UAE compliance hub · updated 14 may 2026

The plain-English answers to UAE VAT,
corporate tax & e-invoicing.

68 guides, 4 calculators, and one filing calendar. Written by accountants, reviewed every quarter, free for anyone — Watin customer or not.

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01

VAT 201, end-to-end

From recognising a taxable supply to clicking Submit on the FTA portal. Every box, every edge case.

14 guides · 26 min total→
02

Corporate tax (9%)

The new federal corporate tax: who pays, when, free-zone exemption rules, small-business relief.

11 guides · 38 min total→
03

FTA e-invoicing & EmaraTax

Phase-1 generation, Phase-2 clearance, QR codes, XML schemas, Peppol PINT-AE & ASP onboarding.

9 guides · 31 min total→
04

TRN & registration

Mandatory vs voluntary thresholds, group VAT, de-registration, picking the right scheme.

8 guides · 22 min total→
05

Designated & free zones

JAFZA, DAFZA, RAKEZ, IFZA: the VAT treatment that actually applies to your supplies in 2026.

7 guides · 19 min total→
06

Records & audit

5-year retention, audit-readiness checklists, supporting docs the FTA actually asks for.

9 guides · 24 min total→

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Most-read guides

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Topic
Read time
Updated
G-001
How to file VAT 201 in the FTA portalBox-by-box walk-through with screenshots and reverse-charge worked examples.
VAT 201
11 min
02 May 2026
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G-002
Corporate tax 9%: do you actually owe it?Three-step decision tree for the AED 375K threshold and small-business relief.
Corp tax
8 min
28 Apr 2026
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G-003
Free-zone VAT: when the 0% rate stops applyingDesignated-zone trade, GCC supplies, services to mainland, the four big traps.
Free zone
14 min
19 Apr 2026
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G-004
Reverse-charge mechanism, in 7 examplesWhen you book input + output on the same return, and the cases the FTA flags in audits.
VAT 201
9 min
14 Apr 2026
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G-005
FTA Phase-2 e-invoicing: 2026 readiness checklistWhat to fix in your invoice template before clearance becomes mandatory in November.
E-invoicing
12 min
11 Apr 2026
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G-006
Voluntary vs mandatory VAT registrationThe AED 187.5K / 375K thresholds, why voluntary makes sense for B2B service firms.
Registration
6 min
02 Apr 2026
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G-007
5-year record retention: what to keep, whereOriginal invoices, credit notes, contracts, customs entries — the minimum viable audit file.
Records
7 min
26 Mar 2026
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Free compliance tools

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Tool · interactive

UAE VAT calculator

Add or remove 5% VAT on any net or gross amount. Handles reverse-charge and zero-rated supplies.

NetAED 10,000.00
VAT (5%)AED 500.00
GrossAED 10,500.00
Tool · interactive

TRN validator

Paste any 15-digit UAE TRN. We check the format, the FTA registry, and tell you the registered legal name.

100 1234 5678 90123
Valid · Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate LLC

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