Excise Tax Registration for Holding Company Businesses

Why Excise Tax Registration

Just as important, excise rates are 100% on tobacco and energy drinks and 50% on carbonated and sweetened drinks. The steps for Excise Tax Registration are: register on EmaraTax as an excise taxable person, register each product on the FTA product list, apply for a designated zone if warehousing and then file monthly excise returns. GoldenKey has licensed holding company in Excise Tax Registration for customers ranging from solo founders to groups opening a regional branch, so we know which sub-activities to list.

How Excise Tax Registration works with GoldenKey

1. 
   Step 1

   Assessment

   Importantly, we confirm whether Excise Tax Registration is mandatory, voluntary or not yet required for your turnover and activity, and fix the right timing. This is also the point at which we answer any question specific to excise tax registration for a holding company.

2. 
   Step 2

   EmaraTax setup

   GoldenKey opens or accesses your EmaraTax account and links the licence, signatory and bank details needed for Excise Tax Registration.

3. 
   Step 3

   Application

   We complete the Excise Tax Registration submission with turnover, activity and import details and upload the supporting documents. This is also the point at which we answer any question specific to excise tax registration for a holding company.

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   Step 4

   Certificate and compliance calendar

   As a rule, once the FTA approves, we diarise your return and payment deadlines so nothing is missed.

Documents required

Here is what you will need for excise tax registration for a holding company; GoldenKey checks every item before submission.

• Trade licence and certificate of incorporation
• Customs code and import records where applicable
• Turnover evidence such as invoices, contracts or financial statements
• Memorandum of association showing shareholders
• Passport and Emirates ID of the authorised signatory
• Bank account letter or IBAN certificate

Pricing

In short, the figures below for excise tax registration for a holding company are updated by GoldenKey whenever the authority changes its fees, so the price you see is the current one. Importantly, pricing for excise tax registration for a holding company depends on the package you choose; every option below includes GoldenKey's service and the government fees stated.

Why the UAE

Put simply, residence visas for owners and families come with the company, which makes excise tax registration for a holding company a route to relocation as well as a business decision. In our experience, english is the working language of business, contracts are routinely drafted in English, and government portals are bilingual, which simplifies excise tax registration for a holding company for international founders.

Why GoldenKey

Put simply, our office is a short drive from the Ajman Free Zone, Ajman DED and the immigration centre, so physical submissions for excise tax registration for a holding company happen the same day they are ready. As we tell every client, our quotations for excise tax registration for a holding company list every government fee and our service fee on one page, in writing, before you pay anything. GoldenKey's consultants have handled excise tax registration for a holding company for traders, consultants, tech entrepreneurs and family offices, which gives us a realistic view of what each authority approves without delay.

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