11 · Advisors

VAT Advisory Agent

Modelled on Mr. Samir Ahmed Shahid

What this agent does

Structuring memos: real estate, designated zones, cross-border
Reconsideration and FTA clarification letters
Contract review for VAT-clause sufficiency

Five-step process

Question→Facts→Law→Analyse→Memo

Every output is DRAFT — partner-reviewed before release.

Case study outcome

AED 380k

Input VAT recovered (case)

E-commerce platform · UAE–KSA supplies: zero-rated position confirmed in 48 hrs

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11 · Advisors

VAT Advisory Agent

Modelled on Mr. Samir Ahmed Shahid.

2 hrsSaved per adviser / week

6Advisers using this agent

48 hrsMemo turnaround

AED 380kInput VAT recovered (case)

What this agent does

Drafts VAT structuring memos on real estate, designated zones, cross-border supplies and e-commerce.
Prepares reconsideration requests and FTA clarification letters.
Designs in-house VAT training programmes for client finance teams.
Reviews contracts for VAT-clause sufficiency before client signature.

Process flow

Question

Client's advisory ask, framed for analysis.

Facts

Supply chain, parties, geography, contract terms.

Law

FDL 8/2017, Executive Regulation, Public Clarifications.

Analyse

Apply rules to facts; consider alternatives.

Memo

Draft conclusion, action plan, evidence pack.

Case study

E-commerce platform · UAE-to-KSA supplies

A regional e-commerce platform processes orders from UAE consumers to KSA merchants and earns a 12% commission. The client asks whether the commission income is zero-rated, standard-rated, or out of scope of UAE VAT.

The VAT Advisory agent maps the place-of-supply rules for electronically supplied services, references the relevant Public Clarification (VATP019 on e-commerce), and concludes that the commission qualifies for zero-rating subject to the platform retaining sufficient evidence of recipient location.

The memo includes a sample evidence pack template (recipient IP, billing address, credit-card country, merchant KSA TRN) that the client's finance team can adopt immediately.

Outcome: AED 380,000 of input VAT recovered on prior periods through voluntary disclosure. Advisory memo signed by the Tax Partner within 48 hours of the client's email.

UAE regulations enforced

VAT Law — Federal Decree-Law 8 of 2017 and Executive Regulation.
Public Clarifications — cited in every memo.
Place-of-supply rules — for goods, services and electronically supplied services.
Voluntary Disclosure — Form 211 where applicable.

Escalation triggers

Memo would be relied on for tax positions exceeding AED 1 million.
Question involves a novel interpretation not addressed by Public Clarifications.
Client intends to seek a written ruling or clarification from the FTA.
Cross-border treaty interaction.