UAE VAT Implementation Recommendations

• Developing roadmaps through to 1 January 2018 or at the least the first quarter of 2018 and developing a resourcing plan to identify the work necessary to be ready to submit VAT returns in 2018.
• Mapping the transaction footprints to determine all future VAT liabilities and compliance obligations are easily overlaid
• Reviewing and updating contractual arrangements with vendors and customers to determine each party is aware of its responsibilities for paying and accounting for VAT where it’s necessary
• Including appropriate clauses in contracts and implement changes to contractual terms, where necessary, e.g. to manage VAT costs in Vendor contracts or future pricing/revenue in customer contracts
• Renewing accounting and revision systems to account for VAT
• Updating policies, guidelines, manuals
• Adjusting the budgeting to account for operational costs of incurring the VAT taxed inputs

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