How is Corporate Tax calculated for a company with a June year end?
For a company with a June year end your tax year is that 12-month period ending 30 June, you pay 0% Corporate Tax on taxable income up to AED 375,000, and any tax due must be paid within 9 months of 30 June (by 31 March).
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The detail
Your Financial Year ends 30 June and that is your Tax Period; the Tax Return is filed and Corporate Tax payable is settled within 9 months from the end of that period (Article 48). Tax is charged on Taxable Income (accounting income with adjustments), and per FTA guidance the rate is 0% on the portion not exceeding AED 375,000. The regime applies to Tax Periods commencing on or after 1 June 2023 (Article 69).123
What the law says
- Article 57: the Tax Period is the Financial Year, defined as the Gregorian calendar year or the 12-month period for which the person prepares financial statements.1
- Article 48: a Taxable Person must settle Corporate Tax Payable within 9 months from the end of the relevant Tax Period.2
- FTA General Guide, p.20: Corporate Tax is 0% on the portion of Taxable Income not exceeding AED 375,000 (guidance, not legislation).3 Based on FTA guidance
What it depends on
Check before you rely on it
- Confirm your financial statements are prepared for the 12 months ending 30 June, making that your Tax Period.
- Check your Taxable Income calculation to see whether the AED 375,000 0% band applies.
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Article 57 – Tax Period
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Article 57 – Tax Period 1. A Taxable Person’s Tax Period is the Financial Year or part thereof for which a Tax Return is required to be filed. 2. For the purposes of this Decree-Law, the Financial Year of a Taxable Person shall be the Gregorian calendar year, or the (12) twelve-month period for which the Taxable Person prepares financial statements.
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Article 48 – Corporate Tax Payment
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Article 48 – Corporate Tax Payment A Taxable Person must settle the Corporate Tax Payable under this Decree-Law within (9) nine months from the end of the relevant Tax Period, or by such other date as determined by the Authority.
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4. What is Corporate Tax? Chapter summary This chapter sets out a brief overview of the core principles of Corporate Tax and how the Corporate Tax system functions as a whole. This provides a foundation for the information given in the following chapters. What is Corporate Tax? Corporate Tax is a form of direct tax levied on the Taxable Income of corporations and other Businesses. Corporate Tax is sometimes also referred to as ‘Corporate Income Tax’ or ‘Business Profits Tax’ in other jurisdictions. Corporate Tax is charged on a wide range of Business profits, and those subject to Corporate Tax in the UAE include not only companies but also certain partnerships, unincorporated entities and natural persons conducting a Business or Business Activities. Corporate Tax is paid on an annual basis with reference to the Tax Period of a Taxable Person. A Tax Period is the Financial Year or part thereof for which a Tax Return needs to be filed. The Financial Year is the period of 12 months for which Financial Statements are prepared.1 Payment of Corporate Tax is due within nine months from the end of the applicable Tax Period.2 The UAE Corporate Tax regime applies to Tax Periods commencing on or after 1 June 2023.3 How does Corporate Tax work? Taxable Persons are subject to Corporate Tax on their Taxable Income - this is their Accounting Income with certain adjustments made for Corporate Tax purposes. Generally, Corporate Tax is imposed on Taxable Income at the following rates: • 0% (zero percent) on the portion of the Taxable Income not exceeding AED 375,000. 1 Article 57 of the Corporate Tax Law. 2 Article 48 of the Corporate Tax Law. 3 Article 69 of the Corporate Tax Law. General Corporate Tax Guide | Corporate Tax | CTGGCT1 19
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Article 69 – Application of this Decree-Law to Tax Periods
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Article 69 – Application of this Decree-Law to Tax Periods This Decree-Law shall apply to Tax Periods commencing on or after 1 June 2023.
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