UAE sets out how crypto payments must be converted to dirhams for VAT
The UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has issued a new directive setting out how businesses must convert the value of digital currencies into UAE dirhams when filing their Value Added Tax (VAT) returns. UAE introduces mandatory VAT supplier and supply verification checks Now, Dubai Duty Free customers can use cryptocurrency to complete purchases UAE e-invoicing: Firms above Dh50 million in revenue first to roll out from July.
How the conversion works Taxable persons must first select three exchange platforms from a list of centralised public digital currency exchange platforms published by the FTA, and must use the same three platforms consistently for all transactions carried out within the same calendar year.
The available reporting does not yet establish a clear practical impact. Read the source for the details reported so far.
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