VAT implementation without the chaos.

Who needs a VAT implementation plan

• Businesses that have just crossed the AED 375,000 threshold or registered voluntarily
• Companies moving to a new ERP or accounting system, where tax codes and invoice templates must be rebuilt
• Businesses adding new supply types: exports, designated zone trading, commercial property, e-commerce
• Groups forming a tax group or restructuring intra group charges

What the plan contains

1. Impact assessment

We map every revenue and expense stream to its VAT treatment: standard rated, zero rated, exempt or out of scope, and identify where the reverse charge applies. This becomes the tax code matrix for your system.

2. Systems and documents

Chart of accounts and tax codes configured in your software (Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Xero, Tally, SAP Business One, Odoo and others), tax invoice and credit note templates with every mandatory field, and reports that produce the return figures directly.

3. Contracts and pricing

Review of customer and supplier contracts for VAT clauses, whether prices are inclusive or exclusive, and how to handle contracts signed before registration.

4. Processes and controls

Who raises invoices, who checks supplier invoices for validity, how imports are recorded, how the month end VAT close works and who reviews the return before filing.

5. Training

Practical sessions for finance, sales and procurement staff on the rules that affect their work, with a one page cheat sheet for each team.

Timeline

A straightforward SME implementation runs two to three weeks. A multi entity group with an ERP change runs four to six weeks. We plan backwards from your first return deadline so nothing is filed late. After go live, most clients move to our return filing service.