Finish CT Configuration: employees, tax positions, free zone set-up and the vendor directory

Steps

1. 1

   Open CT Configuration and select Employees

   In the left menu choose CT Configuration, then select Employees. This is the employee roster, the same people as in Workforce: here one active employee, Aisha Farouk, with her start date and status. The number of active employees is a sign of real activity, which matters most for a free zone company claiming the 0 percent rate.

   • Select Employees1 (1)
2. 2

   Select Template to see the roster's columns

   Select Template. A file called employees template is downloaded with the columns the roster takes: full name, employment date, job title, department, nationality, whether the person is Emirati, employee number, basic salary and allowances. Bulk Upload CSV and Seed from staff-cost are greyed out for the tax manager: the line under them explains that they create employee records, which needs the Workforce create permission held by HR. The link under the table opens Workforce.

   • Select Template
3. 3

   Select Tax Positions

   Select Tax Positions. Where the tax law allows a business choice, you declare the choice here and the system applies it as it stands. There is one position today: how a company based in a designated zone treats goods it sells to a mainland customer. The list offers Out of scope, where the customer accounts for import VAT, which is the default, or Standard-rated 5 percent. Meridian Souq Trading is a mainland company, so leave the default.

   • Select Tax Positions
4. 4

   Select Free-Zone Setup

   Select Free-Zone Setup. Three cards summarise the entity's free zone position: its licence, its latest substance assessment and its qualifying activities. This mainland entity has no licence registered and no assessment. Lessons 22 and 23 fill these in for the group's free zone company. The Free Zones link under the cards opens the screen where licences are kept.

   • Select Free-Zone Setup0 (0)
5. 5

   Open Tax Intelligence, select Setup, then Vendors

   In the left menu choose Tax Intelligence. Select Setup, then the Vendors tab. It shows the same directory you built in CT Configuration, with more detail: other names the business is known by, its tax registration number, or TRN, its country and zone, and the supplier checks used for VAT.

   • Select Setup
   • Select Vendors
6. 6

   Filter the directory by zone

   The row of lists above the table filters by country, zone, source, whether the TRN is present, and whether the supplier checks are complete. Open the zone list and choose Free zone. Two counterparties remain: Falcon Crest Logistics and the group's own online store company.

   

7. 7

   Set the zone list back to All Zones

   Choose All Zones again so the whole directory is listed. The line above the table reads 13 of 13 vendors.

8. 8

   Select Edit on the supplier's row

   Find Bayt Al Reem Wholesale LLC and select Edit at the end of its row. The TRN, the country and the zone become boxes you can change, and the buttons change to Save and Cancel.

   • Select Edit
9. 9

   Type the tax registration number and select Save

   In the TRN box type the supplier's fifteen digit tax registration number, exactly as it appears on their tax invoices. Leave the country as AE and the zone as Mainland. Select Save. The change applies to every transaction with this supplier.

   • Type 15-digit TRN: 100384756200003
   • Select Save
10. 10

    Select Checks to see the supplier checks

    Select Checks on the same row. The window lists three checks on the supplier: identity, place of business and bank account. They belong to VAT: from October 2026 a supplier must be verified before its input VAT is claimed. The VAT course covers them, and they do not change the corporate tax figure.

    • Select Checks
11. 11

    Select Cancel

    Select Cancel to close the window without recording any checks.

    • Select Cancel