Insights

Practical guidance on UAE tax and compliance

Clear explanations of the rules that affect your business, written by our team. General information only: for advice on your situation, talk to us.

VAT
22 January 20191 min read
One year of VAT in the UAE: lessons for businesses
A year after VAT arrived in the UAE, the same issues keep appearing. Five lessons from the first year, and what to put right as the second begins.
VAT
18 September 20182 min read
Recovering input VAT: what you can and cannot claim
Input tax recovery is where UAE VAT saves businesses money and where many errors arise. What can be claimed, what is blocked and what evidence you need.
VAT
15 May 20182 min read
Tax invoices under UAE VAT: getting the details right
A tax invoice that misses required details can cost your customer their input tax. What a UAE tax invoice must show, and when a simplified one will do.
VAT
6 February 20182 min read
Your first VAT return: common mistakes to avoid
First UAE VAT returns are now falling due. The errors we see most often, from emirate-wise sales to the reverse charge, and how to avoid them.
VAT
21 November 20172 min read
Registering for VAT: thresholds and how to prepare before 1 January 2018
VAT registration is now open. How the AED 375,000 and AED 187,500 thresholds work, what the application needs and what to fix before January.
Excise Tax
3 October 20172 min read
Excise tax arrives in the UAE: what changes on 1 October 2017
From 1 October 2017, tobacco, energy drinks and carbonated drinks carry excise tax in the UAE. The rates, who must register and how the tax works.
VAT
29 August 20172 min read
VAT is coming to the UAE: what businesses need to know
The UAE will introduce VAT at 5% on 1 January 2018. What the new law covers, who must register, and how businesses should start preparing now.