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UAE VAT core deadlines

VAT core deadlines: Federal Decree-Law No. (8) of 2017 on VAT and Cabinet Decision No. (52) of 2017 Executive Regulation (as amended, incl. Cabinet Decision 100/2024),
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VAT core deadlines: Federal Decree-Law No. (8) of 2017 on VAT and Cabinet Decision No. (52) of 2017 Executive Regulation (as amended, incl. Cabinet Decision 100/2024) is one of the rulebooks issued by the Federal Tax Authority. For compliance officers, legal teams, and advisors working under this regime, finding the right article quickly matters. Lexara indexes the full text of UAE VAT core deadlines and makes it searchable two ways: full-text and keyword search for rapid lookup, and AI Explorer for natural-language questions answered with citations to the exact article.

UAE VAT core deadlines contents

11 articles in 2 chapters. The full text of every article is in the Laws Browser.

Value Added Tax - Core Compliance Obligations

10 articles
  1. Decree-Law Art 13; ER Art 7Mandatory VAT Registration

  2. Decree-Law Art 14; ER Art 10-12Tax Group Registration and Changes

  3. Decree-Law Art 17; ER Art 8Voluntary Registration

  4. Decree-Law Art 21-23; ER Art 14VAT Deregistration

  5. Decree-Law Art 65, 67VAT Tax Invoice

  6. Decree-Law Art 70VAT Tax Credit Note

  7. Decree-Law Art 72-73; ER Art 64VAT Return and Payment

  8. Decree-Law Art 74; ER Art 64-65Excess Refundable Tax

  9. Decree-Law Art 78-79VAT Record Keeping

  10. Decree-Law Art 79 bisVAT Limitation Periods

VAT Record Keeping

1 article
  1. Decree-Law Art 78; Art 79 bis-retRecord Retention — VAT records, tax invoices, credit notes

What UAE VAT core deadlines covers

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What is VAT core deadlines: Federal Decree-Law No. (8) of 2017 on VAT and Cabinet Decision No. (52) of 2017 Executive Regulation (as amended, incl. Cabinet Decision 100/2024)?

VAT core deadlines: Federal Decree-Law No. (8) of 2017 on VAT and Cabinet Decision No. (52) of 2017 Executive Regulation (as amended, incl. Cabinet Decision 100/2024) is issued by the Federal Tax Authority. It has 11 articles across 2 chapters.

What does UAE VAT core deadlines cover?

It is organised into: Value Added Tax - Core Compliance Obligations; VAT Record Keeping.

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