From 1 October 2026, your input VAT recovery is at risk.

A valid tax invoice alone may no longer be enough. UAE businesses are expected to perform and document prescribed due diligence over vendors and individual expenses before claiming input VAT. VAT Guard helps your finance team document those checks, monitor the relevant thresholds and retain evidence before the VAT is recovered.

Failure to perform the required verification can have serious consequences.
Where a supply is connected to tax evasion and the business knew, or should reasonably have known, the FTA may deny the related input VAT recovery. Administrative penalties may also arise. Where conduct constitutes tax evasion, UAE tax law provides for imprisonment and monetary penalties of up to three times the amount of tax evaded.

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VAT Guard Input VAT controls

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Do the due diligence before you claim the VAT

VAT Guard turns the Decision 13 verification requirements into a practical finance workflow — from vendor onboarding and individual expenses through to evidence retention and audit support.

Identify which vendors require verification

VAT Guard monitors the AED 10,000 individual-supply threshold, AED 100,000 rolling supplier threshold and expected spend so your team knows when the low-value exception can no longer be relied on.

Perform the required vendor and expense checks

The system guides your team through the applicable supplier and supply verification requirements and escalates to enhanced checks where the AED 375,000 threshold is reached or expected to be reached.

Prove what you did before claiming the VAT

Evidence, explanations, dates and assessment history remain connected to the exact control, helping demonstrate the steps taken before the input VAT deduction was made.

See how VAT Guard handles the new rules.

The demo uses fictional data and resets when you leave it. Explore the low-value scenario, an invoice above AED 10,000, the AED 100,000 rolling threshold and enhanced verification above AED 375,000.

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