VAT registration deadline for businesses with BHD 37,500-500,000 in annual taxable supplies

The final stage in the phased approach for VAT registration adopted by National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) in Bahrain is fast approaching. Businesses making or expecting to make more than BHD 5,000,000 in annual taxable revenue were required to register by 20 December 2018, while  making between BHD 500,000 and BHD 5,000,000 in annual taxable revenue were required to register by 20 June 2019. In the final stage, businesses making or who expect to make between BHD 37,500 and BHD 500,000 in annual taxable revenue are required to register for Value Added Tax (VAT) by 20 December 2019.