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UAE VAT · Written in Deira

Notes from filing other people’s VAT returns.

No news roundups. Each of these comes out of work we actually do — the boxes people fill in wrong, the penalty arithmetic after the 2026 reform, and the input tax that was never recoverable in the first place. Every figure is sourced to the legislation it comes from.

18Long-form guides, reviewed August 2026
28Days to file and pay, every period
14%A year on unpaid tax since 14 April 2026

Filing21 August 20268 min read

A nil return is still due. Skipping it still costs

A dormant company with a live TRN still owes a VAT201 every period. Missing it costs AED 1,000 the first time, AED 2,000 the next. Filing zeros forever is not the exit. Deregistration is.

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Compliance20 August 202610 min read

Input VAT denied for someone else's fraud

A valid tax invoice used to be the end of the argument. From January 2026 it is the beginning of one, and the question is what you knew about the company that issued it.

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Filing19 August 20268 min read

The 28th is the deadline. One day later still costs

Friday 28 August is the next VAT deadline for anyone whose tax period ended on 31 July. Filing a day late and paying a day late are different charges, and they stack.

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Compliance18 August 20269 min read

The Central Bank rate does not cover Bitcoin

The Central Bank rate does not cover Bitcoin. Directive No. 3 of 2026 now does: pick three listed platforms, lock them for the calendar year, and use the numerical average at the time of the supply.

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Recovery17 August 20269 min read

The five-year clock on your VAT credit

A credit balance on EmaraTax used to be patient. It would sit there indefinitely, waiting to be useful. That stopped being true in January.

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We prepare the VAT201 from reconciled books, file it on EmaraTax, and time the payment so it clears before the 28th. The first look at your position costs nothing.

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