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UAE Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (Pillar Two)

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UAE Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (Pillar Two) is one of the rulebooks issued by the Federal Tax Authority. For compliance officers, legal teams, and advisors working under this regime, finding the right article quickly matters. Lexara indexes the full text of UAE Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (Pillar Two) and makes it searchable two ways: full-text and keyword search for rapid lookup, and AI Explorer for natural-language questions answered with citations to the exact article.

UAE Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (Pillar Two) contents

6 articles in 2 chapters, each with a plain-English summary by Arakan. The full text of every article is in the Laws Browser.

Top-up Tax on Multinational Enterprises (DMTT)

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  1. CD 142/2024 Art 1.1Scope: EUR 750m Threshold

    The Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax applies to UAE Constituent Entities of MNE Groups with EUR 750 million consolidated revenue in at least two of the four preceding years.

  2. CD 142/2024 Art 3-5Pillar Two Computation Records

    Groups must compute Pillar Two income, adjusted covered taxes, effective tax rate against the 15% minimum rate, and Top-up Tax, keeping records including excess negative tax expense balances.

  3. CD 142/2024 Art 5.5, 8.2De Minimis and Safe Harbour Elections

    Filing Constituent Entities may elect for the Top-up Tax to be zero if average revenue is below EUR 10 million and loss or income is under EUR 1 million.

  4. CD 142/2024 Art 8.1Top-up Tax Return and Payment

    UAE entities must file a Top-up Tax Return with the FTA within specified months after the Reporting Fiscal Year, with tax payable on the due date.

  5. CD 142/2024 Art 13Registration

    Entities subject to Top-up Tax and Designated Filing Entities must register with the FTA within its prescribed timeline; the FTA may also register entities on its own initiative.

Top-up Tax

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  1. CD 142/2024 Art 3-8-retRecord Retention — Pillar Two computation, election and return support

    Pillar Two computation, election and return support records must be retained, generally for at least five years under the Tax Procedures Law, from the return filing date.

What UAE Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (Pillar Two) covers

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What is UAE Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (Pillar Two)?

UAE Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (Pillar Two) is issued by the Federal Tax Authority. It has 6 articles across 2 chapters.

What does UAE Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (Pillar Two) cover?

It is organised into: Top-up Tax on Multinational Enterprises (DMTT); Top-up Tax.

Who issues UAE Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (Pillar Two)?

The Federal Tax Authority. Always check the authority's official publication for the binding text.

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