GTL Summary:

Article 15 of the UAE Tax Procedures Law outlines the mandatory record-keeping responsibilities for Tax Agents. It stipulates that a Tax Agent must securely keep all information, documents, records, and data related to any person they currently represent or have previously represented. The specific period and manner for this data retention are to be determined by the law's Executive Regulations. A key compliance requirement under this Article is that the Tax Agent must provide the Federal Tax Authority with all such records in their possession concerning a client, past or present, immediately upon the Authority's request.

Document Type: Tax Law Article
Law: Tax Procedures (FDL No 28 of 2022, as amended)
Article Number: 15
Country: 🇦🇪 UAE
Location: Title 3 - Tax Procedures › Chapter 2 - Tax Agents
Order: 15
Last updated at: 2026-02-20 14:31:33 UTC

Title 3 - Tax Procedures

Chapter 2 - Tax Agents

Article 15 - Person's Records with the Tax Agent

  1. The Tax Agent must keep the information, documents, records and data related to any Person that is or was represented by the Tax Agent for the period and manner specified in the Executive Regulations.

  2. The Tax Agent shall, upon the Authority's request, provide it with all the information, documents, records and data in his possession in respect of any Person that is or was represented by the Tax Agent.

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