1.0Livingston Internationalhttps://www.livingstonintl.comDan Ovseyhttps://www.livingstonintl.com/author/dan-ovsey/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WPJzpmCYIC"><a href="https://www.livingstonintl.com/uae-vat/">Value-added tax in the United Arab Emirates – What Global Businesses Need to Know</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.livingstonintl.com/uae-vat/embed/#?secret=WPJzpmCYIC" width="600" height="338" title="“Value-added tax in the United Arab Emirates – What Global Businesses Need to Know” — Livingston International" data-secret="WPJzpmCYIC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://cdn.livingstonintl.com/livingston-content/uploads/2018/09/25225744/iStock-913519636.jpg1320795This article was originally published in Global Trade Magazine on Sept. 1, 2018 By JC Pachakkil, senior consultant, Global Trade Management at trade services firm Livingston International. For many years, the United Arab Emirates has drawn in international investors due to its strong base of expatriate consumers and its tax-free approach to trade. While the UAE remains an... Read more »