GTL Summary:

Document Type: Tax Law Article
Law: Common VAT Agreement
Article Number: 48
Country: 🏳️ GCC
Location: Chapter 9 - Deduction of Tax
Order: 48
Last updated at: 2025-11-04 11:19:40 UTC

Chapter 9 - Deduction of Tax

Article 48 - Conditions for Exercising the Right of Deduction

  1. For purposes of exercising the right of deduction, the Taxable Person must hold the following documents:

    1. the Tax Invoice received pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement;

    2. the customs documents proving that he imported the Goods in accordance with the Common Customs Law.

  2. Each Member State may allow the Taxable Person to exercise the right of deduction in the event that a Tax Invoice is not available or does not meet the requirements provided for in this Agreement, provided that the value of Tax due can be established by any other means.

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