Emaratax: The gateway to the future of tax administration

Emaratax: The gateway to the future of tax administration

FTA’s team has worked for over two years, assimilating the suggestions of all stakeholders and global best practices, to introduce a seamless and proactive digital services

Abdulla Al Bastaki, executive director for Information Technology at the Federal Tax Authority, Abdulrahman Karji and Pankaj S Jain photographed at Gitex Global, which concluded on Friday. — Supplied photo

By Pankaj S. Jain/Tax Conversations Published: Sun 16 Oct 2022, 3:01 PM

A visit to the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) stand in the recently concluded Gitex Global was enthralling. The passion and warmth of the FTA personnel was evidently visible. FTA showcased its recently announced integrated platform, ‘Emaratax’. ‘Emaratax’ is a creative portmanteau/blend of ‘Emarat’ and ‘Tax’.

FTA’s team has worked for over two years, assimilating the suggestions of all stakeholders and global best practices, to introduce a seamless and proactive digital services. The new platform comes with an equally convenient mobile application. The new platform will have 100+ features which will be rolled out progressively over the coming few months. One could easily feel the sense of excitement, achievement and pride when FTA’s team was explaining the features of the new platform to every single visitor. Some of the key features of Emaratax are as follows:

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