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Pre-Audit Health Check

Find the gaps before FTA does. Fix them quietly.

Comprehensive review of your VAT positions, returns, supporting documentation and treatment of edge cases — designated zones, reverse-charge, mixed supplies. Find risks, fix gaps, and avoid AED 50K+ penalties from a triggered audit.

3 yrs
reviewed back
12-pt
compliance scorecard
0
FTA surprises
VAT Compliance Review
VAT Compliance Review detail
Riskreduced 78%
Refundmissed AED 32K
FTA-registered review
3-year look-back
Compliance scorecard
Risk flagging
Remediation plan

Find the risks before they cost you.

One team, one fixed price, one set of clean deliverables. No vendor sprawl, no Excel chains, no last-minute scrambles.

Return-by-return review

Every VAT return for the last 36 months reviewed against underlying records. Variance, mis-classification and missing schedules called out.

Edge-case treatment audit

Designated zones, RCM, mixed supplies, exempt vs zero-rated — we test the boundaries where most companies (and their accountants) get it wrong.

Documentation review

Tax invoices, credit notes, customs paperwork, contracts. Are the right docs in place to defend each position if FTA audits?

Remediation plan

Where errors exist — voluntary disclosures filed, with penalty negotiation. Where refunds were missed — claimed back, with proof.

From return PDFs to documented compliance.

1
Data access

Read-only access to accounting tool + return PDFs for last 3 years.

2
Deep-dive review

7-10 day review across returns, invoices, contracts, customs records.

3
Compliance scorecard

12-point scorecard with each position colour-coded green / amber / red.

4
Walk-through call

60-min call to walk through findings, options and trade-offs.

5
Remediation

Voluntary disclosures filed, refunds claimed, processes hardened.

A review that actually finds things.

Reduce audit-risk before FTA finds you

Voluntary disclosure penalties are 5% of tax + AED 1,000 fixed. FTA-led audit penalties go up to 50% of tax. Self-correcting always wins.

Find missed refunds

In 7 of 10 reviews we find at least one refund opportunity the previous accountant missed. Average value: AED 18,000 per client.

Documented audit defence

At the end of the review you have a binder (or shared folder) defending every VAT position. If FTA audits, you respond in days, not weeks.

“Paci's review found AED 47K of input credits we'd missed and 2 mis-classified zero-rated supplies. The review fee paid for itself 3x over.”
VS
Vikram Suri
GM, distribution business, RAK

Quick answers, no fluff.

How long does a review take?+
7-10 working days for the review itself. Remediation (voluntary disclosure, refund claims) takes another 2-4 weeks depending on complexity.
Will FTA know we did a review?+
No — the review is internal. Only voluntary disclosures (if any) are filed with FTA, and those are treated favourably vs FTA-discovered errors.
Is this only for big companies?+
No. We do reviews from AED 5M revenue businesses up to AED 500M. Smaller businesses often have higher relative risk because they don't have full-time tax expertise.
How often should we do this?+
Every 2-3 years, or before any major change (acquisition, restructuring, new entity setup, IPO prep). Also strongly recommended before any voluntary disclosure window FTA announces.

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Tell us your business size, return frequency and how many years of returns you'd like reviewed. We'll quote a fixed engagement fee.

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Self-correct now. Or pay 10x penalty later.

Comprehensive 3-year compliance review. Refunds reclaimed, risks fixed quietly.