{"id":304,"date":"2026-11-12T05:32:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T05:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/ae\/?p=304"},"modified":"2026-11-12T05:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T05:34:47","slug":"uae-credit-balance-refund-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/ae\/insights\/uae-credit-balance-refund-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Credit Balance Refund Checklist: What a Dubai Company Checks Before 31 December 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull vv-section vv-section--grey vv-hero has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b7edd97f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"vv-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">VIVOS UAE \u00b7 Insights \u00b7 2027 Rule Changes, Episode 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-company-setup\">Setting up a new company in the UAE?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are a foreign founder planning a new mainland or free zone company, build rules like this into the set-up plan from the start. Fixing them after licensing usually takes longer than getting them right on day one.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of our UAE clients need a new company and a residence visa through it, so they can live in the UAE and run the business. VIVOS advises on both. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/ae\/company-setup-advisory\/\">UAE company setup advisory<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/ae\/services\/work-visas-immigration\/\">UAE work visas and immigration<\/a>, or read <a href=\"https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/ae\/insights\/how-to-set-up-a-mainland-company-in-dubai\/\">how to set up a mainland company in Dubai<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UAE Credit Balance Refund Checklist: What a Dubai Company Checks Before 31 December 2026<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vv-answer wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Before 31 December 2026, a Dubai company should list every credit balance on its Federal Tax Authority account, by tax and period.<\/strong> Since 1 January 2026, a balance can be refunded or used only within five years of the end of the relevant tax period. If those years have passed, file the refund request in EmaraTax by that date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vv-correction\" style=\"border:1px solid #e3c9c9;border-left:6px solid #b03a2e;background:#fdf6f5;padding:14px 20px;margin:0 0 20px;border-radius:4px;\"><p style=\"margin-top:0;\"><strong>What most pages still say:<\/strong> &#8220;An FTA credit balance can stay on your account until you need it&#8221;, or &#8220;the 31 December 2026 deadline is a VAT rule.&#8221;<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"><strong>What&#8217;s true since 1 January 2026:<\/strong> Article 38 of the Tax Procedures Law gives any credit balance five years from the end of the relevant tax period, and a late claim lapses. The previous Article 38 had no time limit (<a href=\"https:\/\/uaelegislation.gov.ae\/en\/legislations\/1625\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official portal, Art. 38<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/uaelegislation.gov.ae\/ar\/legislations\/1625\/modifications\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previous texts<\/a>).<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vv-byline wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/about\/leadership\/\">Ray Tay<\/a> \u00b7 Published 12 November 2026 \u00b7 Last reviewed 19 October 2026 \u00b7 Reviewed by Ray Tay, VIVOS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vv-episode-note wp-block-paragraph\">The episode video first aired on 29 October 2026. For the full, regularly updated guide, see <a href=\"https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/ae\/insights\/uae-vat-registration-thresholds-deadlines\/\">UAE VAT registration thresholds and deadlines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull vv-section vv-article has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2eebee45 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<!-- VIVOS Corporate Services L.L.C. | Series 3 \"2027 Rule Changes: What Most Pages Still Get Wrong\", Episode 5 local companion (VIVOS UAE). URL: https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/ae\/insights\/uae-credit-balance-refund-checklist\/ . Canonical group article: https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/blog\/insights\/uae-tax-credit-deadline-2026\/ . Video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/8AZo7O9SuUI (replace after upload). Featured image: https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/uae-credit-balance-refund-checklist.png (uae-credit-balance-refund-checklist.png). Facts checked 19 October 2026. JSON-LD at the end of this block (built by s3-e5\/build-schema-s3e5.py). -->\n\n<div class=\"vv-keyfacts\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-left:6px solid #b8912f;background:#f7f8fa;padding:16px 20px;margin:0 0 24px;border-radius:4px;\">\n  <p style=\"margin-top:0;\"><strong>Key facts for Dubai companies (as of October 2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n  <ul style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n    <li>Since 1 January 2026, a credit balance with the FTA can be refunded or used only within 5 years of the end of the relevant tax period (Federal Decree-Law No. 17 of 2025).<\/li>\n    <li>Where the 5 years has lapsed, a refund or use is allowed if requested within a year from 1 January 2026.<\/li>\n    <li>Last day: 31 December 2026, derived from &#8220;one year from 1 January 2026&#8221;; neither text prints it.<\/li>\n    <li>Any credit balance is covered, under any tax the FTA administers, not only VAT.<\/li>\n    <li>A late request lapses: the right to claim a refund ends (Art. 38(6)).<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<table>\n  <caption>Where a credit balance is claimed in EmaraTax, by tax. Checked 19 October 2026<\/caption>\n  <thead>\n    <tr><th scope=\"col\">Tax<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Where in EmaraTax<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Refund form<\/th><\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">VAT<\/th><td>VAT tab<\/td><td>VAT311<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">Excise Tax<\/th><td>Excise Tax tab<\/td><td>EX311<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><th scope=\"row\">Corporate Tax<\/th><td>Corporate Tax refund form<\/td><td>CT<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>Video (80 seconds): <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8AZo7O9SuUI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UAE Tax Credit Deadline: Claim Old Credit Balances by 31 December 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>What does a Dubai company check on its FTA account?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The checklist is the same on the mainland or in a free zone: it starts from what the FTA account shows.<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n  <li><strong>List every credit balance<\/strong>, by tax and period.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Find the start of the five years<\/strong> for each (next section).<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Mark the balances<\/strong> whose five years have passed or end in 2026.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>File the refund request<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/tax.gov.ae\/en\/emaratax\/process.key.message\/apply.for.a.refund.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EmaraTax<\/a> by 31 December 2026. The FTA may audit or assess it, completing that within two years of submission (Art. 3(3)).<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Ask a tax adviser<\/strong> to confirm your own position.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2>Which tax period do the five years run from?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Article 38(2) of the Tax Procedures Law, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/uaelegislation.gov.ae\/en\/legislations\/1625\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official English text<\/a> as we read it:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>The refund application must be submitted within 5 years from the end of the Tax Period to which (a) the excess payment was made, (b) the Tax Return or Voluntary Disclosure was submitted or the Tax Assessment issued, or (c) the credit balance arose, as the case may be.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Which of (a), (b) or (c) starts the clock depends on the balance: check your own position with a tax adviser. We give no worked example.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Which balances can still be claimed?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The law and the Ministry word it differently. Article 3(1) of Decree-Law No. 17 of 2025 lets a taxpayer whose five years has lapsed apply for a refund or use the balance if requested within a year from 1 January 2026. The Ministry of Finance adds balances whose five years expires within one year of that date. We read Article 3 in the Ministry&#8217;s English text, marked &#8220;not an official translation&#8221;. We found no FTA page on how to ask to use a balance, so these steps are for refunds only.<\/p>\n\n<!-- faq:start -->\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n<h3>What should a Dubai company&#8217;s credit balance list show?<\/h3>\n<p>One line per balance: the tax, the period, and the tax period its five years run from under Article 38(2)(a) to (c). Check each line with a tax adviser.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Can a Dubai company correct a refund request after filing it?<\/h3>\n<p>A Voluntary Disclosure on a request filed in the window is allowed within two years of the filing date, unless the Authority has already decided on it (Article 3(2) of Decree-Law No. 17 of 2025).<\/p>\n\n<h3>What if a credit balance arises in the last 90 days of the five years?<\/h3>\n<p>Article 38(3) and (4) give a later route for a balance that arises after the five years or in their last 90 days: one year from arising if it came from an FTA decision, otherwise 90 days.<\/p>\n\n<h3>We run a UAE company from Singapore. What should we check?<\/h3>\n<p>The company&#8217;s own FTA account holds its credit balances, so the check is the same: list each by tax and period. VIVOS Corporate Services L.L.C. in Dubai files these refund requests with the FTA; VIVOS Pte. Ltd. in Singapore supports accounting and tax compliance.<\/p>\n<!-- faq:end -->\n\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>UAE Ministry of Finance, <a href=\"https:\/\/mof.gov.ae\/en\/news\/ministry-of-finance-to-implement-amendments-to-the-tax-procedures-law-starting-early-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announcement on the Tax Procedures Law amendments<\/a> (29 November 2025).<\/li>\n  <li>Federal Decree-Law No. 28 of 2022 as amended by No. 17 of 2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/tax.gov.ae\/Datafolder\/Files\/Legislation\/2025\/Federal%20Decree-Law%20No.%2028%20of%202022%20-%20publishing%2003%2012%202025.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">consolidated text<\/a> (Ministry of Finance); <a href=\"https:\/\/uaelegislation.gov.ae\/en\/legislations\/1625\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official portal, English<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/uaelegislation.gov.ae\/ar\/legislations\/1625\/modifications\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">portal amendments page<\/a> (Arabic, previous texts).<\/li>\n  <li>UAE Federal Tax Authority, <a href=\"https:\/\/tax.gov.ae\/en\/services\/refund.of.extra.payments.paid.to.the.fta.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tax Refund to Registered Tax Payers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tax.gov.ae\/en\/emaratax\/process.key.message\/apply.for.a.refund.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EmaraTax: Apply for a refund<\/a>. All checked 19 October 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/blog\/insights\/uae-tax-credit-deadline-2026\/\">the full guide to the UAE tax credit deadline<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/rule-changes-2026-2027\/\">rule changes tracker<\/a>. Next episode (Tue 3 Nov): COMPASS C1 Salary Benchmarks 2027: Singapore Employment Pass Dates. Or <a href=\"https:\/\/vivosgroup.com\/contact\/\"><strong>talk to our team<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#555;\">Reviewed by Ray Tay, VIVOS. VIVOS Corporate Services L.L.C., Commercial Licence No. 1638200, Unit 415, Churchill Executive Tower, Business Bay, Dubai &middot; +971 56 408 7384 &middot; contactvivos.uae@vivos.com.sg. Part of VIVOS Group with VIVOS Pte. Ltd. (Singapore, UEN 202416468C, MOM EA Licence 24S2425). Facts checked 19 October 2026. 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