UAEQualifying Free Zone Person: How the 0% Corporate Tax Rate WorksThe 0% rate applies to Qualifying Income only. The four doors in Cabinet Decision 100, the 2025 activity lists, the 5% or AED 5m de minimis test and the five-year loss rule, with Dubai examples.Insights
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UAEQualifying Free Zone Person: How the 0% Corporate Tax Rate WorksThe 0% rate applies to Qualifying Income only. The four doors in Cabinet Decision 100, the 2025 activity lists, the 5% or AED 5m de minimis test and the five-year loss rule, with Dubai examples.
UAEBookkeeping Requirements for a UAE Free Zone Company: What to Keep and for How LongCorporate tax records run seven years, VAT real estate records fifteen, and an open audit adds four more. A Qualifying Free Zone Person also needs audited accounts at any revenue level, which rules out Small Business Relief entirely.
UAESmall Business Relief and UAE Corporate TaxSmall Business Relief lets a UAE resident business with revenue up to AED 3 million elect to pay no corporate tax until 2029, but it still has to register, file and keep records.
UAEUAE VAT Registration Threshold: When a New Business Must RegisterThe AED 375,000 and AED 187,500 VAT thresholds explained: how the rolling 12-month and 30-day tests work, what counts, free zone rules, and the cost of registering late.
UAEUAE E-Invoicing: What Businesses Need to DoUAE eInvoicing comes down to one task and one date. Above AED 50 million you appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 30 October 2026 and go live on 1 January 2027; below it, 31 March and 1 July 2027. What that means for your invoices, your data and your suppliers.
UAELong-Term UAE Visas for Business Owners and InvestorsWhat a Dubai trade licence really gets you in residency terms, and the published thresholds for the golden, green and blue visa routes open to owners.
UAEUAE Offshore Companies: What They Can and Cannot DoWhat a UAE offshore company can do: hold shares, assets and approved freehold property. What it cannot: trade locally, sponsor staff visas or run financial services.
UAECommercial vs Professional Licence in Dubai: Which One You NeedWhat a commercial licence and a professional licence each cover in Dubai, when a UAE local service agent is required, how liability differs, and the free zone naming trap.
UAESole Proprietorship in Dubai: Sole Establishment vs LLC vs FZEHow a Dubai sole establishment compares with a single-owner mainland LLC and a free zone establishment on liability, who can own it, corporate tax, VAT, visas and fit.
UAETrade Licence Dubai: Types, Renewal Rules and Late FinesHow Dubai trade licence types work, when the renewal window opens under Law No. 13 of 2011, what DET needs before renewing, and what a lapsed licence really costs.
UAEReal Estate Business Setup in Dubai: Brokerage Licence StepsHow to license a real estate brokerage in Dubai in 2026: DET trade licence, RERA approval in Trakheesi, broker cards and exam, ad permits, and DLD’s published fees and fines.
UAEBusiness Setup in Abu Dhabi vs Dubai: Authorities, Zones and CostsAbu Dhabi vs Dubai for a new company in 2026: ADDED and TAMM against DET, ADGM and Masdar against DIFC, published fees, and the licence needed to sell across the line.Tell us what the business needs. We will tell you what to build first.
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