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Corporate Tax Return Filing

Filing your Corporate Tax (CT) return on time is now a legal requirement for all businesses in the UAE. At Accruon Auditing LLC, we provide end-to-end assistance in preparing and submitting accurate tax returns in compliance with Federal Tax Authority (FTA) regulations.

Our CT Return Filing Services

  • Review of Financial Records – Ensure books are accurate and tax-ready.
  • Corporate Tax Computation – Calculate taxable income, exemptions, and adjustments.
  • Preparation & Filing of Returns – Complete return submission via FTA portal within deadlines.
  • Error-Free Compliance – Avoid penalties with precise reporting and documentation.
  • Advisory on Next Steps – Guidance on payments, refunds, and future compliance obligations.

What a Corporate Tax Return Actually Contains

A return is the FTA’s way of checking how you moved from your accounting profit to the amount you owe tax on. It is more than a form. It summarises your income, the adjustments you made, any reliefs you claim, and the tax payable.

Corporate tax return filing in UAE is done once for each tax period, usually your financial year. Even a company that expects to pay nothing still has to file, because the return is how the FTA confirms that position.

Understanding the Corporate Tax Filing Deadline

The corporate tax filing deadline is generally nine months after the end of your tax period. A company with a 31 December year-end, for example, normally files and pays by 30 September of the following year. The tax payment is due by the same date, so the return and the cash both need planning.

 

How We Prepare Your Return

  1. Collect the year’s records. We gather your ledgers, bank data, and financial statements.
  2. Check the accounts. We look for errors, missing entries, and balances that do not reconcile.
  3. Prepare the computation. We adjust accounting profit for items the tax rules treat differently, and calculate taxable income.
  4. Test reliefs and special treatment. We check whether any relief, exemption, or free zone treatment applies to your facts.
  5. Review with you. You see the figures and the reasoning before anything is submitted.
  6. Submit and confirm. We file through the FTA portal, help with payment, and keep the confirmation for your records.

Adjustments That Often Need Attention

  • Expenses that are fully or partly non-deductible
  • Income that may be exempt or taxed differently
  • Brought-forward losses, and whether they can be used
  • Dealings with related parties and connected persons
  • Items that depend on the company’s structure or free zone status

Financial Statements and Audit Requirements

A return is built on financial statements prepared under the applicable accounting standards. Some businesses must also have those statements audited, depending on size, activity, and the rules that apply to them or their free zone. If you need an audit first, our financial statement audit team can prepare you well ahead of your filing date.

Mistakes We Help You Avoid

Treating filing as a year-end task. By then, errors in the books are expensive to fix.

Assuming zero tax means no return. A nil result still requires a filed return.

Missing the payment date. The deadline covers both the return and the tax due.

Unsupported adjustments. A figure without working papers invites questions.

Mismatched details. Names, periods, and registration details should match your original

Mismatched details. Names, periods, and registration details should match your original Corporate Tax registration.

 

Before and After Filing

Good filings start with good records. Our compliance and bookkeeping assistance and accounting services keep your books tax-ready throughout the year, and your Corporate Tax documentation supports every figure you report.

If you want to estimate your position early, a Corporate Tax impact assessment is a sensible first step. Free zone businesses can review their position with free zone Corporate Tax advisory, and groups can read about Corporate Tax groups. For planning questions, speak to our Corporate Tax advisory team. If the FTA contacts you after you file, our FTA audit assistance can help. VAT filings are handled separately through VAT return filing.

 

Who Prepares Your Return

Our team is led by Chartered Accountants, including a fellow member of the Emirates Association of Accountants and Auditors (EAAA), working from Dubai and India. Audit, Corporate Tax, and VAT specialists work together, so your return agrees with your other filings. You can meet our team, read about Accruon, or see the clients we serve.