Tax & Audit

VAT Deregistration

We handle your VAT deregistration inside the statutory window and close the final return before penalties start running.

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Preparing a UAE VAT deregistration application and final return

Deregistration is an obligation, not a choice. A business that has stopped making taxable supplies, or whose supplies over the past twelve months fell below the voluntary threshold of AED 187,500, is required to apply.

The window is 20 business days from the date the obligation arises. Missing it is an offence in its own right, carrying AED 1,000 for each month of delay, capped at AED 10,000.

What is most often missed is that the application is not approved on submission: the FTA does not approve until the final return is filed and all liabilities are settled. Many businesses believe they have left the system while they are still in it, with penalties running.

We review the position first — whether deregistration is mandatory or optional, and whether staying registered serves you better. Then we handle the application and the final return through to approval.

What the service includes

Establishing eligibility

Reading your supplies over the past twelve months against both the mandatory and voluntary thresholds.

Filing inside the window

Preparing and submitting the application within 20 business days, so the late penalty never starts.

The final return

Preparing the closing return and reconciling input and output tax — a condition of approval.

Settling liabilities

Establishing what is owed and what is recoverable, and following any refund through before the file closes.

Handling existing delay

If you are already late, we quantify the penalty and file by the fastest route rather than letting it accumulate.

After approval

Documenting the deregistration and keeping records for the five years the law requires after leaving the system.

Who is this service for?

Businesses that have ceased trading or are being liquidated
Businesses whose supplies fell below AED 187,500
Companies that registered voluntarily and no longer need to be registered
Anyone who has received an FTA notice about deregistration
Businesses whose change of activity ended their taxable supplies

Frequently asked questions

When does deregistration become mandatory?

When you stop making taxable supplies, or when your supplies over the previous twelve months did not exceed the voluntary threshold of AED 187,500. In both cases the application is due within 20 business days.

What is the penalty for being late?

AED 1,000 for each month of delay, capped at AED 10,000. It runs from the date the obligation arose, not from the date you noticed it.

We are below the mandatory threshold but above the voluntary one — what now?

Deregistration is optional rather than mandatory there. Staying registered can be the better position if you recover meaningful input tax. We calculate the effect before recommending.

What does the service cost?

There is no government fee for the deregistration application itself. Our fee depends on how many returns are outstanding, if any, and the state of your books, and is fixed after a free initial review.

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Is your business ready for a regulatory inspection?

Message us on WhatsApp for a free initial assessment of your compliance position — no obligation.