The United Arab Emirates has implemented the Value Added Tax (VAT) starting January 1, 2018.
All businesses with annual revenues of more than AED 375,000 are legally required to register for VAT with the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), while all businesses with annual revenues of less than AED 375,000 but more than AED 187,500 have the option to register for VAT. Businesses with annual revenues of less than SAR 187,500 are not required to register for VAT.
VAT registered businesses have the advantage of deduction of input VAT against their output VAT.
Businesses which supply goods and services that are subject to 0% VAT are not required to register for VAT.
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