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Document Type: MANUAL - User Manual
Guidance Code: submit-vat-voluntary-disclosure-by-vat-registrant
Year: 2022
Related Law: uae-indirect-vat-8-of-2017
Authority: Federal Tax Authority

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User Manual

Submit VAT Voluntary Disclosure for e-commerce reporting

Date: July 2023

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User Manual for EmaraTax Portal

Annexure - List of other user manuals that can be referred to

The below are the list of User manuals that you can refer to

S. No

User Manual Name

Description

1

Register as Online User

This manual is prepared to help you navigate through the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) website and create an EmaraTax account with the FTA.

2

Manage online user profile

This manual is prepared to provide you an understanding on Login process, user types, forgot password and modify online user profile functionalities.

3

User Authorisation

This manual is prepared to provide you an understanding on Account Admin, Online User, and Taxable Person account definitions and functionalities.

4

Taxable person dashboard

This manual is prepared to help the following ‘Taxable person‘ users to navigate through their dashboard in the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) EmaraTax Portal:

  • Registered for VAT

  • Registered for Excise

  • Non-registered Taxpayer

  • Tax Group

  • Warehouse Keeper

  • Freight Forwarder/VAT Clearing Company (TINCO)

  • Excise Tax Clearing Company (TINCE)

5

Link TRN to email address

This manual is prepared to help you navigate through the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) website to Link TRN to New Email Address.

Navigating through EmaraTax

The following Tabs and Buttons are available to help you navigate through this process

Button

Description

In the Portal

user-types

This is used to toggle between various personas within the user profile such as Taxable Person, Tax Agent, Tax Agency, Legal Representative etc

text-to-speech

This is used to enable the Text to Speech feature of the portal

toggle-english-arabic

This is used to toggle between the English and Arabic versions of the portal

screen-resolution

This is used to decrease, reset, and increase the screen resolution of the user interface of the portal

manage-account

This is used to manage the user profile details such as the Name, Registered Email Address, Registered Mobile Number, and Password

logout

This is used to log off from the portal

In the Business Process application

previous-step

This is used to go the Previous section of the Input Form

next-step

This is used to go the Next section of the Input Form

save-as-draft

This is used to save the application as draft, so that it can be completed later

1-2

This menu on the top gives an overview of the various sections within the form. All the sections need to be completed in order to submit the application for review. The current section is highlighted in Blue and the completed sections are highlighted in green with a check

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Introduction

This manual is prepared to help the VAT Taxpayer navigate through the EmaraTax portal to submit a VAT Voluntary Disclosure for e-commerce reporting.

EmaraTax Login Page

  • You can login into the EmaraTax account using your login credentials or using UAE Pass. If you do not have an EmaraTax account, you can sign-up for an account by clicking the ‘sign up‘ button. If you have forgotten your password, you can use the “forgot password” feature to reset your password.

  • If you login via your registered email and password, on successful login, the EmaraTax online user dashboard will be displayed. If you had opted for 2 factor authentication, you will be required to enter the OTP received in your registered email and mobile number to successfully login.

  • If you wish to login via UAE Pass, you will be redirected to UAE Pass. On successful UAE Pass login, you will be redirected back to the EmaraTax online user dashboard.

User type Selection

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to select the user type

Step

Action

(1)

Select the Taxable Person tile

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Proceed' to proceed to the Taxable Person

Taxable Person Home Page

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to view the Taxable Person dashboard

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to access the VAT module

VAT Module

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to view all your VAT Return filings

My Filings Dashboard

This dashboard displays information related to your VAT Return(s) and VAT Voluntary disclosure(s).

You can add a new column to the table or filter the declarations by Return type and status. You can also search for VAT Voluntary Disclosure (VD) by reference number.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on ellipsis to view VAT Return, Voluntary Disclosure, Compare Filings and view previous filings.

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to submit a VAT VD for the selected period.

Instructions and Guidelines

These are the instructions and guidelines which detail key information such as required templates, supporting documentation, eligibility criteria and the expected time to complete the Voluntary Disclosure.

Step

Action

(1)

Mark the checkbox to confirm that you have read and understood the instructions and guidelines.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Back' to go back to the previous page

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Start' to proceed to file the VAT Voluntary Disclosure.

VAT Voluntary Disclosure

The progress bar displays the number of steps required to complete the VAT VD. The step you are currently in is highlighted in blue. Once you progress to the next section successfully, the previous step will be highlighted in green.

You may be required to submit VDs in various cases including notifying the FTA of an error made in relation to your status as a “Qualifying Registrant” for e-commerce purposes or to amend errors made in your reported e-commerce supplies.

This section displays the filing period details based on the selected VAT Return.

The text highlighted in green indicates that you are a “Qualifying Registrant” and identifies your e-commerce reporting period. Based on the e-commerce reporting period which is identified specifically to you, your VAT VD will cater for e-commerce reporting if the tax period for which you are submitting your VAT VD falls within your identified e-commerce reporting period.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on ‘Edit‘ to respond to the e-commerce questionnaire to either notify the FTA of your “Qualifying Registrant” status for e-commerce purposes or to amend your original notification for e-commerce purposes.

e-Commerce Questionnaire

Step

Action

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Before responding to the e-commerce questionnaire, please ensure that you read through the following:

Then select ‘Yes‘ if you make e-commerce supplies.

Step

Action

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If you make e-commerce supplies, you should select ‘Yes‘ if the value of your e-commerce supplies made in the previous calendar year exceeds AED 100 million.

Step

Action

(1)

If you selected ‘Yes‘ to the two previous questions, you should select the date on which you have exceeded the AED 100 million threshold for the value of e-commerce supplies made in the previous calendar year

Step

Action

(1)

Mark the checkbox to confirm that you are a “Qualifying Registrant” for the purposes of Emirates‘ reporting of e-commerce supplies.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on ‘Proceed for VAT Filing under e-commerce reporting‘ to file your VAT Voluntary Disclosure.

VAT Voluntary Disclosure

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to download the offline template which can be used to file your returns. The downloaded template is an exact replica of the online form. The disabled or greyed out cells will be auto calculated.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Upload Filled Template' to file your return using the offline facility.

Step

Action

(1)

Once the upload is complete, click here to download the uploaded template

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to clear the amounts in the table below

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to display the values that were previously declared in your VAT Return or VAT VD.

If you declared yourself as a “Qualifying Registrant” for e-commerce purposes and the tax period for which you are submitting your VAT VD falls within your identified e-commerce reporting period, the standard rated supplies boxes 1a to 1g will be presented as read only and you will not be able to enter the amount (value of supplies), VAT amount and adjustment amount (if any) directly in these boxes.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on ‘Edit‘ to report your e-commerce and other standard rated supplies by Emirate.

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to display the values that were previously declared in your VAT Return or VAT VD.

Step

Action

(1)

The values that were previously declared in your VAT Return or VAT VD will be auto populated into the relevant boxes. Enter the amount (value of supplies), VAT amount and adjustment amount (if any) for e-commerce and other standard rated supplies by Emirate in the relevant boxes to amend any of the values that were previously declared in your VAT Return or VAT VD.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on ‘Add‘

The standard rated supplies for the corresponding Emirate are auto-calculated as the sum of the amounts entered in the boxes for e-commerce and other standard rated supplies, by Emirate.

The bottom boxes for each Emirate display the values that have been previously declared and the top boxes display the new figures that you want to declare for each Emirate.

Step

Action

(1)

Enter amount and VAT amount in Box 2

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to view the invoice details received from Planet Tax Free.

Step

Action

(1)

Fill box 3 with amount and VAT amount.

Step

Action

(1)

Fill box 4 and box 5 with amount

Box 6 is pre-populated based on the data received from customs

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to get the detailed view of Goods imported into the UAE

Box 7 should be used if the information that is prepopulated in Box 6 regarding goods imported into the UAE is incomplete or incorrect. In such case, use this box to make adjustments accordingly.

Box 8 is the total of box 1 to box 7 which is your total output for the Tax Period

Step

Action

(1)

Enter the amount, corresponding VAT amount and adjustment amount for your standard rated expenses for the period.

Step

Action

(1)

Enter the amount and corresponding VAT amount for supplies that are subject to the reverse charge

Box 11 is auto-calculated and displays your total inputs for the Tax Period

Box 12 displays the total output tax for the period.

Box 13 displays the total input tax for the period and

box 14 displays the payable and (or) refundable tax for the period.

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to select the reason for Voluntary Disclosure and select the date on which the error was identified. You will find in the drop down menu for the reasons for submitting the VD a reason relating to your “Qualifying Registrant” status for e-commerce purposes.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Add' button or drag & drop your files to upload supporting documents. On successful upload of document, the Add button will be highlighted in green

Step

Action

(1)

Select 'Yes' if you have reported amounts using the 'Profit Margin Scheme

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Previous Step' to go back to the previous section

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Compare Filings' to compare the filings.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'View Previous Filings' to view the previous filings.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Save as draft' to save the VAT Voluntary Disclosure as a draft.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Next Step' to proceed to the next section

Review & Declaration

This section displays your completed VAT VD and allows you to review it prior to submission

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to expand or collapse all steps at once

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to expand or collapse each section

Step

Action

(1)

Click on each step to review every section

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to edit the VAT VD

The Declaration and Authorized Signatory details are pre-populated from your VAT Registration

Step

Action

(1)

Mark the checkbox to confirm that information provided is true, accurate and complete on this screen

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Submit' to submit the VAT Voluntary Disclosure

Acknowledgement

You have successfully submitted the voluntary disclosure!

Make a note of the transaction number for future references. You can also access this Voluntary Disclosure from the VAT 201 return tile, within the VAT module.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on ‘Download‘ to download a copy of voluntary disclosure submission acknowledgement

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Back to Dashboard' to go back to dashboard.

My Filings Dashboard

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to compare your filings.

Compare Filings

Step

Action

(1)

Mark the required checkboxes (type of filings) that you want to compare.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on 'Compare Forms' to compare the selected forms.

Step

Action

(1)

The results of compared forms is displayed.

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to close the pop-up.

My Filings Dashboard

Step

Action

(1)

Click here to view your previous filings.

Previous Filings

Step

Action

(1)

All your previous filings are displayed here.

Step

Action

(1)

Click on previous filing which you want to view in detail.

VAT Return

VAT Return for selected filing is displayed.

Correspondences

After submission of the VAT Voluntary Disclosure for e-commerce reporting, taxpayer receives the following correspondences:

  • Voluntary Disclosure submission acknowledgment

  • Voluntary Disclosure acknowledged or rejected notification

  • Additional information notification (only if FTA requires more information to assist with their review of your VAT Voluntary Disclosure)