{"id":1910,"date":"2026-06-12T17:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2026-06-12T17:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:40:43","slug":"uae-vat-refund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/ar\/blog\/uae-vat-refund\/","title":{"rendered":"5-Year VAT Refund Deadline UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1910\" class=\"elementor elementor-1910\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11406511 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11406511\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8ce8ee\" data-id=\"e8ce8ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-407b68e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"407b68e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-752b9cb5\" data-id=\"752b9cb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d75fb7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"1d75fb7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/ar\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51e8dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d51e8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n[\r\n  {\r\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n    \"@type\": \"Article\",\r\n    \"@id\": \"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/insights\/vat-refund-uae\/#article\",\r\n    \"headline\": \"5-Year VAT Refund Deadline UAE: How to Claim Before Your Credits Expire (2026)\",\r\n    \"description\": \"Complete guide to UAE VAT refunds for businesses, tourists, and business visitors. 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From 1 January 2026, VAT credits can only be carried forward for a maximum of five years from the end of the tax period in which they arose. Many businesses across Abu Dhabi and UAE mainland are discovering this for the first time, often after years of treating carried-forward credits as a permanent asset. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/vat-services\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VAT services in the UAE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we provide to clients across Abu Dhabi and UAE mainland, reviewing refund exposure has become one of the most time-sensitive tasks I handle right now.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide covers all three VAT refund routes available in the UAE: the business input tax refund for registered companies, the tourist VAT refund scheme for departing visitors, and the FTA Business Visitor Refund for foreign companies without local UAE registration. Use it to establish your eligibility, calculate your deadline, and avoid the errors that cause FTA rejections.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54366dbd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_button\" data-id=\"54366dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-button  icon-position-before jeg_module__1_6a3ca1f71080a\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/contact\/\" class=\"jkit-button-wrapper\">BOOK A FREE CONSULTATION<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4871987c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4871987c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25133365 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25133365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57140b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57140b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the UAE, VAT-registered businesses can claim refunds on excess input tax via the FTA EmaraTax portal using Form VAT311. Under the VAT Law as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. 16 of 2025, businesses have five years from the end of each tax period to file. Credits not claimed within this window cannot be recovered. Tourists claim VAT at UAE airports through Planet kiosks on purchases above AED 250.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-212ca029 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"212ca029\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6345a508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6345a508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Data: UAE VAT Refunds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c72c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"70c72c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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as amended by FDL No. 16 of 2025<\/a><\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Transitional Deadline (pre-2022 Credits)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>31 December 2026<\/td>\r\n                <td><a href=\"https:\/\/tax.gov.ae\/en\/legislation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Decree-Law No. 16 of 2025 (transitional provisions)<\/a><\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Business Refund Form<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>Form VAT311 via FTA EmaraTax portal<\/td>\r\n                <td><a href=\"https:\/\/eservices.tax.gov.ae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Tax Authority<\/a><\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Standard FTA Processing Time<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>Approx. 20 working days from complete submission<\/td>\r\n                <td><a href=\"https:\/\/tax.gov.ae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Tax Authority<\/a><\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Tourist Minimum Purchase<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>AED 250 per retailer receipt<\/td>\r\n                <td><a href=\"https:\/\/tax.gov.ae\/en\/tax.support\/tax.refund.for.tourists.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTA Tourist VAT Refund Scheme<\/a><\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Tourist Refund Amount<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>Approx. 85% of VAT paid (13% deduction + AED 4.80 per tag)<\/td>\r\n                <td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetpayment.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTA \/ Planet Tax Free \u2014 confirmed<\/a><\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Mandatory VAT Registration Threshold<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>AED 375,000 annual taxable supplies<\/td>\r\n                <td><a href=\"https:\/\/tax.gov.ae\/Datafolder\/Files\/Legislation\/Federal%20Decree-Law%20No.%208%20of%202017%20on%20Value%20Added%20Tax.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017, Article 17<\/a><\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Business Visitor Refund Minimum<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>AED 2,000 VAT per claim year<\/td>\r\n                <td><a href=\"https:\/\/tax.gov.ae\/en\/tax.support\/vat.refund.for.business.visitors.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTA Business Visitor Refund Guide<\/a><\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Business Visitor Submission Window<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>1 March to 31 August (annual)<\/td>\r\n                <td><a href=\"https:\/\/tax.gov.ae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Tax Authority (tax.gov.ae) \u2014 confirmed<\/a><\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Record Retention (Taxable Persons)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>5 years from end of relevant tax period (+2 years if refund pending)<\/td>\r\n                <td><a href=\"https:\/\/tax.gov.ae\/en\/legislation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FDL No. 28 of 2022; Cabinet Decision No. 17 of 2026<\/a><\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n    <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a675c43 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a675c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76fc75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d76fc75\" 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975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408fceb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"408fceb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250ed7d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"250ed7d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e8a671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e8a671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 5-Year VAT Refund Deadline UAE Businesses Cannot Afford to Miss<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d0035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64d0035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Credits-Before-the-Deadline-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1921\" alt=\"VAT Credits Before the Deadline\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Credits-Before-the-Deadline-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Credits-Before-the-Deadline-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Credits-Before-the-Deadline-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Credits-Before-the-Deadline-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Credits-Before-the-Deadline-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Credits-Before-the-Deadline.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569ccf0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"569ccf0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UAE-registered businesses have a maximum of five years from the end of each tax period to claim a refund on excess input VAT. Many mid-market companies across Abu Dhabi are unaware this window exists.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When VAT was introduced in the UAE in January 2018, excess input tax credits could be carried forward indefinitely. That changed with <\/span><b>Federal Decree-Law No. 16 of 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which amended the VAT Law and introduced a five-year limitation on carry-forward credits, effective 1 January 2026. The operative provision is <\/span><b>Article 74, Clause 3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the VAT Law. Broader refund and limitation provisions are outlined in the Tax Procedures Law, as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. 17 of 2025.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I tell every client the same thing on this point: treat the credit as a clock, not a balance.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The calculation runs independently for each tax period. If your business accumulated excess input tax in the period ending 31 March 2021, the window for that period closed on 31 March 2026. The FTA does not send reminders. The responsibility to track open deadlines and act before they lapse falls entirely on the taxable person.<\/span><\/p><blockquote><p><b>Worked Example:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I handled a case for a trading company registered in Abu Dhabi Mainland whose sales were zero-rated as exports. Every period, the company paid 5% input VAT on imports and local costs while generating no output VAT liability. Over several years, this produced over AED 1.4 million in accumulated credits across multiple tax periods. When the company came to me with documentation already in good order, the claim processed in a fraction of the time it would have taken if records had needed correction first. Had the same company waited another two years without acting, the earliest periods in that credit position would have lapsed permanently.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A critical complication applies to credits from before 2022. Under the transitional provisions of <strong>Federal Decree-Law No. 16 of 2025<\/strong>, any credit whose five-year claim period had already expired or was set to expire within one year of the law&#8217;s effective date (1 January 2026) can still be claimed, provided the claim is submitted by <\/span><b>31 December 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In practice, this matters most for credits from the 2018\u20132020 tax periods, whose ordinary five-year windows had already lapsed by 1 January 2026 and which the transitional relief brings back into scope, provided the claim is filed by 31 December 2026. Credits from 2021 tax periods sit on the ordinary five-year clock and begin to lapse during 2026, so they should be treated with the same urgency. After 31 December 2026, the 2018\u20132020 amounts cannot be recovered. There are no extensions.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>What Most UAE Businesses Get Wrong About VAT Refund Claims<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most expensive mistake is discovering the five-year deadline only after credits have already lapsed. Beyond the deadline question, I see four recurring errors across the businesses I work with:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treating credits as a permanent asset.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until 2026, this was effectively true. It is no longer. A carried-forward credit balance is now a time-limited asset with a hard expiry for each period in which it arose.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Errors in the original VAT return.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refund claims are built on figures already reported. If the underlying return includes non-recoverable or blocked input VAT treated as claimable, the correction exercise must happen before the refund process can move forward. I have seen this cost businesses months of lost cash flow, the problem only surfacing when preparing the refund claim. A clean refund claim starts with a clean\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/vat-services\/return-filing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VAT return<\/a>.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Invoice-level failures that survive internal review.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missing TRNs, invoices issued in the owner&#8217;s personal name rather than the company&#8217;s legal name, VAT amounts calculated incorrectly. The mid-market reality is that procurement often runs through email and WhatsApp rather than an ERP. The documentation recovery exercise, not the tax-position question, determines whether a claim survives FTA scrutiny.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Submitting without reconciling to the VAT return.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FTA traces refund submissions back to the figures reported in the filed VAT returns. A submission that cannot be reconciled invites immediate information requests and delays approval. Prepare the reconciliation statement before you submit, not after the FTA asks for it.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b3e4c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32b3e4c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c659321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c659321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the Practice: Why the Best VAT Advice Sometimes Is Not to Claim the Refund<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c099f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c099f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Claim-a-Business-VAT-Refund-in-the-UAE-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1924\" alt=\"How to Claim a Business VAT Refund in the UAE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Claim-a-Business-VAT-Refund-in-the-UAE-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Claim-a-Business-VAT-Refund-in-the-UAE-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Claim-a-Business-VAT-Refund-in-the-UAE-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Claim-a-Business-VAT-Refund-in-the-UAE-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Claim-a-Business-VAT-Refund-in-the-UAE-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/How-to-Claim-a-Business-VAT-Refund-in-the-UAE.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a003e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18a003e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not every recoverable credit is worth claiming. I have advised more than one client to withdraw a refund application because pursuing it would cost more in time, compliance work, and FTA exposure than it would return in cash.<\/span><\/p><blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A marketing company came to me after submitting its own refund application and then receiving FTA communications it did not know how to respond to. After reviewing their records, returns, and the submitted application, I reached a clear conclusion: pursuing the refund was not the right commercial decision. The refund amount was relatively small. The company had significant VAT payable expected in the upcoming periods. And the application had already drawn FTA attention that was consuming time the client could not afford.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I advised withdrawing the application and carrying the excess input VAT forward to offset future liabilities instead. The client accepted. The excess offset against subsequent VAT payments recovered the benefit without waiting for a formal refund, without further FTA correspondence, and without the administrative cost of continuing the claim. The practical problem disappeared entirely.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The real question I ask in every refund engagement is not &#8220;is this VAT legally recoverable?&#8221; In almost every case, it is. The question is: <strong>does claiming it now make commercial and practical sense?<\/strong> That means weighing three things:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Refund value against preparation cost.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Documentation recovery, Voluntary Disclosures if filings need correcting, FTA query management, and professional fees. For smaller credits, these costs can exceed the refund itself.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Future VAT payable position.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If significant liabilities are imminent, carry-forward may recover the credit faster and at lower cost than a formal refund claim through the FTA process.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Deadline proximity.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the five-year window is approaching for a given tax period, carry-forward is no longer a viable option. The claim must proceed regardless of cost, or the credit is lost permanently.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One honest limitation I share with every client at the start of a refund engagement: my experience is in the standard FTA application and information-request process. I have not handled a formal VAT refund audit or a complex regulatory dispute to date, and I am clear with clients about where my engagement ends and where they would need specialist representation.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c17c0b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c17c0b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd6bfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efd6bfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of VAT Refund Available in the UAE: Businesses, Tourists, and Business Visitors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74cffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a74cffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Advice-Sometimes-Is-Not-to-Claim-the-Refund-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Advice-Sometimes-Is-Not-to-Claim-the-Refund-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Advice-Sometimes-Is-Not-to-Claim-the-Refund-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Advice-Sometimes-Is-Not-to-Claim-the-Refund-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Advice-Sometimes-Is-Not-to-Claim-the-Refund-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Advice-Sometimes-Is-Not-to-Claim-the-Refund-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAT-Advice-Sometimes-Is-Not-to-Claim-the-Refund.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc06558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cc06558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UAE operates three main VAT refund routes. Each serves a different claimant, follows its own documentation requirements, and involves a different deadline and process.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932c194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"932c194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ah-tax-data-container\">\r\n    <table class=\"ah-tax-comparison-table\">\r\n        <thead>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <th><\/th>\r\n                <th>Business Input Tax Refund<\/th>\r\n                <th>Tourist Refund<\/th>\r\n                <th>Business Visitor Refund<\/th>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n        <\/thead>\r\n        <tbody>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Who qualifies<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>UAE VAT-registered businesses<\/td>\r\n                <td>Non-UAE resident tourists (18+)<\/td>\r\n                <td>Foreign businesses not UAE-registered, from reciprocal-agreement countries<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Claim via<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>FTA EmaraTax portal (Form VAT311)<\/td>\r\n                <td>Planet kiosks at airports and departure points<\/td>\r\n                <td>FTA EmaraTax portal (Form VATGRB1)<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Minimum amount<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>No minimum<\/td>\r\n                <td>AED 250 per retailer receipt<\/td>\r\n                <td>AED 2,000 VAT per claim year<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Claim deadline<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>5 years from end of each tax period<\/td>\r\n                <td>Within 90 days of purchase, at departure<\/td>\r\n                <td>Annual window: 1 March to 31 August<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n            <tr>\r\n                <td><strong>Processing time<\/strong><\/td>\r\n                <td>Approx. 20 working days (complete submission)<\/td>\r\n                <td>Immediate at kiosk (card: up to 10 days)<\/td>\r\n                <td>Approx. 4 months<\/td>\r\n            <\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n    <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33ad52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f33ad52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Business Input Tax Refund<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a UAE-registered business&#8217;s input VAT exceeds its output VAT in a given tax period, the excess can be carried forward against future liability or formally claimed as a refund through EmaraTax. Only businesses with active\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/vat-services\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VAT registration in the UAE<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0are eligible to submit a claim.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From my work across Abu Dhabi and UAE mainland, the sectors that most consistently generate refundable input tax credits are:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Exporters and trading or logistics businesses.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero-rated qualifying outbound supply against 5% input VAT on imports and local costs produces a recurring credit each period. One important caveat: classification is transaction by transaction. A service connected with UAE real estate, or goods physically in the UAE at the time of supply, is standard-rated. Logistics businesses cannot assume the whole operation qualifies for zero-rating without reviewing each transaction type.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital-intensive and fit-out-heavy residential development.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large upfront input VAT arises before any taxable supply is made, creating a substantial credit position in the early project stages.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Professional services, with caution.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most domestic professional services are standard-rated and sit in a payable rather than refund position. Only the export-of-services slice tips into refund territory, and that slice is narrower than many CFOs assume. <\/span><b>FTA Public Clarification VATP040 (2024)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> excluded services connected with UAE real estate and electronic services consumed in the UAE from zero-rating, regardless of where the customer is based. Professional service firms should not treat themselves as systematic credit accumulators without a careful per-transaction review.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>Tourist VAT Refund in the UAE<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-UAE residents can reclaim VAT on qualifying retail purchases made at stores displaying the Planet Tax Refund sign. The minimum qualifying purchase is <\/span><b>AED 250 per retailer receipt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and goods must leave the UAE within 90 days of purchase.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process is entirely digital. At the point of sale, ask for a tax-free tag linked to your passport. On departure, scan your passport and receipts at a Planet self-service kiosk or validation desk. Tourists recover approximately <\/span><b>85% of the 5% VAT paid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, after Planet&#8217;s deduction of 13% from the VAT amount plus AED 4.80 per tax-free tag. Refunds are paid by credit card (within up to 10 days) or in cash at departure. Kiosks are available at Abu Dhabi International Airport, Dubai International Airport, and other UAE departure points.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Services such as hotel stays, restaurant bills, and car rental do not qualify. Only goods physically exported from the UAE qualify.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Business Visitor VAT Refund<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foreign businesses not registered for UAE VAT can claim a refund on qualifying UAE expenses through the FTA&#8217;s Business Visitor Refund scheme. To be eligible, the business must be VAT-registered (or equivalent) in its home country, have no permanent UAE establishment, and be from a country with a reciprocal VAT refund arrangement with the UAE.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qualifying expenses typically include hotel accommodation, local transport, conference fees, and professional services consumed in the UAE. The minimum VAT refundable is <\/span><b>AED 2,000 per claim year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Applications are submitted through the FTA EmaraTax portal using <\/span><b>Form VATGRB1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, within the annual window of <\/span><b>1 March to 31 August<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Required documentation: Tax Compliance Certificate (business status certificate or equivalent) in Arabic or English, issued by the home-country tax authority with TRN, attested by the UAE Embassy; original UAE tax invoices; bank account details; and proof of business purpose. Refunds are paid by bank transfer and typically processed within approximately four months.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706838f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"706838f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5667494a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5667494a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How I Help UAE Businesses Recover VAT Credits Before the Deadline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dce26e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dce26e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Types-of-VAT-Refund-Available-in-the-UAE-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1923\" alt=\"Types of VAT Refund Available in the UAE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Types-of-VAT-Refund-Available-in-the-UAE-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Types-of-VAT-Refund-Available-in-the-UAE-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Types-of-VAT-Refund-Available-in-the-UAE-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Types-of-VAT-Refund-Available-in-the-UAE-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Types-of-VAT-Refund-Available-in-the-UAE-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Types-of-VAT-Refund-Available-in-the-UAE.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2414f0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2414f0e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every VAT refund engagement I take on starts with the same sequence: I review the accounts first, then the VAT filings on which the claim will be based, then the invoice-level compliance. The advice follows the review, not the other way around. That order consistently reveals whether the claim is clean or whether correction work must come first.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Case: Real Estate Developer, Abu Dhabi Mainland, AED 1 Million Refund<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first significant refund engagement I handled was in June 2024, for a small real estate developer in Abu Dhabi. The client came to me specifically to recover excess input VAT, but their bookkeeping and VAT compliance were being managed by another firm at the time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before proceeding with any refund submission, I and my team conducted a detailed review of the accounts and VAT records. We identified several issues with the historical filings that affected the accuracy of the VAT position. The first step was to prepare and submit Voluntary Disclosures to correct the previously filed returns. Once the FTA approved those VDs, the refund process moved forward.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the invoice review, multiple documentation problems surfaced:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several tax invoices were missing entirely<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some invoices had been issued in the owner&#8217;s personal name rather than the company&#8217;s registered legal name<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several invoices lacked a valid TRN<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In certain cases the VAT amount had been calculated incorrectly<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I worked with the client and their suppliers to obtain corrected tax invoices and rebuild the supporting documentation. After submission, the claim drew three rounds of FTA information requests, each requiring a detailed response and resubmission. The full process took approximately four months from start to final resolution, with a refund of approximately <\/span><b>AED 1 million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. When records and invoices are maintained properly from the outset, similar claims now resolve in approximately one to one and a half months.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For businesses with credits spread across multiple tax periods, I calculate the exact deadline for each open period and prioritise claims approaching the five-year window. Many Abu Dhabi businesses discover unclaimed credits only during a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/vat-services\/compliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VAT compliance review<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, often with limited time remaining on the earliest periods.<\/span><\/p><blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business has accumulated input tax credits that have never been formally claimed, the five-year window may be closer than you think. I offer a no-obligation VAT refund eligibility review for businesses across Abu Dhabi and UAE mainland.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d028a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71d028a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Claim a Business VAT Refund in the UAE: Step by Step<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77919485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77919485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UAE-registered businesses submit VAT refund claims through the FTA EmaraTax portal using Form VAT311. The process involves five steps and typically takes approximately 20 working days from a complete submission to payment confirmation.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Step 1: Confirm Eligibility and Calculate Open Credits<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check that your VAT registration is active and that input tax exceeds output tax for the target period or periods. Pull your filed VAT returns and identify each period with an excess credit balance. Confirm each period falls within the five-year claim window: a period ending 31 March 2021 had a deadline of 31 March 2026; a period ending 30 June 2022 has a deadline of 30 June 2027. Map every open period before proceeding.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Step 2: Gather and Audit Supporting Documentation<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collect all original tax invoices for input tax you intend to claim. Each invoice must carry the company&#8217;s full legal name (not the owner&#8217;s name), the supplier&#8217;s valid TRN, a clear description of the supply, and the VAT amount stated separately. Prepare a reconciliation statement that traces the input tax in your claim back to the specific line items in your filed VAT returns. This reconciliation is what the FTA checks first.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Step 3: Submit the Refund Request via EmaraTax<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log into the FTA EmaraTax portal at tax.gov.ae. Navigate to the VAT refund section and complete Form VAT311. Upload all supporting documentation, including the reconciliation statement, as a single organised file. A bank validation letter stamped by your bank, showing the exact account name matching your FTA registration, is also required.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Step 4: Respond to FTA Information Requests<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FTA reviews submissions and frequently issues information requests for additional invoices, clarifications, or reconciliation detail. Respond promptly and completely within the timeframe the FTA specifies. Incomplete responses extend processing time and risk partial rejection. In my experience, the number of FTA query rounds is directly proportional to the quality of documentation submitted at the outset.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Step 5: Receive Confirmation and Payment<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once approved, the FTA issues a refund confirmation. Payment is credited to the bank account registered with the FTA. Retain all VAT documentation for a minimum of <\/span><b>five years from the end of the relevant tax period<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, under Federal Decree-Law No. 28 of 2022 on Tax Procedures. <\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: under Cabinet Decision No. 17 of 2026 (effective 1 April 2026), if a refund application is pending and the FTA has not yet issued a decision, the retention obligation extends by an additional two years.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca1719f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca1719f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ameer's Compliance Notes: UAE VAT Refund Claims<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02ebb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a02ebb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UAE-VAT-Refund-Claims-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1922\" alt=\"UAE VAT Refund Claims\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UAE-VAT-Refund-Claims-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UAE-VAT-Refund-Claims-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UAE-VAT-Refund-Claims-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UAE-VAT-Refund-Claims-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UAE-VAT-Refund-Claims-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UAE-VAT-Refund-Claims.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c919918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c919918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><b>Start with the filing, not the refund claim.\u00a0 <br \/><\/b><\/h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refund submissions are based on figures already reported in your VAT returns. If those returns include blocked input VAT treated as claimable, reverse-charge VAT missed, or imports posted to the wrong tax code, those errors must be corrected via amendments or Voluntary Disclosures before the refund process can proceed cleanly. Correcting returns after the fact is always more time-consuming and more expensive than filing the first time accurately.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><b>Run the review in the right sequence.\u00a0 <br \/><\/b><\/h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The order I follow on every refund engagement is: accounts first, VAT filings second, invoice-level compliance third. This sequence consistently reveals whether the claim is clean before any submission takes place. Reversing the order leads to wasted effort when return-level errors are found later.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><b>Separate blocked from claimable input VAT before you submit.\u00a0 <br \/><\/b><\/h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Input tax on entertainment, personal expenses, and certain employee benefits is non-recoverable under UAE VAT law. Including blocked VAT in a refund claim triggers FTA queries and risks partial or full rejection. Identify the recoverable and non-recoverable split at the beginning of the review, not after the FTA raises it.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><b>Check every invoice against four specific tests.\u00a0 <br \/><\/b><\/h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company&#8217;s full legal registered name (not the owner&#8217;s personal name), a valid and active supplier TRN, the VAT amount stated separately as a distinct line, and a description of supply that corresponds to the actual business purpose. I have seen AED-million refund claims delayed by three or more months because invoices were in a founder&#8217;s personal name rather than the registered company name.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><h3><b>Map the deadline for every open tax period now. <br \/><\/b><\/h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The five-year window runs independently for each tax period in which a credit arose. If your business has filed VAT returns since 2021 and never requested a formal refund, you may have several open deadlines running concurrently. Credits from the 2018\u20132020 periods fall under the transitional relief and must be claimed by 31 December 2026, with no extensions to that date; 2021 credits sit on the ordinary five-year clock and begin to lapse during 2026.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6889f218 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6889f218\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048a0be elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"048a0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466dc094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"466dc094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Has your UAE business accumulated VAT credits that have never been claimed?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b95f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b95f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The five-year statutory window is running. I review your VAT position, calculate your refund eligibility, and manage the full FTA submission before your credits expire.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f9249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_dual_button\" data-id=\"27f9249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_dual_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-dual-button jeg_module__2_6a3ca1f7167ba\" ><div class=\"jkit-dual-button-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/contact\/\" class=\"jkit-dual-btn jkit-dual-button-one\">BOOK A CONSULTATION<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/971505480159?text=Hello!%20I%20have%20an%20inquiry%20regarding%20UAE%20Tax%20services.\" class=\"jkit-dual-btn jkit-dual-button-two\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHATSAPP US<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ccd6f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15ccd6f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e23080 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e23080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a45cbbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a45cbbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions About UAE Corporate Tax Deadlines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26955ad4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26955ad4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391ca930 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"391ca930\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d022c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_accordion\" data-id=\"16d022c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-accordion style-default jeg_module__3_6a3ca1f71ab55\" ><div class=\"card-wrapper \">\n                <div class=\"card-header\">\n                    <a href=\"#expand-3debded\" class=\"card-header-button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-target=\"#expand-3debded\" aria-controls=\"expand-3debded\">\n                        <span class=\"title\">Can a UAE business claim a VAT refund?<\/span><div class=\"right-icon-group\">\n                <div class=\"normal-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n                <div class=\"active-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"card-expand\" id=\"expand-3debded\" style=\"display:none\"><div class=\"card-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes. VAT-registered businesses in the UAE can claim a refund when input tax exceeds output tax for a given period. The excess can be carried forward to offset future VAT liability, or formally submitted as a refund claim through the FTA EmaraTax portal using Form VAT311. Under the VAT Law as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. 16 of 2025, the claim must be submitted within five years of the relevant tax period. Credits not claimed within this window cannot be recovered.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><div class=\"card-wrapper \">\n                <div class=\"card-header\">\n                    <a href=\"#expand-19ddccd\" class=\"card-header-button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-target=\"#expand-19ddccd\" aria-controls=\"expand-19ddccd\">\n                        <span class=\"title\">What is the deadline to claim a VAT refund in the UAE?<\/span><div class=\"right-icon-group\">\n                <div class=\"normal-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n                <div class=\"active-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"card-expand\" id=\"expand-19ddccd\" style=\"display:none\"><div class=\"card-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Five years from the end of the relevant tax period. The carry-forward of excess recoverable input tax is set by Article 74, Clause 3 of the UAE VAT Law as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. 16 of 2025; broader refund and limitation provisions sit in the Tax Procedures Law as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. 17 of 2025, so the precise basis depends on the tax type at issue. Under transitional relief, credits from the 2018\u20132020 periods must be claimed by 31 December 2026, and 2021 credits begin to lapse during 2026 on the ordinary five-year clock. The FTA does not issue reminders. Credits not claimed within the window are permanently forfeited with no recovery mechanism.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><div class=\"card-wrapper \">\n                <div class=\"card-header\">\n                    <a href=\"#expand-d90c3d3\" class=\"card-header-button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-target=\"#expand-d90c3d3\" aria-controls=\"expand-d90c3d3\">\n                        <span class=\"title\">How much VAT can tourists claim back in the UAE?<\/span><div class=\"right-icon-group\">\n                <div class=\"normal-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n                <div class=\"active-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"card-expand\" id=\"expand-d90c3d3\" style=\"display:none\"><div class=\"card-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tourists recover approximately 85% of the 5% VAT paid on eligible purchases, after Planet deducts 13% from the VAT amount plus AED 4.80 per tax-free tag. The minimum qualifying purchase is AED 250 per retailer receipt, at stores registered under the Planet Tax Refund scheme. Refunds are processed at UAE airports and departure points via Planet kiosks at the time of departure.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><div class=\"card-wrapper \">\n                <div class=\"card-header\">\n                    <a href=\"#expand-542c7ca\" class=\"card-header-button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-target=\"#expand-542c7ca\" aria-controls=\"expand-542c7ca\">\n                        <span class=\"title\">How long does a VAT refund take in the UAE?<\/span><div class=\"right-icon-group\">\n                <div class=\"normal-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n                <div class=\"active-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"card-expand\" id=\"expand-542c7ca\" style=\"display:none\"><div class=\"card-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The standard FTA processing time for business VAT refunds is approximately 20 working days from a complete submission with all documentation in order. Claims with missing invoices or FTA information requests take significantly longer. The first refund claim I managed took approximately four months, because documentation corrections and Voluntary Disclosures were required before and during the process. Tourist refunds via Planet are processed immediately at the departure kiosk, or within up to 10 days for card refunds. E-invoicing begins with a voluntary pilot phase from July 2026, becoming mandatory for large businesses from 1 January 2027 and for smaller businesses later in 2027. As it takes effect, the FTA will have live visibility over transaction data, which is expected to shorten processing timelines for clean submissions over time.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><div class=\"card-wrapper \">\n                <div class=\"card-header\">\n                    <a href=\"#expand-a9562ef\" class=\"card-header-button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-target=\"#expand-a9562ef\" aria-controls=\"expand-a9562ef\">\n                        <span class=\"title\">What documents are required for a UAE VAT refund?<\/span><div class=\"right-icon-group\">\n                <div class=\"normal-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n                <div class=\"active-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"card-expand\" id=\"expand-a9562ef\" style=\"display:none\"><div class=\"card-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Requirements vary by claim type. For businesses: original FTA-compliant tax invoices (with valid TRN, company legal name, VAT stated separately), VAT return reconciliation, Form VAT311 via EmaraTax, and a bank validation letter stamped by your bank. For tourists: receipts with a Planet tax-free tag, valid passport, and boarding pass. For business visitors: Tax Compliance Certificate from home-country tax authority attested by UAE Embassy, original UAE tax invoices, bank details, and proof of business purpose.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><div class=\"card-wrapper \">\n                <div class=\"card-header\">\n                    <a href=\"#expand-3141f94\" class=\"card-header-button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-target=\"#expand-3141f94\" aria-controls=\"expand-3141f94\">\n                        <span class=\"title\">Why do UAE VAT refund claims get rejected by the FTA?<\/span><div class=\"right-icon-group\">\n                <div class=\"normal-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n                <div class=\"active-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"card-expand\" id=\"expand-3141f94\" style=\"display:none\"><div class=\"card-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From the claims I have reviewed, the four most common rejection reasons are: supplier invoices that fail FTA requirements (missing TRN, wrong entity name, incorrect VAT amount); input tax claimed on non-business-use or blocked expenses; a refund figure that cannot be reconciled to the underlying filed VAT return; and missing or uncorrected supporting documentation. Addressing all four before submission reduces FTA queries substantially.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><div class=\"card-wrapper \">\n                <div class=\"card-header\">\n                    <a href=\"#expand-d3f58db\" class=\"card-header-button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-target=\"#expand-d3f58db\" aria-controls=\"expand-d3f58db\">\n                        <span class=\"title\">Can a foreign company claim VAT back in the UAE?<\/span><div class=\"right-icon-group\">\n                <div class=\"normal-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n                <div class=\"active-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"card-expand\" id=\"expand-d3f58db\" style=\"display:none\"><div class=\"card-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, through the FTA Business Visitor Refund scheme, provided the foreign business is VAT-registered (or equivalent) in its home country, has no UAE establishment, and is from a country with a reciprocal refund arrangement with the UAE. The minimum VAT refundable is AED 2,000 per claim year. Applications are submitted through the FTA EmaraTax portal using Form VATGRB1, within the annual window of 1 March to 31 August. Full eligibility details and documentation requirements are available at tax.gov.ae.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><div class=\"card-wrapper \">\n                <div class=\"card-header\">\n                    <a href=\"#expand-3e9ba64\" class=\"card-header-button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-target=\"#expand-3e9ba64\" aria-controls=\"expand-3e9ba64\">\n                        <span class=\"title\">Is VAT refunded on all purchases in the UAE for tourists?<\/span><div class=\"right-icon-group\">\n                <div class=\"normal-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n                <div class=\"active-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"card-expand\" id=\"expand-3e9ba64\" style=\"display:none\"><div class=\"card-body\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No. Only purchases from retailers registered under the Planet Tax Refund scheme qualify. Services such as hotel stays, restaurant bills, and car rental are excluded, as are goods consumed in the UAE. The minimum qualifying purchase is AED 250 per retailer receipt. Goods must be physically taken out of the UAE within 90 days of purchase. Look for the Planet Tax Refund sign at the point of sale before purchasing.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bfcec2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78bfcec2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3905178f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3905178f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37fce803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37fce803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c105b89 e-con-full 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;-30&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position- elementor-animation- jeg_module__4_6a3ca1f71e56f\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-header elementor-animation-\"><div class=\"icon style-color\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-business-light\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"title\">VAT Services UAE<\/h3><div class=\"icon-box-button \">\n                <div class=\"btn-wrapper icon-position-after\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/vat-services\/\" class=\"icon-box-link\" aria-label=\"VAT Services UAE\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-right-arrow-light\"><\/i><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c17f9e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c17f9e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee288e5 e-transform e-transform jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"1ee288e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;-30&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position- elementor-animation- jeg_module__5_6a3ca1f71f59e\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-header elementor-animation-\"><div class=\"icon style-color\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-user-registration-light\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"title\">VAT Registration UAE<\/h3><div class=\"icon-box-button \">\n                <div class=\"btn-wrapper icon-position-after\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/vat-services\/registration\/\" class=\"icon-box-link\" aria-label=\"VAT Registration UAE\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-right-arrow-light\"><\/i><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3ac64b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a3ac64b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6289c22 e-transform e-transform jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"6289c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;-30&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position- elementor-animation- jeg_module__6_6a3ca1f7204cc\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-header elementor-animation-\"><div class=\"icon style-color\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-Computer-light\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"title\">VAT Return Filing<\/h3><div class=\"icon-box-button \">\n                <div class=\"btn-wrapper icon-position-after\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/vat-services\/return-filing\/\" class=\"icon-box-link\" aria-label=\"VAT Return Filing\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-right-arrow-light\"><\/i><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbc9d19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1dbc9d19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ff7851 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42ff7851\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6247daa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6247daa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ameer-Hamza.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-918\" alt=\"ameer hamza, certified accountant in the UAE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ameer-Hamza.png 800w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ameer-Hamza-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ameer-Hamza-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ameer-Hamza-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d87a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71d87a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c55fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18c55fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a005c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a005c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ameer Hamza (Managing Partner | AH Chartered Accountants)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183b5a94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"183b5a94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACCA | CFA Level I | Certified Financial Modeler (CFM)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4791a6f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4791a6f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ameer Hamza (ACCA) is the Managing Partner at AH Chartered Accountants. With 7+ years of expertise advising over 50 UAE businesses, he specializes in statutory audits, corporate tax strategy, and corporate financial modeling. Ameer authors our technical content to ensure business leaders receive precise, FTA-compliant guidance directly from an active industry expert.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47f42fe0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47f42fe0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a0f9ba3\" data-id=\"3a0f9ba3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcb8986 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcb8986\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-357f1918\" data-id=\"357f1918\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0b772c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6e0b772c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-339a5fea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"339a5fea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75515a45\" data-id=\"75515a45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-422a0fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"422a0fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download-_27_-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download-_27_-removebg-preview.png 262w, https:\/\/ahtaxaccounting.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download-_27_-removebg-preview-138x300.png 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79b5c445\" data-id=\"79b5c445\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-212e8f98 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_animated_text\" data-id=\"212e8f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_animated_text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-animated-text jeg_module__7_6a3ca1f721784\"  data-style=\"highlighted\" data-text=\" consultation \" data-shape=\"underline\"><h3 class=\"animated-text\"><span class=\"normal-text style-color\">Book a <\/span><span class=\"dynamic-wrapper style-color\"><span class=\"dynamic-text\"> consultation <\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 500 150\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><path class=\"style-color\"  d=\"M3,77.5s200.54-11,493,0\" transform=\"translate(-2.75 -68.11)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"normal-text style-color\"><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177b1332 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"177b1332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>if you\u2019d like to talk to our consulting team, contact us via the form and we\u2019ll get back to you shortly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3545be jkit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_icon_box\" data-id=\"2d3545be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_icon_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-icon-box icon-position-left elementor-animation- jeg_module__8_6a3ca1f722a36\" ><div class=\"jkit-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-header elementor-animation-\"><div class=\"icon style-color\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"77\" height=\"128\" 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