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UAE Issues Guidance on Use of Exchange Rates for VAT Purposes

20 July 2018

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Approved Changes

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Untd A Emirates

The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has issued guidance on the use of exchange rates for value added tax (VAT) purposes. The guidance includes that where a tax invoice was issued prior to 17 May 2018 in a currency other than UAE Dirham, the tax invoice should have been converted to UAE Dirham using an exchange rate from a reliable source. Reliable sources include, but are not limited to: Thomson Reuters; Oanda; and The exchange rate published by a UAE bank. Where a tax invoice is issued from 17 May 2018 onwards, it is required that the exchange rates published...