The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has reaffirmed its continued efforts to reinforce and diversify its consciousness campaigns and communication channels to successfully attain all stakeholders concerned in tax implementation. This goals to strengthen engagement with taxpayers and beneficiaries throughout all emirates of the UAE, whereas highlighting the Authority’s constantly increasing vary of companies.
The FTA said that over the previous yr and the primary half of the present yr, a number of modern campaigns, programmes, and actions have been launched to fulfill the tax consciousness wants of the enterprise group and varied segments of Emirati society.
The FTA introduced that it carried out 85 consciousness actions in the course of the first half of 2025, benefiting 28,000 members, marking a 21% enhance in comparison with 70 actions held throughout the identical interval in 2024. The elevated variety of workshops goals to make sure there are not any gaps in tax-related information.
In accordance with the Authority, 53 digital occasions have been carried out within the first half of 2025, in comparison with 43 in the identical interval in 2024, whereas 24 in-person occasions have been held, down barely from 27 occasions in the course of the first half of final yr.
The FTA confirmed that it continues to advance its plans in help of the second cycle of the Zero Authorities Forms Programme. These efforts are targeted on enhancing digital integration with related authorities, constantly bettering customers’ digital experiences.
The Authority additionally defined that its consciousness actions together with its Buyer Councils, that are held throughout all emirates deal with organising consultative classes and dialogues with representatives from the enterprise group and stakeholders. These classes are designed to collect enter and options relating to the FTA’s initiatives and tasks geared toward decreasing pointless tax procedures, eliminating repetitive or redundant necessities, enhancing authorities integration, selling knowledge sharing.
Zahra Al Dahmani, Director of Taxpayer Companies on the FTA, said: “As a part of our ongoing efforts to diversify consciousness instruments and communication channels in keeping with present wants, we proceed to interact the enterprise group by incorporating their concepts and options into the FTA’s sustainable growth plans. These efforts are geared toward sustaining the very best ranges of effectivity, high quality, and suppleness whereas simplifying and streamlining procedures.”
She added: “The FTA has launched new consciousness campaigns and programmes to introduce its companies and initiatives and has continued to develop its core consciousness actions. Key initiatives launched embody the ‘Tax Talks’ workshops, which benefited 72 members by way of three classes; two workshops on ‘Tax Certificates’, which served 1,330 members; six workshops on the ‘EmaraTax’ digital tax companies platform, which attracted 2,044 members; and two workshops on ‘Tax Updates’, with 1,824 members in the course of the first half of 2025.”
Al Dahmani emphasised that the FTA’s consciousness efforts spotlight the continuing legislative and procedural developments within the tax system, in addition to the assorted digital transformation tasks launched by the Authority. These tasks intention to speed up service supply, cut back paper-based processes, minimise documentation necessities, and supply extra accessible and environment friendly companies all with the objective of delivering tangible ends in a brief timeframe.