The track every UAE SMB needs first. Builds from the underlying logic of Federal Decree-Law 8/2017 — why the UAE has a 5% VAT and how it works mechanically — through to the practical filing flow on the FTA's EmaraTax portal. By the end, you can defend every number on your VAT 201 against an FTA audit.
This track is built for the operator who has to actually file the VAT 201 themselves — not the Big-4 advisor briefing other advisors. Specifically:
The track assumes zero prior UAE VAT knowledge. It assumes basic accounting literacy (you know the difference between revenue and a cash receipt).
Watch in order if you have not filed a VAT 201 before — the lessons build. Jump to specific lessons if you have a targeted question. Each lesson is captioned in English and Arabic, with the cited Federal Decree-Law article numbers visible on-screen so you can verify against the official UAE government sources at u.ae and mof.gov.ae.
Click any lesson to jump to its detail. Video pages will become active as each lesson publishes through Q4 2026.
The economic logic behind a 5% VAT, how it differs from sales tax, and why the UAE chose 5% in 2018. The mental model that makes every subsequent lesson make sense.
The 375,000 mandatory threshold, the 187,500 voluntary threshold, the 30-day registration window, and what happens if you cross the threshold without registering on time.
The most important mental model in UAE VAT. Every UAE transaction sorts into one of five buckets with different VAT 201 reporting consequences. Get this wrong once and the rest of the return cascades.
Every mandatory field, bilingual EN+AR requirements, the simplified tax invoice exception, and the line-item rules. Includes a side-by-side comparison of a valid invoice and a non-compliant one.
When importing goods or services from abroad triggers a self-account on Box 3 (output VAT) and Box 10 (input VAT recovery). The phantom-journal pattern most accounting software gets wrong.
From Box 1 standard-rated supplies through Box 10 reverse-charge recovery. What goes where, why, the link to your underlying ledger, and the consequence of mis-classification.
What Article 51 designated zones are, how they differ from Free Zones, the goods-vs-services distinction, and the documentation that supports zero-rating supplies to and from these zones.
The actual click-by-click flow on FTA's portal. Saving drafts, attaching evidence, paying via EmaraTax, getting the receipt. What to do if a submission fails.
The ten errors that account for ~80% of FTA penalties. Late filing 1,000 (escalating), late payment 2-4% per month, mis-classification penalties, and the path to penalty waivers under Federal Decree-Law 30/2021.
Videos publish progressively from October 2026. One email per lesson release with the direct YouTube link. No upsells.
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