201 VAT Return filing is an integral part of the entire VAT system. The return must be filed and paid within the next twenty-eight (28) days after the close of the “taxable period”. The filing and payment process is done through the FTA portal.
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Businesses file VAT returns through the FTA portal e-services filing out VAT 201 form. The attributable tax due or refundable is the difference between the total output VAT and total Input VAT. The excess of the output tax is the liability that the business needs to pay within the next 28 days after the close of the current taxable period.
In cases where, the input VAT exceeds the output VAT, the business is eligible for a refund which should be filed using form 311. However, there is also an option to carry forward the refundable tax and offset in the filing of following VAT return.
Through the FTA portal, form 201 is used for VAT return filing.
Through the FTA portal, form 311 is used for VAT refund filing.
Yes, you are required to submit a “nil” VAT Return on or before the respective due date, to avoid fines and penalties.