RAK ICC – Corporate Tax Registration

RAK ICC entities have officially been included in the FTA EmaraTax Portal for corporate tax registration. This marks a significant milestone in RAK ICC’s continuous endeavors to simplify procedures and guarantee compliance of RAK ICC entities (both RAK ICC companies and RAK ICC foundations) with the relevant tax laws.

The registration of RAK ICC companies for corporate tax via the EmaraTax Portal is an important process and registration of RAK ICC entities must be carried out to avoid potential fines.

Please take note of the below instructions:

1. Access the EmaraTax portal using the UAE pass

2. Application completion guidelines:

• License issuing authority: RAK International Corporate Centre;
• License issue date: date of RAK ICC entity incorporation;
• License expiry date: date of RAK ICC entity renewal;
• Attach the Certificate of Incorporation of RAK ICC entity;
• Choose the applicable activity for the RAK ICC entity.  For example, for the activities of holding companies you may select:
  • Industry – financial and insurance activities;
  • Main group – financial service activities, excluding insurance and pension funding;
  • Sub-Group – holding companies activities;
  • Activity – holding companies activities;
• Provide the owners and authorized signatory information;
• Upload the passport copies;
• Upload Power of Attorney or Articles of Association for the RAK ICC company;

3. Review and complete the declaration – proceed with application submission

 Registration timing for juridical persons that are resident persons:

A juridical person that is a resident person must file a corporate tax registration application based on its date of incorporation or establishment as per the UAE laws.

This requirement extends to free zone persons and offshore companies that are incorporated or established and recognized in the United Arab Emirates.