VAT Services
VAT Return Filing in the UAE
VAT registered businesses must file a return and pay any VAT due by the 28th day after the end of each tax period, usually quarterly. Ledger Wise prepares and files your VAT returns from properly recorded transactions, reconciles input and output VAT, and submits on the FTA portal on time, so late filing and late payment penalties never apply to you.
What's included
What VAT return filing with Ledger Wise covers.
Transaction recording
We make sure sales and purchases are recorded with the correct VAT treatment through the period.
Input and output VAT
We reconcile output VAT charged against input VAT recoverable, so the return is accurate.
Return preparation
We prepare the VAT return in line with FTA requirements for your tax period.
Filing and payment
We file on the FTA portal and confirm the payment due by the deadline.
Records for audit
We keep the working papers and documents that support the return.
How filing works
- 01
Record and reconcile
We capture the period's transactions and reconcile input and output VAT.
- 02
Prepare the return
We complete the VAT return accurately for your tax period.
- 03
File and pay
We submit on the FTA portal and confirm payment by the 28th day deadline.
Why Ledger Wise
Accurate by default
Returns built from properly recorded transactions, not a scramble at period end.
Never late
We track your tax periods and file inside the deadline, so penalties do not start.
Ready for questions
Supporting records kept in order, so an FTA query is straightforward.
Questions
VAT return filing, answered.
- Most UAE businesses file quarterly, though the FTA assigns some businesses monthly periods. Your tax period is set by the FTA when you register.
- The return and payment are due by the 28th day following the end of the tax period. If the 28th falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline moves to the next working day.
- Late filing and late payment both attract FTA administrative penalties, and late payment adds a percentage based penalty over time. Filing on time avoids them entirely.
- Output VAT is the VAT you charge on sales. Input VAT is the VAT you pay on business purchases. Your return reports both, and you pay the difference or, if input exceeds output, carry it forward or claim a refund.
- Yes. Errors are corrected through the FTA process, often a voluntary disclosure where the amount is significant. We can review past returns and handle corrections.
- Yes. A registered business files a nil return for a period with no activity. Not filing at all still triggers penalties.
File your VAT returns on time, every time.
Book a consultation and we will take VAT return filing off your plate for good.