GTL Summary:

Article 46, as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. 18 of 2022, specifies supplies exempt from tax. It identifies four distinct categories: the supply of financial services as detailed in the Executive Regulation; the supply of residential buildings through sale or lease, excluding those zero-rated under Article 45; the supply of bare land; and the supply of local passenger transport. The article further mandates that the Executive Regulation of the Decree-Law will establish the specific conditions and controls applicable to these exemptions, ensuring a clear framework for their implementation and governance within the tax system.

Document Type: Tax Law Article
Law: VAT (FDL No 8 of 2017, as amended)
Article Number: 46
Country: 🇦🇪 UAE
Location: Title 6 - Zero Rates and Exemptions › Chapter 2 - Exemptions
Order: 46
Last updated at: 2025-12-26 14:13:51 UTC

Title 6 - Zero Rates and Exemptions

Chapter 2 - Exemptions

Article 46
Supply Exempt from Tax[19]

The following shall be exempt from Tax:

  1. Supply of financial Services that are specified in the Executive Regulation of this Decree-Law.

  2. Supply of residential buildings through sale or lease, other than that which is zero-rated according to Clauses 9 and 11 of Article 45 of this Decree-Law.

  3. Supply of bare land.

  4. Supply of local passenger transport.

The Executive Regulation of this Decree-Law shall specify the conditions and controls for exempting the supplies mentioned in the preceding Clauses of this Article.

Footnotes

[19]Article amended as per Federal Decree-Law No. 18 of 2022.

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