On 1 April 2024, the UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) published a release related to the introduction of its EmaraTax application. The EmaraTax application offers 15 smart services to facilitate compliance with corporate tax requirements. The FTA explained that the EmaraTax application can be downloaded to smartphones.

The Federal Tax Authority noted that with the EmaraTax application, customers can also follow procedures related to value-added tax (VAT) and excise tax. Additionally, the app allows them to easily access the Authority’s services from anywhere and at any time, including registration, submission of Tax Returns, payment of due taxes by registered taxpayers, submitting tax refund requests for eligible categories, and submission of reconsideration requests, among other tax procedures.

Furthermore, the FTA revealed that it had added 15 services related to Corporate Tax to the EmaraTax application, as part of the range of facilities the Authority provides to ensure the seamless implementation of Corporate Tax and facilitate compliance for taxpayers subject to it using quick and simple procedures.

The Corporate Tax services now accessible on the app include registration for Corporate Tax and amendment of registration data, deregistration, account management, and amendment of banking data.