VAT Refund Services
VAT Refund Services in UAE
FAME Advisory DMCC offers you VAT refund services in Dubai. It’s one of the essential requirements to obtain a refund when you pay more amount than you collected.
Value Added Tax (VAT) in UAE is the consumption tax on goods and services. Output tax is the tax imposed on goods or services sold by a taxable person in UAE, which you collect from customers. Input tax is the tax imposed on goods or services purchased by a taxable person in UAE, which you pay to suppliers.
FTA has devised an easy procedure to claim VAT refunds in Dubai. However, it is always better to get professional help from expert VAT consultants.
FAME Advisory can help you apply for Dubai VAT refunds. We help you maintain proper records and documents and submit them at the time of your VAT refund application. You can enjoy the refund amount without even the stress of applying for it.
Our VAT Refund Services
FAME Advisory is a reputed and credible provider of VAT refund consultancy services in the UAE. Besides, VAT refund services, we help clients comply with VAT requirements, such as registration, deregistration, returns filing, and audit services. Filling up the application form for claiming refunds is a part of our VAT compliance services.
Our VAT consultants have extensive knowledge and experience handling the administrative procedures of VAT requirements. We have a proven track record of helping clients across several sectors with VAT compliance. We help you claim Dubai VAT refunds after submission of VAT returns or while filing VAT returns.
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How we Help You Obtain the VAT Refund Complete Process
There’s a dedicated processes that we follow for businesses expecting VAT refund. Our VAT refund process is based on the UAE government’s direction.
Log in or Sign up to the FTA Portal
We create an account on FTA’s e-services portal for your business. If you already have the login credentials, we will sign in directly. From there, you get the access to various services and one of them is application for the VAT refund.
Our VAT consultants help you with the following:
Fill in all the Details in the Form
We complete the application form on your behalf by adding all the required information. Our expert VAT consultants have years of experience in filling out the VAT refund claim application.
For filling up the form, we will add the following information in the fields accurately and complete it:
- Tax registration number (TRN) (pre-populated)
- The total amount of excess refundable tax (in AED) (pre-populated, using the formula Refunds – Penalties)
- The amount you wish to have refunded (in AED) (you must enter this amount)
- The remaining amount of eligible excess refundable tax (pre-populated)
- Late registration penalty amount (in AED) (zero, if free from penalties or if you have already paid penalties; penalty amount, if you are charged with a penalty but haven’t paid the amount)
- Authorised signatory and declaration (pre-populated in Arabic and English)
Once we fill in all the details, check their accuracy, and click ‘Submit’.
Receive VAT Refunds in Dubai
After you submit the form, the FTA sends a notification on the result of your refund application after reviewing it within 20 business days. If the FTA approves the refund, it will process the payment within five business days. You can check the Dubai VAT refund amount under the transaction history section under the My Payment tab on the e-Service portal.
Documents to submit for VAT Refund in Dubai
We arrange the following documents for your entity and submit them while claiming VAT refunds in UAE:
- VAT refund application form in Excel format
- Five highest tax invoices and other official and commercial documents related to standard-rated and zero-rated supplies.
- Five highest tax invoices for sales and other outputs
- IBAN (International Bank Account Number) validation letter with details on the account holder’s name, bank’s name, address, SWIFT/BIC, and account number. The applicant’s bank must issue this letter and stamp it.
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FAQs : VAT Refund Services
Foreign businesses can use the business VAT refund scheme to apply for VAT refunds in Dubai. But there are different conditions for it. If a business is a resident in a GCC state, which has not implemented VAT, it can claim VAT refunds for the tax paid on expenses incurred in UAE.
A foreign business resident in a non-GCC country and satisfying the following conditions can apply for VAT refunds under UAE VAT laws:
- It must be registered as an establishment with the relevant authority in the jurisdiction in which it is established
- It should not have a place of establishment or fixed establishment in UAE or a GCC state with an established VAT
- It must not be a taxable person registered under the UAE VAT system
- It must be from a country providing VAT refunds to UAE entities in similar circumstances
FTA rejects VAT refund application under the following conditions:
- Wrong attachments
- If you do not respond to the FTA’s request for additional requirements within five working days
- If the VAT returns filed by you do not match the summary in the VAT refund claim form
If the taxpayer does not wish to request VAT refunds, the excess recoverable tax can be carried forward to the subsequent tax periods. And then, you can use it to offset the payable VAT and/or penalties imposed on it.