Failure by a Person carrying out Business Activities or having a Tax Liability under the Tax Procedures Law or the Corporate Tax Law to maintain the necessary records and other information specified in the Tax Procedures Law and the Corporate Tax Law. | One of the following penalties will be imposed: 1. A fine of AED 10,000 for each violation. 2. A fine of AED 20,000 in each case of repeated violation within 24 months from the date of the last violation. |
Failure by a Person carrying out Business Activities or having a Tax Liability under the Tax Procedures Law or the Corporate Tax Law to submit data, records and documents related to taxation in Arabic to the Authority upon request. | A fine of AED 5,000 2. For the purposes of this penalty, the payment period in the case of a voluntary disclosure and assessment of tax shall be: a) 20 working days from the date of filing, in the case of a voluntary disclosure. b) 20 working days from the date of receipt, in the case of a tax inspector. |
Failure by a taxpayer to submit a tax return within the deadline specified in the Corporate Tax Law. | 1. A fine of AED 500 for each month or part thereof during the first twelve months. 2. A fine of AED 1,000 for each month or part thereof from the thirteenth month onwards. This penalty will be imposed from the day following the due date on which the tax return is due and on the same day every month thereafter. |
Failure by a taxable person to pay tax. | 1. A monthly penalty of 14% per annum for each month or part thereof on the outstanding tax amount payable from the day following the due date for payment of the tax and from the same date every month thereafter. 2. For the purposes of this penalty, the payment period in the case of a voluntary disclosure and assessment of tax shall be: a) 20 working days from the date of filing, in the case of a voluntary disclosure. b) 20 working days from the date of receipt, in the case of a tax inspector. |
Submission by a Taxpayer of an incorrect tax return. | A penalty of AED 500 if the Person fails to correct his/her Tax Return before the due date for filing the Tax Return under the Corporate Tax Act. |
Voluntary disclosure by the Taxable Person of information in connection with errors in the Tax Return, Tax Declaration or Tax Refund Application in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article (10) of the Tax Procedure Act. | A monthly penalty of 1% of the Tax Difference for each month or part thereof, which shall apply from the date following the date of filing of the relevant Tax Return, application for refund or Notice of Tax Assessment and up to the date of filing of the Voluntary Disclosure. |
Refusal of the Person subject to tax audit, his Tax Agent or Legal Representative to assist the Tax Auditor in violation of the provisions of Article (20) of the Tax Procedure Act, in which case the penalties will be payable from the own funds of the Person, Legal Representative or Tax Agent, as the case may be. | A fine of AED 20,000 |
Failure to submit or late submission of the Declaration to the Authority by the Person in accordance with the provisions of the Corporate Tax Act. | 1. A fine of AED 500 for each month or part thereof during the first twelve months. 2. A fine of AED 1,000 for each month or part thereof from the thirteenth month onwards. This fine shall be imposed from the day following the date on which the Return is due to be filed and on the same day every month thereafter. |
Maria Vershinina
Director,
Head of tax practice
Sergey Gerasimov
Partner
Natalia Pushkina
Partner
Maxim Klyuchnikov
Partner
Business Development Manager
GCC and African markets