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UAE VAT

VAT Consultancy & Advisory

VAT looks simple at 5% — until real transactions meet place-of-supply rules, designated zones and mixed-use recovery. Our advisory desk untangles the hard cases.

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The mechanics of VAT are straightforward for a single-market trader. They stop being straightforward the moment a business exports services, operates in a designated zone, supplies real estate, sells vouchers, arranges financing, or recovers VAT on costs serving both taxable and exempt activities. These edge cases carry real money, in both directions.

Taxspire’s VAT advisory covers exactly this territory: written treatment analyses for specific supplies, contract clause reviews before signature, recovery-position studies, health checks of past returns, and support with voluntary disclosures where errors need correcting on your terms rather than the FTA’s.

Who it’s for

Who needs this

Exporters and importers of goods and services
Free zone and designated zone businesses
Real estate, financial services and healthcare operators with exempt or zero-rated supplies
Businesses that suspect past returns contain errors
Challenges

Problems this solves

Uncertainty whether a cross-border service is zero-rated or standard-rated
Contracts silent on VAT, leaving 5% of the price in dispute
Input VAT recovery on mixed activities calculated by guesswork
Known errors in past returns with no correction strategy
Our scope

What Taxspire provides

01

Written VAT treatment analyses for specific transactions

02

Contract review for VAT clauses before execution

03

Input tax apportionment and recovery-position studies

04

VAT health checks over past filed returns

05

Voluntary disclosure preparation and submission

The process

How it works

Step 01

Brief

We take the transaction or question and identify what turns on it.

Step 02

Analysis

We test the position against the law, executive regulations and FTA guidance.

Step 03

Advice

You receive a written recommendation with the reasoning and references.

Step 04

Implementation

We adjust your invoicing, returns or contracts to match — and disclose where needed.

What we’ll need from you

Contracts or invoices for the supplies in question
Filed VAT returns for review periods
Description of the supply chain and parties
Customs documents for goods movements
Existing VAT clauses or policies

Expected timeline

Single-issue opinions within 3–5 business days; health checks and recovery studies are scoped by return volume, typically 2–3 weeks.

Timelines depend on document readiness and authority processing; we confirm a schedule before work begins.

Why us

Why choose Taxspire

Clear advice, no jargon

Every recommendation comes in plain language with the reasoning attached — you decide from understanding, not trust alone.

Responsive communication

A named team, a direct line, and answers within one business day. You will never chase us for your own numbers.

Experienced specialists

A 50-person team across tax, accounting, audit and compliance — depth in each discipline, one point of contact for you.

Reliable turnaround

Deadlines are planned backwards with margin. Filings go in before due dates, not on them.

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