groTAX: Small Business Relief, elected vs not
grotax_compare_sbrCompute the same facts with and without Small Business Relief (revenue ≤ AED 3m, periods ending by 31 Dec 2029). Shows tax payable and what carries forward each way: in an SBR year a tax loss and disallowed interest are forfeited. Takes the same inputs as grotax_compute_ct (sbrElect is ignored).
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ftc | No | Foreign tax credit, AED | |
| mne | No | Member of a multinational group (blocks SBR) | |
| wht | No | Withholding tax credit, AED | |
| qfzp | No | Treat as a Qualifying Free Zone Person (simplified: 0% on qualifying income) | |
| fines | No | Fines and penalties (non-compensatory), AED | |
| ebitda | No | Tax-EBITDA, AED, for the 30% interest cap. Leave out to have it calculated from taxable income + net interest + depreciation | |
| revenue | No | Revenue for the tax period, AED (drives Small Business Relief and audit checks) | |
| lossesBF | No | Tax losses brought forward, AED | |
| sbrElect | No | Elect Small Business Relief if eligible | |
| donations | No | Donations to non-qualifying bodies, AED | |
| periodEnd | No | Tax period end date, YYYY-MM-DD (default 2025-12-31) | |
| interestBF | No | Net interest disallowed in earlier periods and carried forward, AED (deducted within this period's cap) | |
| netInterest | No | Net interest expense, AED | |
| depreciation | No | Depreciation and amortisation, AED (used to calculate tax-EBITDA when ebitda is not given) | |
| entertainment | No | Total client entertainment expense, AED (50% is added back) | |
| naturalPerson | No | The business is owned by an individual (sole establishment or civil company of a natural person) | |
| otherAddBacks | No | Other non-deductible expenses, AED | |
| ownerDrawings | No | Owner's drawings or salary booked as expenses, AED (added back only when naturalPerson is true) | |
| associateShare | No | Equity-accounted share of profit (+) or loss (-) of associates and joint ventures, AED (taken out) | |
| connectedExcess | No | Payments to connected persons above market value, AED | |
| exemptDividends | No | Exempt dividends from UAE/free zone companies, AED | |
| otherDeductions | No | Other allowable deductions, AED | |
| unrealisedGains | No | Net unrealised gain (+) or loss (-) in the accounts, AED (adjusted only when realisationElect is true) | |
| accountingProfit | Yes | Net profit (or loss, negative) per the financial statements, AED | |
| qualifyingIncome | No | QFZP qualifying income taxed at 0%, AED | |
| realisationElect | No | Elected to tax gains and losses on realisation rather than as booked | |
| connectedPayments | No | Total paid to connected persons in the period, AED (raises the transfer pricing disclosure warning above AED 500,000) | |
| dividendsExpensed | No | Dividends or profit distributions booked as expenses, AED (always added back) | |
| foreignTaxExpensed | No | Foreign and withholding taxes booked as expenses, AED (added back) | |
| participationIncome | No | Participation exemption income, AED | |
| exemptIncomeExpenses | No | Expenses relating to exempt income, AED | |
| revenueExceededBefore | No | Revenue exceeded AED 3m in an earlier CT period (blocks SBR permanently) |