{"id":1614,"date":"2025-09-29T07:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tme-legal.com\/knowledge\/vat-in-the-united-arab-emirates\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T08:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:56:34","slug":"vat-in-the-united-arab-emirates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tme-legal.com\/en\/knowledge\/vat-in-the-united-arab-emirates\/","title":{"rendered":"VAT in the United Arab Emirates"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#E1E6EA&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;250&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;60&#8243; top_padding_tablet=&#8221;150&#8243; bottom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50&#8243; top_padding_phone=&#8221;100&#8243; bottom_padding_phone=&#8221;40&#8243; 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