,000 for the first offence and AED 2,000 if repeated within 24 months. Late payment adds a percentage-based penalty on the unpaid tax that grows the longer it stays outstanding. Finsera keeps your registration, filing, and payments on a deadline calendar so these are avoided.

Often yes. Registered businesses can recover input VAT on qualifying business purchases, provided you hold valid tax invoices and the expense isn't blocked (such as most entertainment and certain motor vehicles). Clean, well-kept records are what make recovery defensible — which is exactly what Finsera's bookkeeping-for-VAT is built to produce.

Yes. Accurate books are the foundation of a correct VAT return, so Finsera keeps your bookkeeping VAT-ready throughout the period, reconciles input and output VAT, and prepares and files the return as one connected engagement — with a health check to catch issues before the FTA does.