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Costly Errors to Avoid for the Businesses When Filing Their VAT Returns
October 18th, 2024Filing a VAT return is a complex process. There are numerous intricacies and quirks that catch business owners out. As it is a daunting process, mistakes with VAT filing are all-too-common. It can be a huge headache for the businesses, as they have to fulfill additional payments as penalties/fines.With the complications of the VAT laws, it is quite...
How To Differentiate Between Excise Tax and VAT in UAE?
October 18th, 2024The introduction of Excise Duty & VAT happened almost the same time (i.e. 2017-18) in UAE. Both are a form of indirect taxation levied on selected goods & services for various purposes which leads to additional revenue for the government in UAE.It can be a bit difficult for people to clearly understand the difference between these two terms...
How to Choose a Tax Consultant in Dubai?
October 18th, 2024The financial vertical of any business is one of the most complex areas. It involve aspects; Tax payments and deductions which requires a clear understanding to help in running the business smoothly. An experience tax consultant can help you handle the finances wisely.Here are some pro-tips helpful in choosing a tax consultant-Clarity About Type of...
Difference between Commercial Invoice and Tax Invoice
October 18th, 2024The eminent arrival of VAT has bought a confusion of difference between commercial invoice & tax invoice for some professional tax consultancy services provider which actually is quiet strange. But not to worry, here’s a brief about variations in both commercial & tax invoices:A commercial invoice is a bill of sale provided from selle...
Important Facts About Tourist VAT Refund In UAE?
October 18th, 2024Imposing value-added tax (VAT) at a standard rate of 5% by the UAE government was a landmark decision to diversify the country's economy away from oil.Moreover, tourists visiting emirates are eligible for claiming back 85 percent of applied VAT on goods purchased by them. More than 4,500 companies registered for this scheme during the initial stage...
Know How of Input Tax Recovery Process in UAE
October 18th, 2024An input tax is the amount paid by any personal on every purchases made or inward supplies. The major feature of VAT in UAE is recovery of tax paid on inputs where a person can reduce the amount of input tax likely for recovery from tax payable amount & pay the balance amount as tax.It's a kind of guarantee that tax is only paid to value added...
VAT Refund Scheme on Goods & Services Linked With Expo 2020 Dubai
October 18th, 2024As the countdown for "World’s Greatest Show" begun, Dubai government has initiated several measures for providing the best of facilities to people visiting here from across the globe. In continuation, FTA (Federal Tax Authority) has rolled out notifications about conditions and procedures for grant of VAT refund to business officials in UAE for fac...
What are Zero-Rated Supplies in UAE VAT?
October 18th, 2024The term "Zero-rated supplies" in UAE refers to any taxable supply on which VAT is zero charged. Moreover taxation charged here is based on the nature of supply, despite the goods or services stocked or specified goods or services enlisted under zero rated list.In general, total export of goods and services in UAE is considered as zero rated suppli...
TRN Number in UAE
October 18th, 2024The TRN (Tax Registration Number) is a special number for individuals who are registered for value-added tax (VAT) in the UAE by the Federal Tax Authority. The implementation of VAT was an addition in the UAE taxation law implemented on 1st January 2018. Like explained in our previous posts the law required companies to be registered for charging V...
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