FTA administrative penalties

What does being late actually cost?

Late registration, late filing and late payment each carry their own FTA penalty. See the real number before it grows.

Unpaid corporate tax (if any)

AED

Enter 0 if no tax is due — filing late is penalised even at zero tax.

Months late

months

I also registered late
Fixed AED 10,000 late-registration penalty

Estimated total penalties

3,250 AED

Late filing (AED 500/mo, AED 1,000/mo after 12)—

Late payment (14% per annum)—

Late registration—

The penalty schedule

The three fines that catch SMEs

10,000

A one-off fixed penalty for missing your corporate tax registration deadline — even if you owe zero tax.

500/mo

AED 500 for each of the first 12 months late, then AED 1,000 per month after that.

14%

Annual rate applied monthly on any unsettled tax from the day after the payment deadline.