VAT Accounting in the UAE
Advisers for VAT Accounting & VAT return filing
In the UAE, a charge levied on certain provisions of goods and services is called VAT (Value Added Tax). VAT is calculated and grouped on the value of services or goods that is created each time there is a sales or purchase transaction. The seller charges VAT on the buyer, and the government is offered the VAT by the buyer. Companies should preserve a definite record of the VAT that you have charged and the VAT that you paid on the purchases. This select addition is termed as the VAT account. To complete your VAT return you must utilize the figures in your VAT account. Although the VAT account does not contain many rules about itself, it should contain the following data:- Your total sales for the VAT
- Your expenses for the total VAT
- The levied VAT
- The recovered VAT
- Your business uses the VAT Flat Rate Scheme – the flat rate percentage and turnover. It applies to the VAT on any purchases (acquisitions) or dispatches (sales).
VAT Accounting Procedures
VAT is a transaction tax and hence it influences numerous processes within your business. Subsequently, the need for VAT accounting measures and controls arises, these are:- Master data of suppliers and customers to the business, knowledge of their place of establishment
- Tax codes
- Sales and purchase schemes
- General ledger
- VAT reporting