Excise tax services in the UAE
Check the product, the activity and the obligation. Excise tax is driven by the goods involved and the business activity. A registration review and a return engagement both depend on reliable product and movement records.
Which service fits the requirement?
Start with registration support if you need to establish the applicable position for your activities. Returns require the assigned tax period, stock and movement information and the calculations that support the amounts reported.
Product categories and calculation rules can change. Do not reuse an old rate table without checking the goods, dates and current guidance. The service pages link to official information and set out the evidence needed for the work.
Excise tax registration
Firswood helps businesses in Dubai and Abu Dhabi assess excise registration and prepare the application.
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Excise tax returns
Firswood prepares excise tax returns for businesses in Dubai and Abu Dhabi by reconciling product movements, declarations and accounting records.
View serviceQuestions about excise tax.
Does excise tax use the VAT registration threshold?
No. The FTA's excise guide states that there is no excise registration threshold. The goods, activities and any applicable exception determine the position. We review what your business actually does in the supply chain rather than using VAT turnover figures as the test for excise registration. See FTA guidance.
Can we rely on the figures automatically shown in EmaraTax?
They should be checked against your actual activity and the declarations submitted. A return can inherit an error or omission from its source information. We reconcile the relevant records and investigate differences before presenting the draft for approval, rather than treating a pre-populated figure as evidence that every movement has been reported correctly.
Tell us what needs doing.
A set of accounts, a filing or a question that needs an answer. Start there.