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Description

Energy and Environmental Taxation: Identifying Charges and Filing Accurately

Identify the taxes and levies applied to energy use and polluting activities, then make your filings reliable

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Energy invoices and annual returns include tax and levy lines that few departments fully understand: excise duties on energy products, utility-related charges and environmental levies linked to waste and packaging. Reduced rates and exemptions exist, but they require evidence of actual use, which organisations are not always able to document.

This one-day, seven-hour programme provides an overall view of energy and environmental taxation as it applies in the United Arab Emirates. Participants learn to identify the charges relevant to their activity, understand exemption and reduced-rate mechanisms, prepare the supporting documents expected by the authorities and secure periodic filings.

Learning objectives

  • Identify the energy and environmental charges applicable to your activity
  • Distinguish between exemption regimes and reduced-rate regimes
  • Assemble the supporting documents expected in the event of an inspection
  • Check the consistency between actual consumption and declared amounts
  • Organise the timetable for filings and refund claims

What makes this programme different

A line-by-line review of an energy invoice to isolate the tax and levy component
A filing calendar to complete with your own deadlines
The records to keep in order to justify a reduced rate during an inspection

Programme

1Structure of energy taxation

What the organisation pays and why

  • Rationale behind excise duties and levies on electricity, gas and petroleum products
  • Tax bases, liable parties and collecting entities
  • Reading the tax and levy component of an energy invoice
  • Interaction with renewable energy support schemes and green tariffs

2Exemptions and reduced rates

Paying the correct amount

  • Uses that qualify for a specific regime
  • Formal conditions and steps to be initiated
  • Evidencing the actual use of the energy consumed
  • Refund claims and deadline monitoring

3Environmental levies and filings

Meeting the timetable without errors

  • Scope of levies on polluting and high-impact activities
  • Other contributions linked to waste and packaging, including producer responsibility schemes
  • Building the filing file and assembling supporting documents
  • Points requiring particular attention in the event of an inspection

Who is it for

Finance managers · accountants · management controllers and energy managers responsible for energy-related declarations.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.