VAT Health Check Services in UAE
Identify VAT compliance gaps, transaction risks, and potential errors with a structured review of your VAT returns, transactions, invoices, input VAT, records, systems, and internal processes.
Comprehensive VAT Health Check Services
Get an independent review of your VAT processes and records to identify potential errors, compliance gaps, documentation issues, and areas requiring corrective action.
Returns & Registration
Treatment & Invoicing
Cross-Border & Reconciliation
Systems, Controls & Reporting
Uniqey vs In-House vs Freelancer
A side-by-side look at how working with Uniqey compares to running a VAT health check in-house or with a freelance consultant.
| Feature | Uniqey VAT Health Check Best Value | In-House Team | Freelancer / Consultant |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAT Health Check | Structured | Internal team | Available |
| VAT Return Review | Detailed | Internal responsibility | Scope dependent |
| Transaction Testing | Comprehensive | Depends on resources | Available |
| Input VAT Review | Yes | Internal team | Available |
| Invoice Compliance | Yes | Depends on expertise | Scope dependent |
| Cross-Border Review | Available | Specialist required | Varies |
| Risk Assessment | Structured | Internal responsibility | Available |
| Corrective Action Plan | Actionable | Requires internal resources | Depends on arrangement |
Uniqey VAT Health Check
Best Value- VAT Health Check
- Structured
- VAT Return Review
- Detailed
- Transaction Testing
- Comprehensive
- Input VAT Review
- Yes
- Invoice Compliance
- Yes
- Cross-Border Review
- Available
- Risk Assessment
- Structured
- Corrective Action Plan
- Actionable
In-House Team
- VAT Health Check
- Internal team
- VAT Return Review
- Internal responsibility
- Transaction Testing
- Depends on resources
- Input VAT Review
- Internal team
- Invoice Compliance
- Depends on expertise
- Cross-Border Review
- Specialist required
- Risk Assessment
- Internal responsibility
- Corrective Action Plan
- Requires internal resources
Freelancer / Consultant
- VAT Health Check
- Available
- VAT Return Review
- Scope dependent
- Transaction Testing
- Available
- Input VAT Review
- Available
- Invoice Compliance
- Scope dependent
- Cross-Border Review
- Varies
- Risk Assessment
- Available
- Corrective Action Plan
- Depends on arrangement
From VAT Review to Corrective Action Plan
A structured, seven-step process that moves from understanding your VAT profile through returns, transaction testing, and cross-border review to processes, controls, and a corrective action plan.
from review to action plan
- 1VAT Profile
Understand Your VAT Profile
Review your business activities, VAT registration, taxable supplies, transaction volumes, locations, customer and supplier base, and existing VAT processes.
- 2Returns & Reconciliations
Review VAT Returns & Reconciliations
Review selected VAT returns, VAT workings, accounting records, and reconciliations to identify inconsistencies, unusual movements, or potential reporting issues.
- 3Sales & Output VAT
Test Sales & Output VAT
Review selected sales transactions, invoices, credit notes, and revenue records to assess VAT treatment, tax rates, invoice requirements, and reporting accuracy.
- 4Purchases & Input VAT
Test Purchases & Input VAT
Review selected purchase transactions and input VAT claims to assess supporting documentation, recoverability, classification, and potential errors.
- 5Complex & Cross-Border
Review Complex & Cross-Border Transactions
Where applicable, assess imports, exports, international transactions, reverse charge transactions, related-party transactions, and other areas that may require specific VAT treatment.
- 6Processes & Controls
Assess Processes, Systems & Controls
Review accounting and ERP configurations, VAT codes, transaction classifications, approval processes, reconciliations, documentation, and internal controls supporting VAT compliance.
- 7Report & Action Plan
Provide Health Check Report & Action Plan
Prepare a structured report highlighting identified issues, potential risks, priority areas, recommended corrective actions, and process improvements.
Regulations & Requirements We Consider
A VAT health check considers the UAE VAT law, Executive Regulation, and Federal Tax Authority requirements and guidance relevant to your business.
UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax, as amended
UAE VAT Executive Regulation and applicable amendments
Federal Tax Authority (FTA) requirements and guidance
VAT registration and deregistration requirements
VAT return and payment requirements
Standard-rated, zero-rated, exempt, and out-of-scope supplies
Input VAT recovery requirements
Tax invoice and credit note requirements
VAT record-keeping requirements
Place of supply and reverse charge rules, where applicable
Compatible with Leading Accounting, ERP & VAT Systems
VAT health checks can be performed using financial and transaction data maintained across commonly used accounting, ERP, invoicing, and UAE tax platforms.
Questions About VAT Health Checks
Everything clients ask about VAT reviews, transaction testing, input VAT recovery, historical returns, systems, and reports.
Ready for a VAT Health Check?
Identify potential VAT errors and compliance gaps before they become bigger issues with a structured review of your UAE VAT processes and records.
