VAT Return Filing Bahrain Dates
Varadharaj V
Oct 21, 2022 - 6 mins read
VAT Return Filing Bahrain has two different filings
- Annual Supplies Exceeds more than 3 million BHD has monthly Filing
- Annual Suppliers Less than 3 million BHD has Quarterly Filing
Let's look at each in detail. All the VAT periods as corresponding to the Gregorian Calendar months.
Annual Supplies > 3 Million BHD
As you are operating the business and doing annual Supplies(both sales and purchases) which exceeds is more than 3 million, you need to do the return filing every month.
| VAT Period | Filing Period | Due Date |
| January | February | 28 or 29 |
| February | March | 31 |
| March | April | 30 |
| April | May | 31 |
| May | June | 30 |
| June | July | 31 |
| July | August | 31 |
| August | September | 30 |
| September | October | 31 |
| October | November | 30 |
| November | December | 31 |
| December | January | 31 |
Annual Supplies < 3 Million BHD
You have to do the filling Quarterly one. Here is the date information
| VAT Period | Filing Period | Due Date |
| January - March | April | 30 |
| April - June | July | 31 |
| July - September | October | 31 |
| October - December | January | 31 |
Based on your business volume or performs the transaction. The above VAT periods shall apply, unless:
- A VAT payer is notified by NBR to use an adjusted VAT period (e.g. a shift from quarterly to monthly VAT periods). In this case, they will be notified of the change within three months prior to the effective date of change.
- A VAT payer, whose annual supplies do not exceed BHD 3 million, but requests an amendment to their VAT periods by increasing their filing frequency from quarterly to monthly. If NBR accepts the request, the VAT payer will be notified of the date on which the change will go into effect.
Further you can refer from Bahrain NBR
