{"id":2684,"date":"2022-09-16T12:12:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T08:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/rak\/en\/uncategorized\/tax-refunds-for-uae-tourists-has-just-gotten-a-lot-easier\/"},"modified":"2022-09-16T12:13:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T08:13:16","slug":"tax-refunds-for-uae-tourists-has-just-gotten-a-lot-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/rak\/en\/latest\/tax-refunds-for-uae-tourists-has-just-gotten-a-lot-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Refunds For UAE Tourists Has Just Gotten A Lot Easier!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s go UAE! The United Arab Emirates Federal Tax Authority (FTA) and Planet Tax Free launched a paperless tax refunds scheme for tourists.<\/p>\n

On September 14, the FTA and Planet Tax Free announced<\/a> the new tax refunds plan for tourists<\/h2>\n

The new plan is a paperless approach which uses a digital platform combined with registered till systems. All tourists have to do is scan their passport and complete their purchase. Then their transactions are automatically shared as a digital invoice with Planet Tax Free.<\/p>\n

After their purchase is complete, customers can also view their invoices by accessing the easy-to-view shopper portal. Additionally, this portal ensures that tourist tax-free shopping experiences are seamless, fast, and digital.<\/p>\n

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This paperless plan benefits the environment in more ways than 1<\/h2>\n

By switching to a paperless VAT-return plan, the environmental benefits are as follows:<\/p>\n

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  • The UAE will save equivalent paper to 16,800 trees per year<\/li>\n
  • A reduction of toner consumption by 6,500 cartridges<\/li>\n
  • The country will save 4,224 tones of carbon dioxide emissions<\/li>\n
  • Lastly, they will reduce national resources used in paper manufacturing. This includes 5.52 million litres of water and 32,500 kWh of energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n