9% corporate tax, 5% VAT. Trade finance, LC settlements, and import finance — all tagged distinctly so they don't muddy your CT return.
Convert for tax prepThe FTA does not require statement submission with the corporate tax or VAT return. It requires retention for seven years and production within five business days of an audit request. Your tax agent works from the converted Excel — that is what makes the actual filing possible inside the FTA portal's timelines.
NBF statements are typically used by trade-oriented SMEs along the Gulf of Oman shipping corridor: port operators, import/export businesses, and industrial SMEs in Fujairah's free zones. Trade finance and LC entries dominate the row mix. They need careful CT and VAT categorisation.
Letter of credit settlements and import finance drawdowns are not operating expenses. They are financing flows tied to a specific shipment or contract. For CT purposes, the underlying cost of goods sits on the supplier invoice; the LC settlement is the payment mechanism. For VAT, the input claim is on the import documentation, not the bank line.
FTA VAT remittances appear as ONLINE TRANSFER rows with FTA in the descriptor. Kashfbank preserves the full descriptor so prior-period remittances are easy to filter and sum. Bank charges on LC and trade finance lines are deductible as financing cost.
Revenue, supplier debits, trade finance, FTA remittances, bank charges — five buckets that cover most NBF SME statements.
Bilingual Arabic-English PDF. AED denominated. Dates DD/MM/YYYY. Columns: date, description, debit, credit, running balance. Trade finance and letter of credit entries clearly labelled with reference numbers. Customer name, IBAN, account type, and statement period in header. Running AED balance updated after each transaction.
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| LC SETTLEMENT | Letter of credit settlement debit/credit |
| TRADE FINANCE | Trade finance facility drawdown or repayment |
| SALARY TRANSFER | WPS salary credit from employer |
| ATM WITHDRAWAL | Cash withdrawal from ATM |
| POS PURCHASE | Card payment at merchant |
UAE corporate tax (9% above AED 375K, effective June 2023) requires businesses to reconcile bank deposits against revenue figures; statements are the primary source for revenue verification by the FTA.
Pull the NBF statement
From NBF Mobile or your branch, request the statement covering the CT year or VAT quarter. Save the PDF.
Upload to Kashfbank
We extract bilingual rows, preserve LC and trade finance reference codes, and standardise dates to DD/MM/YYYY.
Map to FTA categories
Use Category: Revenue, Supplier (with VAT), Supplier (no VAT), Trade Finance, LC Settlement, Import Finance, VAT Remittance, Bank Charges. The trade categories are the NBF-specific ones to watch.
Export and retain
Download the CSV. Keep the PDF for the seven-year FTA window.
Common challenges
Are LC settlement entries deductible for CT?
LC settlements are the payment mechanism, not the deductible cost. The underlying cost of goods sits on the supplier invoice and is deductible there. The LC line itself is a financing flow. Your tax agent should categorise accordingly.
Does Kashfbank deduplicate LC entries that appear as both debit and credit?
Kashfbank extracts both rows with the LC reference code preserved. Deduplication is done downstream — your accounting tool or your tax agent matches the debit/credit pair using the reference.
How are bank charges on trade lines categorised?
BANK CHARGES rows are deductible as financing or administrative cost. Kashfbank tags them with a distinct Category value so they don't get mixed with operating overheads.
Does NBF appear on the FTA's list of accepted banks for VAT registration?
All UAE-licensed banks, NBF included, are accepted by the FTA. The bank list is not the constraint — the transactions on the statement are.
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