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Mark a VAT return as filed and pay the FTA

Quick answerAfter you submit the return on the FTA portal, go to MAJA Books → VAT & Corp. Tax, calculate the same period and click Mark Period as Filed — MAJA locks the period, clears the VAT accounts into 2310 and raises a bill to the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) due 28 days after the period end, which you pay like any bill.
Where: MAJA Books → VAT & Corp. Tax → Mark Period as FiledWho: Anyone whose role may file VAT

Steps

  1. Click VAT & Corp. Tax in the left menu.
  2. Set the Period Start and Period End and click Calculate VAT. Filing uses the figures you just calculated.
  3. Click Mark Period as Filed.
  4. If you have no vendor for the tax authority yet, MAJA offers to create "Federal Tax Authority (FTA)". Click OK.
  5. Read the confirmation (the locked boxes and what will be posted) and click OK.
  6. To pay, click the period in Filing History, then click Pay on the FTA bill card (or pay the bill from Purchase → Bills).

What MAJA does for you

  • Locks the whole period. This is stronger than closing a month — reopening a month does not unlock it.
  • Posts the settlement journal: output VAT and input VAT are cleared into 2310.
  • If tax is payable, creates a bill to the FTA for it, due 28 days after the period end. A refund carried from an earlier return is offset first.
  • If the return is a refund, no bill is made; 2310 carries what the FTA owes you.
  • Saves the filed boxes and the emirate split as a permanent record in Filing History.

Good to know

  • MAJA refuses if you have not calculated first, if the period overlaps a return already filed, if the company is not registered, or if the tills still hold unsent sales for the period.
  • Click any period in Filing History to see the full return working, the FTA bill, PDF/Print and CSV.
  • To correct a filed period you must unfile it first.

Related guides

Calculate your VAT return (FTA Form 201)Unfile a VAT return to correct itRecord a VAT refund received from the FTAClose or reopen an accounting month
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