- UAE released the new Executive Regulation of the Excise Tax Law
- Amendments to specific clauses of the Excise Tax ER were introduced
- Amendments will take effect on 1 December 2023
- New definitions for “official evidence,” “commercial evidence,” and “shipping certificate” were added
- Pre-existing definitions were eliminated
- FTA reserves the right to deregister the Registrant under certain circumstances
- Absence of audited reports for stored Excise Goods may result in categorizing the inventory as “excess”
- Excise Goods will not be classified as “released for consumption” in cases of natural shortage
- More comprehensive documentation requirements for the exemption of Excise Goods exports were introduced
Source: mailchi.mp
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