We Cover Every Aspect of VAT — Returns, Advisory, Refunds, Audits, and Litigation — So You Can Focus on Your Business.
VAT compliance in the UAE is more than just ticking regulatory boxes — it’s about protecting your bottom line, avoiding costly penalties, and ensuring your business remains competitive in an increasingly regulated environment. From handling complex cross-border transactions to securing timely VAT refunds, businesses need a partner who not only understands the law but can anticipate risks before they arise. That’s where the role of an experienced, FTA-approved Tax Agency becomes indispensable.
Linking a taxable person’s account to an FTA-approved Tax Agency enables the Tax Agent to act as the client’s official representative for all VAT-related matters. Once the linkage is established, the Tax Agent can prepare and submit VAT refund applications, manage FTA correspondence, respond to queries, handle audits, and ensure compliance on the client’s behalf. This not only streamlines the compliance process but also ensures that all submissions meet FTA standards — reducing the risk of delays, rejections, or penalties — while allowing the client to focus on core operations.
At Stratify Consulting, we represent clients in all matters related to VAT compliance and advisory, ensuring that VAT obligations are managed accurately, efficiently, and strategically.
Our Tax Agency services include:
- End-to-End VAT Compliance – Preparing and filing VAT returns accurately and on time, ensuring full compliance with UAE VAT law.
- Accurate Reconciliations – Reconciling VAT returns with financial statements, ledgers, and ERP data to ensure accuracy and audit readiness.
- Advisory on Complex Transactions – Reviewing your business model, contracts, and transactions for VAT implications, including cross-border transactions.
- VAT Optimization & Planning – Providing strategies to optimize VAT recovery, reduce cash flow impact, and ensure correct treatment of advances, imports, and employee recoveries.
- Risk Identification & Control – Identifying non-compliance risks (e.g., blocked input VAT, incorrect VAT coding, intercompany transactions) and recommending effective controls and SOPs.
- Representation before the FTA – Acting as your official representative with the FTA, handling audits, notices, queries, reconsiderations, appeals, and penalty waiver requests.
- Audit & Inspection Preparedness – Ensuring your business is audit-ready with proper documentation, reconciliations, and structured VAT compliance files.
- VAT Refunds – Managing the end-to-end refund process, ensuring documentation, reconciliations, and submissions meet FTA standards for quicker approvals.
- Voluntary Disclosures – Assisting with voluntary disclosures to correct errors in previous returns, minimizing penalties, and maintaining compliance credibility.
- Continuous Monitoring & Updates – Keeping you updated on VAT law changes, new public clarifications, and regulatory updates, and adjusting compliance processes accordingly.
