VAT groups: register a group, add its members and compute its return

Steps

1. 1

   Open the account menu and choose Organisation settings

   Select your initial at the top right of the screen to open the account menu, and choose Organisation settings.

   • Select Account menu
   • Select Organisation settings
2. 2

   Select VAT Groups

   In the list of settings select VAT Groups. The page lists each group with its name, its tax registration number and its representative entity. It is empty: No VAT groups yet. Each entity files its own return.

   • Select VAT Groups
3. 3

   Select Create Group

   Select Create Group. The form has three fields. Group Name and Group TRN are required.

   • Select Create Group
4. 4

   Type the name and the group's tax registration number

   In Group Name type the name the group is known by. In Group TRN type the tax registration number the authority issued for the group itself, 15 digits. It is not the number of any single member.

   • Type Group Name *: Meridian Souq VAT Group
   • Type Group TRN *: 100588431200003
5. 5

   Choose the representative entity

   Open Representative Entity and choose Meridian Souq Trading LLC. This is the member responsible for submitting the consolidated return. The field is optional, so it can also be chosen later.

   • Select Select representative entity (optional)
   • Choose Meridian Souq Trading LLC
6. 6

   Select Create Group to save

   Select Create Group at the bottom of the form. A message confirms that the group was created, and it appears in the list.

   • Select Create Group
7. 7

   Read the line of the group

   The line shows the group name, its number and the representative entity. Group returns opens the group's return, Assign Entities opens the page where members are chosen, and the bin deletes the group, after a warning that all member entities will be removed from it.

   

8. 8

   Select Assign Entities

   Select Assign Entities. The VAT Group Assignment page lists every entity of the organisation with a box for its VAT group. Both entities read Unassigned.

   • Select Assign Entities
9. 9

   Assign the trading company

   Open the box beside Meridian Souq Trading LLC and choose Meridian Souq VAT Group. A message confirms that the entity was assigned to the VAT group.

   • Select Unassigned
   • Choose Meridian Souq VAT Group · 100588431200003
10. 10

    Assign the e-commerce company

    Do the same for Meridian Souq E-Commerce FZ-LLC. Both entities now show the group and its number. A VAT group needs at least two members.

    • Select Unassigned
    • Choose Meridian Souq VAT Group · 100588431200003
11. 11

    Select Group returns

    Select Group returns, under Consolidated returns. The VAT group return page opens in the representative entity. It shows the group, its number, the representative member and both members. This is where the group's consolidated return is computed, saved for each period and filed under the group's number.

    • Select Group returns
12. 12

    Enter the period and select Compute & save return

    In Period start enter 1 July 2026 and in Period end 30 September 2026, then select Compute and save return. The note under the button explains what it does: it recomputes each member's return for the period, removes supplies between members, and saves the consolidated figures. The period appears under Saved returns with its due date, the status Draft and the net VAT due.

    • Type Period start: 2026-07-01
    • Type Period end: 2026-09-30
    • Select Compute & save return
13. 13

    Read the consolidated boxes

    The return shows the group's output VAT, recoverable input VAT and net VAT due, then the consolidated boxes after removing supplies between members. Intra-group supplies eliminated is nought here: the two companies did not sell to each other.

14. 14

    Read the member breakdown

    Member breakdown lists each member's own return for the period, with its status and figures, and an Open link to it. The e-commerce company had no transactions in the quarter, so its figures are nought. The buttons above, File group return with the authority and Submit and Lock, file the group return under the same approval policy as an entity's return. The group return is not filed in this course.