Under Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 and its Executive Regulations, VAT return filing frequency is set by the FTA based on your annual turnover. Standard registrants file quarterly returns covering three-month tax periods, while larger taxable persons with annual supplies exceeding the FTA threshold are assigned monthly filing cycles. Returns are due within 28 days of the tax period end. Asad Abbas & Co. confirms your assigned tax period during onboarding and manages the filing calendar accordingly.

Fees for VAT return filing for companies in Sharjah vary based on transaction volume, invoice complexity, free zone status, and whether input tax recovery reviews are required. High volume trading businesses and companies with import-export operations require deeper reconciliation than service firms with limited invoices. Asad Abbas & Co. provides a fixed monthly or quarterly fee estimate once scope is confirmed, covering return preparation, EmaraTax submission, and record retention support under the VAT law.

Yes, our tax practice accommodates urgent filings where the tax period deadline is imminent or has been missed. Asad Abbas & Co. will onboard the file, reconcile output and input tax positions from your available records, prepare the return, and submit it through the EmaraTax portal within the same day where source data is complete. Voluntary disclosures and late submission penalty applications are handled separately where the original deadline has already passed.

The FTA EmaraTax portal is the mandatory submission channel for VAT returns in the UAE. Our team logs in as your appointed Tax Agent, uploads the reconciled return data, verifies output tax on standard-rated, zero-rated, and exempt supplies, records input tax recoveries, and submits the return before the 28-day deadline. Payment references are generated on submission, and copies of the filed return and acknowledgment are retained in your compliance file.

Yes. As a Freezone Listed Auditor across 17+ UAE free zones including Hamriyah Free Zone and SAIF Zone, Asad Abbas & Co. handles VAT filing for free zone entities in Sharjah. Filings account for designated zone rules, intra-zone supplies, and cross-border transactions with mainland UAE and other GCC states. Our team also manages VAT compliance documentation required by free zone authorities during licence renewal or regulatory review.

Yes. Our tax practice regularly handles catch-up filings for taxable persons with multiple overdue returns. Asad Abbas & Co. reviews the assigned tax periods on the EmaraTax portal, reconstructs the sales and purchase records for each period, prepares each return, and files them in sequence. Where late submission has already triggered administrative penalties under Cabinet Decision No. 40 of 2017 as amended, we prepare voluntary disclosures and penalty reconsideration applications on your behalf.

Yes. Fully outsourced VAT compliance is a core deliverable for small and mid-sized businesses across Sharjah mainland, Hamriyah Free Zone, and SAIF Zone. Asad Abbas & Co. takes over the entire return cycle: transaction classification, output tax computation, input tax recovery review, EmaraTax submission, and record retention for the five-year statutory period. SME clients receive a dedicated point of contact and monthly compliance summaries alongside each filing.

Every return prepared by our tax team includes a full input tax reconciliation. This covers verification of supplier tax invoices against the FTA compliance format, matching of import declarations to reverse charge entries, review of blocked input categories under the VAT Executive Regulations, and cross-check of standard-rated purchases against the general ledger. Recoverable input tax is confirmed before submission to protect the return against FTA reassessment and future audit exposure.