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After Your First Corporate Tax Filing — What Businesses Are Facing and How to Respond
5 Years
FTA can assess after filing
9 Months
After year-end to file CT return
Voluntary
Disclosure window closes at audit notice
Filing your first UAE Corporate Tax return is a milestone — but the compliance journey does not end at submission. The FTA has five years to raise an assessment. What you do after filing determines your true level of CT readiness.
What Businesses Are Experiencing Post-First-Filing
Post-Filing Action Plan
Action Checklist
01Retain all CT return workpapers in organised retrievable format
02Conduct post-filing review — identify potential errors within 30 days
03File voluntary disclosure promptly if errors found
04Prepare transfer pricing documentation if not yet done
05Establish CT compliance calendar for next period
06Review elections made and assess suitability for second period
07Conduct quarterly QFZP qualifying income review
How Univia Can Help
Univia supports businesses through every stage of the CT compliance cycle — from first return preparation and post-filing review to voluntary disclosure management and second-period planning.
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