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UAE VAT Registration Decision Tree
A 1-page flow chart that walks you from "do I need to register?" to a definite answer in under 30 seconds, with annotated edge cases for Tax Groups, Designated Zones, and cross-border services.
What's inside
- AED 375,000 mandatory threshold — both 12-month look-back + 30-day forward tests
- AED 187,500 voluntary threshold — when it makes sense + when it doesn't
- What counts (zero-rated exports, imports) vs what doesn't (exempt supplies, capital disposals)
- Tax Group eligibility (≥50% common control, all UAE resident)
- Designated Zones special treatment
- Place-of-supply rules for goods, services, digital, and real estate
- Three worked examples (mainland LLC, free-zone DMCC entity, branch of foreign company)