Article 8 - Voluntary Registration

Voluntary Registration

1. The Voluntary Registration Threshold shall be AED 187,500 (one hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred dirhams).

2. Where a Person applied to register voluntarily in accordance with the provisions of the Decree-Law, the Authority shall register a Person with effect from the first day of the month following the month in which the application is made, or from such earlier date as may be requested by the Person and agreed by the Authority.

3. Where a Person applied to register voluntarily due to his expectation that his supplies under the provisions of the Decree-Law will exceed the Voluntary Registration Threshold during the next 30 days, he should be able to provide evidence of an intention to make Taxable Supplies or incur expenses which are subject to Tax in excess of the Voluntary Registration Threshold.

4. The Authority shall determine the evidence it may deem necessary to demonstrate eligibility for voluntary Tax Registration.

5. For the purpose of voluntary registration, the phrase “Taxable Expenses” means expenses which are subject to the standard rate and which are incurred in the State by a Person who has a Place of Residence in the State.

6. A Person may not register voluntarily unless he satisfies the Authority that he is carrying on a Business in the State.