GTL Summary:

This procedural article clarifies the effective timing for changes in a Tax Group's status. The formation of a new group, or a subsidiary joining an existing one, takes effect from the beginning of the Tax Period specified in the application to the Federal Tax Authority. Similarly, a subsidiary leaving a group upon application does so from the start of the specified Tax Period. If a subsidiary ceases to meet the conditions, it is treated as having left the group from the beginning of the Tax Period in which the conditions were no longer met.

Document Type: Tax Law Article
Law: CIT (FDL No 47 of 2022, as amended)
Article Number: 41
Country: 🇦🇪 UAE
Location: Chapter 12 - Tax Group Provisions
Order: 41
Last updated at: 2025-11-04 11:19:40 UTC

Chapter 12 - Tax Group Provisions

Article 41 - Date of Formation and Cessation of a Tax Group

[GTL Notes]

  1. For the purposes of Article 40 of this Decree-Law, a Tax Group shall be formed, or a new Subsidiary shall join an existing Tax Group from the beginning of the Tax Period specified in the application submitted to the Authority, or from the beginning of any other Tax Period determined by the Authority.

  2. For the purposes of paragraph (a) of Clause 10 of Article 40 and paragraph (a) of Clause 11 of Article 40 of this Decree-Law, the relevant member of a Tax Group shall be treated as leaving that Tax Group from the beginning of the Tax Period specified in the application submitted to the Authority, or from the beginning of any other Tax Period determined by the Authority.

  3. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of Clause 10 of Article 40 and paragraph (b) of Clause 11 of Article 40 of this Decree-Law, the relevant member of a Tax Group shall be treated as leaving that Tax Group from the beginning of the Tax Period in which the conditions under Clause 1 of Article 40 of this Decree-Law are no longer met.

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