When is the UAE corporate tax return due?

A UAE corporate tax return must be filed, and any corporate tax due paid, within nine months from the end of the relevant tax period. The tax period is normally the business's 12-month financial year. For example, a business whose first tax period ends on 31 December would generally have until the following 30 September to file and pay. There is a single deadline for both filing the return and settling the tax — the UAE corporate tax regime does not use advance or provisional payments in the way some other countries do, so the liability is generally paid after year-end with the return. Returns are filed electronically through the Federal Tax Authority's EmaraTax portal. Missing the deadline can lead to administrative penalties for late filing and late payment. Because your exact due date depends on your financial year-end, confirm it from your own accounting period and the FTA portal rather than assuming a fixed calendar date. If you need help meeting deadlines or computing the liability, you can compare verified UAE legal professionals and tax advisers on LEXAI.