What we do
Clear guidance before you commit.
Review excise registration, product records and return calculations to identify compliance gaps. Our team will confirm the scope, supporting documents and likely costs before starting work.
Quoted by product and return scope
Final pricing depends on your selected centre, licence, activity and any applicable authority requirements.
What is included
How it works
From first question to next step.
Provide registrations, returns and movement records for the selected review period.
Why work with Arabian Group?
Better organised financial records
Orderly source documents and reconciliations give you a clearer starting point.
Early visibility of compliance gaps
Find mismatches, missing evidence or classification questions before a deadline.
Support through the process
One team coordinates records, review and submission or follow up with you.
Documents to prepare
The exact list varies with your situation and the relevant authority. These are the common starting documents.
- Trade licence and current EmaraTax access details
- Trial balance and general ledger for the review period
- Sales and purchase invoices and credit notes
- Bank statements and reconciliations
- Previously filed tax returns and authority correspondence
- Import, export or warehouse records where relevant
FAQs about this service
Who provides the final quote?+
Your Arabian Group consultant will provide a written quote after reviewing your current requirements and the applicable authority or supplier charges.
Are government charges included?+
Government and third party charges are listed separately unless your written offer states otherwise. Ask us to confirm before you make payment.
How do I get started?+
Call our main team, send a WhatsApp message or leave your details in the enquiry form. We will ask for a few documents and outline the next steps.
Read the detailed service guide
Ensure your business remains fully compliant with UAE excise tax regulations through expert-led health checks and compliance reviews. Our specialists identify risks, gaps, and errors to help you avoid penalties and regulatory issues. We provide ongoing advisory support to maintain smooth and compliant operations.
10+ Years Experience
Trusted Excise Tax Health Check Experts
Arabian Group provides professional excise tax health check services to ensure your business remains fully compliant with UAE regulations. Our experts identify risks, errors, and compliance gaps before they lead to penalties. We help businesses maintain smooth operations with reliable advisory support.
Regular Excise Tax Health Checks in UAE
The UAE introduced excise tax in 2017 on specific goods, and its scope was later expanded in 2019 to include additional products. These regulatory changes have significantly impacted business operations, including pricing structures, profit margins, cash flow planning, documentation, accounting systems, and overall compliance requirements.
As a result, businesses must continuously evaluate whether their products fall under excise tax regulations and ensure all related obligations are properly managed. This includes accurate tax determination, timely filings, regulatory correspondence, and ongoing impact assessment on operations and profitability.
Arabian Group conducts detailed excise tax health checks to assess product taxability, identify compliance gaps, and ensure your business remains fully aligned with UAE excise tax regulations.
Regular Excise Tax Health Checks for UAE Businesses
We evaluate your business operations to identify excise tax applicability and ensure full regulatory compliance with UAE laws. Our experts help you avoid penalties, filing errors, and compliance risks through structured assessments. Suitable For:
We analyze your products to determine whether they fall under excise tax categories in the UAE. This helps businesses understand correct tax rates and maintain accurate pricing and reporting structures. Conditions Include:
We conduct regular health checks to prepare your business for unannounced FTA inspections and audits. Our process identifies gaps early to prevent fines, penalties, and operational disruptions. Required Documents:
Ensure your business stays fully compliant with UAE excise tax regulations through regular health checks and expert advisory support. We help identify tax risks, ensure product taxability accuracy, and prepare your business for FTA audits. Our goal is to protect your operations from penalties while maintaining smooth and compliant business performance.
Excise Tax Health Check Services
An excise tax health check is a compliance review that assesses whether your business is correctly applying excise tax rules, filing returns accurately, and meeting all UAE regulatory requirements.
It helps identify compliance gaps, avoid penalties, ensure correct tax treatment of products, and improve overall financial accuracy.
Businesses dealing with excisable goods such as tobacco products, energy drinks, carbonated drinks, and other regulated items must regularly conduct compliance reviews.
It is recommended to conduct health checks periodically or whenever there are changes in products, regulations, or business operations.
It typically includes product taxability review, return filing assessment, documentation checks, pricing impact analysis, and compliance gap identification.
Yes, they help detect errors early and ensure timely corrections, reducing the risk of fines, penalties, or regulatory issues.
We provide end-to-end support including health checks, taxability assessments, compliance reviews, and ongoing advisory to ensure full alignment with UAE regulations.
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