The UAE tax authorities have issued Cabinet Decision No.(55) of 2017 on Charities That May Recover Input Tax. The decision, which has retrospective effect from 1 January 2018, confirms that certain charities (as specified below) will be able to recover all the input tax paid by them, with the exception of tax excluded from recovery by virtue of the UAE Executive Regulations on VAT and tax paid for goods and services used for making exempt supplies.
| FEDERAL | ||||
| S.No | Charity | S.No | Charity | |
| 1. | Emirates Red Crescent Authority | 2. | Zakat Fund | |
| ABU DHABI | ||||
| S.No | Charity | S.No | Charity | |
| 1. | International Fund for Houbara Conservation | 11. | Zayed House for Islamic Culture | |
| 2. | The Mohamed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund | 12. | Dar Zayed for family care | |
| 3. | Emirates Foundation | 13. | Emirates Heritage Club | |
| 4. | Family Development Foundation | 14. | Arab Evangelical Church | |
| 5. | General Women’s Union | 15. | Evangelical Church Center | |
| 6. | Abu Dhabi Women’s Association | 16. | St. Andrew’s Church (Anglican) ) | |
| 7. | Social care and Minors affairs foundation | 17. | St. George Orthodox Church | |
| 8. | Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation | 18. | St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church | |
| 9. | Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs | 19. | St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Al Ain) ) | |
| 10. | The Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayan Charitable & Humanitarian Foundation | 20. | Make – A – Wish Foundation | |
| DUBAI | ||||
| S.No | Charity | S.No | Charity | |
| 1. | International Institute for Tolerance | 22. | Mohammad Omar Bin Haider Charity Establishment | |
| 2. | Dubai Women Establishment | 23. | Majid Al Futtaim Charity Foundation | |
| 3. | The UAE Food Bank | 24. | Tarahum Charity Foundation | |
| 4. | Dubai Appreciation Award for Community Service | 25. | Emaar Foundation | |
| 5. | Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Library | 26. | UAE Water Aid (Suqia) | |
| 6. | Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation | 27. | Holy Trinity Church – Chaplaincy ofDubai and Sharjah | |
| 7. | Zayed Bin Mohammed Family Gathering | 28. | Evangelical Church | |
| 8. | Dubai Women’s Association | 29. | St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral | |
| 9. | Al Jalila Cultural Center for Children | 30. | Coptic Orthodox Parish Church | |
| 10. | Dar Al Ber Society | 31. | Mar Thoma Parish Church | |
| 11. | Dubai Charity Association | 32. | St. Francis Church | |
| 12. | Beit Al Khair Society | 33. | St. Mary’s Catholic Church | |
| 13. | Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian & Charity Establishment | 34. | Church of Christ branch of Chaplaincy of Dubai and Sharjah | |
| 14. | Al Maktoum Foundation | 35. | Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian OrthodoxCathedral | |
| 15. | Dubai Foundation For Women &Children | 36. | Greek Orthodox Church | |
| 16. | Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation | 37. | Guru Darbar Sikh Temple | |
| 17. | Noor Dubai Foundation | 38. | Guru Nanak Darbar Sikh Temple | |
| 18. | The Emirates Airline Foundation | 39. | Sindhi Ceremonial Centre | |
| 19. | Dubai Cares | 40. | Senses Residential and Day Care for Special Needs | |
| 20. | Red Crescent – Dubai | 41. | Al Jalila Foundation Supporting Education and Research in the MedicalFields | |
| 21. | Al Barakah Charity Establishment | 42. | Dubai International Holy Quran Award | |
| SHARJAH | ||||
| S.No | Charity | S.No | Charity | |
| 1. | Al Muntada Al Islami | 23. | Russian Orthodox Church | |
| 2. | Sharjah Social Empowerment Foundation | 24. | Armenian Church | |
| 3. | Sharjah Charity International | 25. | Apostolic Church | |
| 4. | The Big Heart Foundation | 26. | Krci Filipino Miracle Life Church Sharjah | |
| 5. | Emirates Association for Disabled Careand Rehabilitation | 27. | Islamic Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (ISESCO) | |
| 6. | Family Development Foundation | 28. | Ward Church | |
| 7. | Union Church | 29. | Christian Matrimony and Church | |
| 8. | Sharjah Business Women Council | 30. | St. Mary and Martyr Abu Sefein Church | |
| 9. | Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center | 31. | St. Gregorios Orthodox Church | |
| 10. | Sharjah Center for Learning Disabilities | 32. | St. Michael’s Church | |
| 11. | IRTHI Project | 33. | St Mary’s Knanaya Church | |
| 12. | ENWAN Project | 34. | Grace Evangelical Church | |
| 13. | Sharjah Tatweer Forum | 35. | St Martins Church | |
| 14. | Quran & Sunnah Establishment | 36. | St Mary’s Soonoro Church | |
| 15. | Ruwad Establishment | 37. | Sharjah Marthoma Church | |
| 16. | NAMA Women Advancement Establishment | 38. | St Philip Russian Orthodox Parish | |
| 17. | Sharjah Cultural Awards | 39. | St Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Orthodox Parish | |
| 18. | Sharjah Award for Arab Culture -UNESCO Awards | 40. | Virgin Mary & St Philopateer Coptic Orthodox Parish | |
| 19. | Reyada Center | 41. | Marthoma Parish Sharjah | |
| 20. | Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah | 42. | Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services | |
| 21. | Poetry Houses – Culture | 43. | Althiqa Club for Special Needs | |
| 22. | Sharjah Worship Center | |||
| AJMAN | ||||
| S.No | Charity | S.No | Charity | |
| 1. | Human Appeal International (HAI) | 7. | Sheikh Faisal Bin Sultan Al Qasimi Foundation for Charity | |
| 2. | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Foundation | 8. | Mabrat Zayed Bin Saqr Al Nahyan Charity | |
| 3. | Patients Friends Committee | 9. | Al Ihsan Charity Association | |
| 4. | Mabrat Rashed Abdullah Al Nuaimi for Charity | 10. | Um Al Moumineen Women Association | |
| 5. | Coordination Board for Charitable Activities and Awqaf in Ajman | 11. | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Center for Serving the Holy Quran | |
| 6. | Al Ajmani Charity Foundation | 12. | Ajman Awqaf Center | |
| UMM AL QUWAIN | ||||
| S.No | Charity | S.No | Charity | |
| 1. | Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla Charitable and Humanitarian Establishment | 4. | Sheikh Saud Bin Rashid Program for Youth Project Support | |
| 2. | Rashid bin Ahmed Award for Holy Quran | 5. | Women Association of Umm Al Quwain | |
| 3. | Umm Al Quwain Charity Association | |||
| RAS AL KHAIMAH | ||||
| S.No | Charity | S.No | Charity | |
| 1. | Al Nahda Women’s Association – RAK | 6. | Emirates Association for SocialDevelopment | |
| 2. | Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Charitable Educational Foundation | 7. | Mohammed bin Saud Al Qasimi Program for Maintenance and Social Services in Ras Al Khaimah | |
| 3. | Ras Al Khaimah Charity Association | 8. | Saqr Foundation for Charity | |
| 4. | RAK Institution for the Holy Quran and Its Sciences | 9. | Aman Shelter for Women and Children | |
| 5. | Abdullah Ali Al Sharhan Charitable Foundation | 10. | Al Wafa’a Social Centre | |
| FUJAIRAH | ||||
| S.No | Charity | S.No | Charity | |
| 1. | Fujairah Welfare Association | 5. | Fujairah Foundation for RegionDevelopment | |
| 2. | Sunshine Foundation for Social Welfare | 6. | Foundation of the Protected Seiji | |
| 3. | The Board of Fujairah Mothers | 7. | Youth Welfare Fund | |
| 4. | The Board of Dibba Mothers | 8. | Fujairah Foundation For Development | |
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