How to use EmaraTax: from UAE Pass login to paying a return

The FTA states that its services are only available through UAE Pass, so the person signing in needs a verified UAE Pass account. Accounts that existed on the old FTA portal were moved to EmaraTax automatically. Inside, a single user can manage one or more taxable person profiles, which is how an owner with two companies, or an accountant helping a family business, sees each entity separately.

Keep the email and mobile number on the account current. Registration approvals, FTA notices and verification codes go there.

For corporate tax, the FTA describes the steps as: open the dashboard, create a new taxable person profile if needed, select View on that profile, open the action menu in the corporate tax section and choose Register. Complete the form and submit. The FTA estimates 25 minutes for the form and up to 20 business days for review, and the service is free. Have trade licences, the memorandum of association and Emirates IDs for owners above 25% ready as PDFs.

Returns are prepared and submitted inside the relevant tax tile. For payment, the FTA lists:

• GIBAN bank transfer: generate a unique payment reference in EmaraTax and quote it with the payment; the bank validates it and rejects incorrect details.
• Card payment through MagnatiPay, accepting Visa and Mastercard prepaid, debit and credit cards.
• eDirham is no longer accepted.

EmaraTax is where you file, not where you prepare. Have the figures, reconciliations and supporting documents ready before you open the form. In HelloBooks the AI agent prepares VAT return figures and corporate tax estimates from the ledger, with the transactions behind each number one click away. A person then enters or reviews them in EmaraTax and submits. HelloBooks does not log in to EmaraTax or file on your behalf. For e-invoicing, the FTA's guidelines say onboarding with your ASP also starts in EmaraTax, from the e-invoicing tile.

If your firm wants a return working paper in a specific layout that mirrors the EmaraTax screens, ask us at /book-a-demo.