Corporate Tax
Corporate Tax Registration in the UAE
Corporate tax registration is mandatory for almost every UAE business, including free zone companies and many individuals, even when no tax is due. Ledger Wise registers your business with the Federal Tax Authority on EmaraTax and secures your corporate tax registration number on time, so you avoid the AED 10,000 late registration penalty. We confirm your deadline, prepare your documents and handle the submission end to end.
What's included
What corporate tax registration with Ledger Wise covers.
Eligibility and deadline check
We confirm whether and when you must register, based on your entity type and licence or incorporation date.
Document preparation
We prepare and review your trade licence, Emirates ID, passport copies, MOA and authorisation, so the application is not rejected.
EmaraTax submission
We complete and submit your registration on the FTA EmaraTax portal.
Registration number
We track the application through to approval and hand you your corporate tax registration number.
Next steps guidance
We set out your filing deadline and what to prepare for your first return.
How registration works
- 01
Check your deadline
We confirm your registration deadline so nothing is missed. New companies often have only three months from incorporation.
- 02
Prepare and submit
We gather your documents, complete the EmaraTax application and submit it correctly the first time.
- 03
Receive your number
We follow the application through to approval and give you your registration number plus your filing timeline.
Why Ledger Wise
Deadlines tracked for you
We work backwards from your licence or incorporation date so you register inside the FTA window.
Applications that are not rejected
Many applications fail on missing or mismatched documents. We check everything before we submit.
Straight into compliance
Registration is the start. We line you up for accurate filing so you stay compliant after the number arrives.
Questions
Corporate tax registration, answered.
- Resident juridical persons, including mainland and free zone companies, must register with the Federal Tax Authority, even if they expect a 0% rate or no tax. Natural persons carrying on a business must register if their turnover exceeded AED 1 million in a calendar year. Certain non-residents with a permanent establishment in the UAE must also register.
- There is no single national date. A company incorporated on or after 1 March 2024 must register within three months of incorporation. Natural persons over the AED 1 million turnover threshold had to register by 31 March 2026. Missing your deadline triggers a fixed AED 10,000 penalty.
- A fixed AED 10,000 administrative penalty applies for registering late. It applies even if your business owes no tax, so the deadline matters regardless of profit.
- Typically a valid trade licence, the Emirates ID and passport of the authorised signatory, the Memorandum of Association or equivalent, proof of authorisation where a tax agent or non owner signs, and your registered UAE address and contact details.
- Yes. Every free zone entity must register and file, even one that qualifies for the 0% rate as a Qualifying Free Zone Person. Registration and filing are how the FTA confirms that status.
- Once a complete application is submitted on EmaraTax, the FTA reviews and issues the registration number. Timelines vary, which is why we prepare a complete, accurate application up front to avoid rejections and delays.
Register for corporate tax before the deadline.
Book a consultation and we will confirm your deadline and handle your FTA registration end to end.