UAE compliance isn't a module here. It's the foundation.
VAT, eInvoicing, WPS, Labour Law, Emiratisation and Corporate Tax were designed into Civova from the first line, so the right numbers are already there when the FTA, MOHRE or your bank asks for them.
How does Civova handle UAE compliance?
Civova records VAT on every source document, so FTA tax invoices and per-emirate VAT return figures are ready for EmaraTax. It writes the WPS salary file (SIF) from approved payroll, accrues end-of-service gratuity under UAE Labour Law, tracks Emiratisation, keeps Corporate Tax working papers and holds invoices as structured data for eInvoicing.
Each obligation, in depth
UAE VAT · 5%
Every invoice right. Every return ready.
VAT is recorded at the source document, not reconstructed at quarter-end. When the return is due, the figures are already computed, per emirate, ready to enter on the EmaraTax portal.
- Tax invoices and credit notes with the FTA-required details: TRNs, sequential number, date of supply, VAT per line and totals in AED
- Standard-rated, zero-rated, exempt and reverse-charge treatment
- Construction-specific VAT handled correctly: advance recovery reduces the taxable base; retention withholds payment, not tax
- Input VAT on supplier bills and petty-cash receipts captured as entered on the receipt
- VAT return figures per emirate with a drill-down to every transaction behind them
- Credit notes net down output tax in the period they are issued
VAT return · Jul–Sep 2026
Ready for EmaraTax- Standard-rated supplies, Dubai
- 112,600.00
- Standard-rated supplies, Abu Dhabi
- 15,800.00
- Supplies subject to reverse charge
- 3,150.00
- Recoverable VAT on expenses
- 74,980.00
- Reverse-charge input VAT
- 3,150.00
- Net VAT payable (AED)
- 53,420.00
UAE eInvoicing mandate
Ready for the move from PDF to structured eInvoices.
Under the UAE eInvoicing programme, business-to-business and business-to-government invoices move from PDFs and email to structured electronic files exchanged through an Accredited Service Provider (ASP), with the FTA receiving the invoice data.
That only works if your invoices are already clean, structured data. In Civova they are: every invoice carries supplier and customer TRNs, a tax category and VAT amount on every line, and totals held to the fil, never re-typed into another system.
Where Civova stands
- TodayStructured invoice data (TRNs, line-level VAT and tax categories) on every tax invoice and credit note.
- RoadmapExchange through your chosen Accredited Service Provider, ahead of the mandatory dates below.
Ask for the current status in your demo and we'll show exactly what is live.
The published timeline
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Revenue AED 50 million or more
- Appoint an ASP by
- 30 Oct 2026
- eInvoicing live by
- 1 Jan 2027
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Revenue under AED 50 million
- Appoint an ASP by
- 31 Mar 2027
- eInvoicing live by
- 1 Jul 2027
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Government entities
- Appoint an ASP by
- 31 Mar 2027
- eInvoicing live by
- 1 Oct 2027
Dates per Ministerial Decision No. 244 of 2025 as amended by No. 66 of 2026. Rules and dates can change. Confirm your obligations with your tax adviser. This page is not tax advice.
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Wage Protection System
Payroll to WPS file in one approval.
Attendance, overtime, unpaid leave, allowances and loan deductions flow into the monthly run. Approve it, and Civova writes the Salary Information File (SIF) your bank's WPS portal expects.
- SIF with employer record, one EDR line per employee and the trailer totals
- Fixed and variable pay split the way WPS reports it
- Payroll posts its own journal for salaries, accruals and deductions
- Payslips available to staff through employee self-service
Banks and exchange houses vary in their file details, so we validate the file with yours using a small test batch before your first live run.
UAE Labour Law & workforce
The paperwork of a UAE workforce, on the record.
End-of-service gratuity
Gratuity accrued and settled per UAE Labour Law, with final settlements on exit.
Visa & PRO desk
Visas, Emirates IDs and labour cards with expiry alerts and the cost of each renewal.
Emiratisation (Nafis)
Your quota position, the shortfall and the contribution at risk, before MOHRE asks.
Attendance & leave
Daily attendance, shifts, overtime and leave balances that feed payroll directly.
Accommodation & transport
Camp rooms and bus seats costed to the site or job they serve.
Employee self-service
Staff check payslips, request leave and update their documents themselves.
Corporate Tax working papers
From your ledger to the adjustments your tax adviser reviews (accounting profit, the add-backs and deductions, and the resulting taxable income), kept as a working paper that is signed off, not a spreadsheet that is emailed around. The return itself is filed by you or your adviser on EmaraTax.
Personal data protection (PDPL)
A register of the personal data you hold on employees, customers and suppliers (its purpose, lawful basis and retention), with controlled handling of erasure requests that keeps the financial records the law requires you to retain.
Civova helps you meet your obligations; it does not replace professional tax or legal advice.
Key figures
UAE compliance figures at a glance
The rates, thresholds and deadlines a UAE contractor works to, each with its legal source and the date we last checked it.
| Rule | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| UAE standard rate of VAT | 5% | Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax |
| Mandatory VAT registration threshold (taxable supplies and imports over the past 12 months, or expected in the next 30 days) | AED 375,000 | Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax; Executive Regulation |
| Voluntary VAT registration threshold (taxable supplies or taxable expenses) | AED 187,500 | Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax; Executive Regulation |
| VAT return and payment due by the 28th day after the end of the tax period (usually quarterly; monthly for some businesses) | 28 days | Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax; Executive Regulation |
| Corporate Tax on taxable income above AED 375,000 (0% up to AED 375,000), for financial years starting on or after 1 June 2023 | 9% | Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses; Cabinet Decision No. 116 of 2022 |
| Small Business Relief, under which resident persons whose revenue is AED 3 million or less in the tax period (and each earlier one) may elect to be treated as having no taxable income, for tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2026 | AED 3,000,000 | Ministerial Decision No. 73 of 2023 on Small Business Relief |
| End-of-service gratuity for full-time employees with at least one year of continuous service, at 21 days' basic wage per year for the first five years, 30 days' basic wage per year after that, capped at two years' wage in total | 21 / 30 days | Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations, Article 51 |
| Private-sector employers registered with MOHRE pay wages through the Wage Protection System, via an approved bank, exchange house or financial institution, by uploading a Salary Information File (SIF) | WPS | Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE), Wage Protection System |
| Private companies with 50 or more employees raise the share of Emiratis in skilled roles by 2% a year; companies with 20–49 employees in specified sectors, including construction, employ at least one Emirati a year | 2% a year | Cabinet resolutions on Emiratisation targets; Nafis programme |
| The UAE Personal Data Protection Law governs how businesses collect and use personal data (free zones with their own data-protection law, such as DIFC and ADGM, follow those) | PDPL | Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data |
Last reviewed 14 Nov 2026. A summary, not tax or legal advice. Confirm your obligations with an adviser.
FAQ
UAE compliance questions
Does Civova file our VAT return with the FTA?
No public filing API exists, so Civova prepares the return figures (per emirate, with every transaction behind them) and your accountant enters them on the EmaraTax portal.
Will Civova be ready for UAE eInvoicing?
Invoices in Civova are already structured data with TRNs and line-level VAT. Exchange through an Accredited Service Provider is on our roadmap ahead of the 2027 deadlines; ask us in your demo for the current status.
Does Civova connect directly to the bank for WPS?
Civova generates the SIF file; you upload it to your bank's or exchange house's WPS portal. That keeps you independent of any one bank.
How is VAT treated on retention and advances?
Retention withholds payment, not tax. The full certified value is taxed. Advance recovery reduces the taxable value of the certificate it is recovered from.
Walk through your VAT, WPS and month-end with us
Book a live walkthrough. We'll show it with a contractor's real workflow (tender to final account) and answer every question about VAT, WPS and your month-end.
No commitment · Set up around your company · Your data stays exportable