- The UAE FTA issued Directive No. 5 of 2026 to standardize how the value of deemed supplies of services is calculated under Article 37 of the UAE VAT Law.
- Deemed supplies cover services used outside normal business activity, such as free services to related parties, staff, or for non-business purposes, after input VAT was already recovered.
- The Directive replaces prior ambiguity with a four-step backward method starting from Open Market Value, then removing profit, isolating VAT-bearing costs, and applying the final cost ratio.
- The resulting taxable value is then subject to the standard 5% UAE VAT rate.
Source: claemirates.com
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