Yes, you can. Overpaid or undue tax is recoverable, but a refund is not automatic — it is a right claimed by procedure and proven by document. Many claims are rejected for avoidable reasons.

When Does the Right Arise?

It arises when your tax balance is in credit: input tax exceeding output, an overpayment, or tax paid on a non-taxable transaction. Refunds carry conditions and deadlines, with special schemes such as tourist or designated-entity refunds.

Why Are Claims Rejected?

  • Missing supporting documents or mismatch with the return.
  • Invoices failing the prescribed formal conditions.
  • A claim out of time or for an incorrect period.
  • Confusing recoverable expenses with non-recoverable ones.

If Your Claim Is Rejected

A refund rejection is a decision open to objection like any Authority decision: reconsideration, then committee, then court, on the same deadlines. Do not treat rejection as the end of the road.

The key to a refund is airtight documentation and a timely claim. Build your file as if proving your right before a judge, not as if filling a form.

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⚠ This article is general legal awareness, not legal advice nor an opinion on any specific matter. Texts, deadlines, and figures derive from UAE tax legislation in force at the time of writing (notably Federal Decree-Law No. 28 of 2022 on Tax Procedures and its Regulation, and Cabinet Decision No. 129 of 2025), and remain subject to verification against the law in force at the time of your matter.