UAE Issues VAT Guidance on Compensation Type Payments, Profit Margin Scheme, and Labor Accommodation
The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has recently issued guidance addressing certain value added tax (VAT) matters. These are summarized as follows:
This guidance clarifies the treatment of compensation-type payments, including that where a payment is not consideration for a supply, no VAT is due. Some of the main points include:
- A contractual payment to compensa…