GTL Summary:

Article 13, as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. 18 of 2022, establishes the conditions for mandatory tax registration. A person with a Place of Residence in the State or an Implementing State must register if their total taxable supplies exceeded the Mandatory Registration Threshold in the previous 12-month period, or if it is anticipated they will do so in the next 30 days. Furthermore, any person without a Place of Residence in the State must register if they make taxable supplies and no other person is obligated to pay the due tax on these supplies.

Document Type: Tax Law Article
Law: VAT (FDL No 8 of 2017, as amended)
Article Number: 13
Country: 🇦🇪 UAE
Location: Title 4 - Tax Registration and Deregistration
Order: 13
Last updated at: 2025-12-26 14:13:51 UTC

Title 4 - Tax Registration and Deregistration

Article 13
Mandatory Tax Registration[10]

  1. Every Person, who has a Place of Residence in the State or an Implementing State [*][G19], shall register for Tax in the following situations:

    1. Where the total value of all supplies referred to in Article 19 of this Decree-Law exceeded the Mandatory Registration Threshold over the previous 12-month period.

    2. Where it is anticipated that the total value of all supplies referred to in Article 19 of this Decree-Law will exceed the Mandatory Registration Threshold in the next 30 days.

  2. Every Person, who does not have a Place of Residence in the State or an Implementing State [*][G20], shall register for Tax if he makes supplies of Goods or Services, and where no other Person is obligated to pay the Due Tax on these supplies in the State.

  3. The Executive Regulation of this Decree-Law shall specify the time limits within which the Person has to inform the Authority of his liability to register for Tax and the effective date of Tax Registration.

Footnotes

[10]Article amended as per Federal Decree-Law No. 18 of 2022.

GTL Notes

[G19]The words 'and is not already registered for Tax' has been deleted by Federal Decree-Law No. 18 of 2022 effective from 1 January 2023

[G20]The words 'and is not already registered for Tax' has been deleted by Federal Decree-Law No. 18 of 2022 effective from 1 January 2023

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