VAT & AP Recovery

Recover missed VAT, supplier credits and other cash leakage hidden within historical accounts payable data.

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Recovered for clients in 2025: AED 4.20M, split into unclaimed input VAT 52%, duplicate payments 31% and overpaid invoices 17%.

Our solution

Recover VAT and supplier credits already paid.

Maximize VAT recovery and reduce accounts payable leakage. We review historical tax and accounts payable (AP) records. The analysis looks for missed input VAT, duplicate payments, unused supplier credits and possible VAT errors. Built for GCC organisations with complex ERP systems, cross-border transactions, and large supplier networks, with no upfront review fees.

  • Invoices, bank transactions, tax codes, purchase orders and receipts combined into a unified dataset.

    01

    Data Collection

    Secure data extraction from any ERP. We securely extract accounts payable, tax, supplier, purchasing, payment, and general ledger data from ERP platforms including SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and Sage.

  • 02

    Data Validation

    Validate scope and data quality. We review transaction data, supplier records, VAT codes, tax rates, and payment information to confirm review scope and identify any data gaps before analysis begins.

  • 03

    Transaction Analysis

    Analytics-driven recovery identification. Using SDI analytics, we screen 100% of relevant transactions to uncover missed input VAT, incorrect VAT coding, duplicate payments, unapplied credits, supplier overcharges, and potential VAT exposure.

  • Expert verification covering VAT legislation, industry expertise and jurisdiction rules.

    04

    Expert Verification

    Tax specialists validate findings. Every opportunity is reviewed by experienced GCC indirect tax professionals to ensure findings are accurate, supportable, and recovery-ready.

  • 05

    Recovery Report

    Clear results, actionable insights. Receive a detailed recovery report and live dashboard showing VAT recoveries, AP recoveries, supplier credits, exposure areas, claim status, and realized savings.

Business value

GCC tax complexity is growing.
So is the cost of missing what you’re owed.

Missed input VAT, supplier overpayments, and process gaps can accumulate across thousands of transactions. Our VAT Recovery and AP Recovery review helps GCC businesses identify recoverable value, reduce VAT exposure, and strengthen financial controls.

  • Immediate Value

    Direct cash recovery

    Recover missed input VAT, supplier overpayments, duplicate payments, and unapplied credits hidden in historical transaction data.

  • Lower Risk

    Reduced audit exposure

    Identify incorrect VAT treatment, underpayments, documentation gaps, and compliance issues before they become tax authority concerns.

  • Success-Based

    No risk, no upfront cost

    Our review is delivered on a contingency basis – you only pay when recoverable value is identified and realized.

  • Continuous Improvement

    Stronger controls, going forward

    Uncover the root causes of VAT recovery gaps, AP leakage, and recurring processing errors to prevent future losses.

  • Low Effort

    Minimal internal disruption

    We perform the heavy analytical work, allowing finance and tax teams to remain focused on day-to-day operations.

  • Recovered Value dashboard showing AED 124,000 ready to claim, with a VAT credit of AED 18,420 recovered, a supplier refund of AED 42,600 available and a duplicate payment of AED 9,150 under review.
    Recovered Value dashboard showing AED 124,000 ready to claim, with a VAT credit of AED 18,420 recovered, a supplier refund of AED 42,600 available and a duplicate payment of AED 9,150 under review.
  • Compliance Review listing findings: tax code missing, supplier valid, VAT rate incorrect, invoice valid and registration missing, with a Risk Summary showing 2 issues fixed and Audit Ready status.
    Compliance Review listing findings: tax code missing, supplier valid, VAT rate incorrect, invoice valid and registration missing, with a Risk Summary showing 2 issues fixed and Audit Ready status.
  • Review showing 0 AED recoverable value and a 0 AED invoice with no fee: you only pay when value is recovered.
    Review showing 0 AED recoverable value and a 0 AED invoice with no fee: you only pay when value is recovered.
  • Daribatech turns issues found, such as duplicate charges and incorrect VAT, into process improvements: updated rules, better controls, cleaner data and lower risk.
    Daribatech turns issues found, such as duplicate charges and incorrect VAT, into process improvements: updated rules, better controls, cleaner data and lower risk.
  • Finance team calendar with routine tasks completed while the Dariba Review runs in the background with no manual work required.
    Finance team calendar with routine tasks completed while the Dariba Review runs in the background with no manual work required.

Why Daribatech

A GCC tax partner with global recovery capability

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  • Proven Methodology

    Built on a recovery approach refined across years of large-enterprise reviews, not a first-generation tool.

  • GCC-native expertise

    Regulatory fluency in UAE and wider GCC VAT legislation, not a generic global playbook.

  • Technology at scale

    100% transaction-level analysis, not sampling – so nothing material gets missed.

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