Your VAT consultant in Abu Dhabi.

What an Abu Dhabi VAT consultant does for you

VAT is a transaction tax, which means questions come up every week: is this supply zero rated, can we recover VAT on this invoice, how do we treat a customer in a designated zone, what happens to VAT when we sell a business unit. A consultant on retainer answers those questions the same day, keeps your returns accurate and deals with the FTA when a query arrives.

Why local matters

Abu Dhabi businesses deal with Abu Dhabi specific situations: ADNOC and government contracts with retention and milestone billing, KIZAD and ADGM free zone rules, property developments in the emirate and Emirate specific reporting on the VAT return. We see these every day and our office is a short drive from Mussafah, Khalifa City and the Abu Dhabi mainland business districts.

Services for Abu Dhabi companies

• Ongoing VAT advisory by phone, WhatsApp and email with a same business day response
• Quarterly return filing reconciled to your ledger
• Annual VAT health check that reviews a sample of transactions and invoices before the FTA does
• Representation in FTA audits, clarification requests, reconsiderations and voluntary disclosures
• Advice on specific transactions through our transaction advising service

How we prepare your VAT return

Identifying your total sales

1. Local sales
2. Export sales
3. Exempt sales

Identifying your total purchases

1. Local purchases
2. Import purchases

The difference between output VAT on sales and recoverable input VAT on purchases is the VAT payable to, or refundable by, the FTA for the period.

Industries we serve in Abu Dhabi

Contracting and engineering, oil and gas services, trading and distribution, healthcare, education, hospitality, real estate and professional services. Many of our VAT clients also use ZS for corporate tax and ICV certification, which keeps all three consistent.