Accounting, tax, compliance and the filings that keep a UAE company in good standing — each page states the rule, the authority behind it, and what it means for you.
Anti-money-laundering obligations do not stop at banks. A category of businesses known as DNFBPs — designated non-financial businesses and professions — carries its own…
Audit ServicesWhether you need an audited financial statement depends on where you are licensed, not how big you are. Several free zones require one at…
Banking SupportCompany LiquidationCopyright RegistrationCopyright exists the moment a work is created. Registration does not grant the right — it gives you evidence of it. That distinction is…
Corporate Tax & VATEjari RegistrationEjari is the Dubai Land Department's system for registering a tenancy contract. Until your lease is registered, it is a private agreement between you…
Excise TaxIf you import, produce or stockpile tobacco, electronic smoking devices, the liquids used in them, energy drinks or sweetened drinks, you must register for…
Licence RenewalManufacturing & Industrial LicenceAn industrial licence is gated on approvals a trade licence never touches — premises, environmental clearance, and usually civil defence. The order is inverted…
MOA AmendmentsChanging shareholders, share split, capital, activities or company name means amending the MOA — and the route differs by which change you are making.…
Payroll & WPSThe Wage Protection System is how the UAE verifies that staff are paid, in full and on time. Salaries route through approved channels so…
PRO ServicesProduct RegistrationWhich authority you register with depends entirely on what the product is. Food, cosmetics, medical devices, electronics and chemicals each have a different regulator…
Share TransferA share transfer runs in a fixed sequence: authority approval, then attestation, then registration and the licence amendment. Done out of order it does…
Tax Residency CertificateA Tax Residency Certificate proves to another country's tax authority that you or your company are tax resident in the UAE, so you can…
Trademark RegistrationA registered UAE trademark protects your brand for 10 years from the filing date, renewable for further 10-year periods. The register is maintained by…
Transfer PricingIf your company transacts with a related party, those transactions must be priced as if they were between independent parties — and you may…
UBO FilingEvery UAE company must identify the real human being who ultimately owns or controls it, record them in a beneficial owner register, and keep…
VAT Registration & FilingYou must register for VAT once your taxable supplies and imports exceed AED 375,000 over the previous 12 months — or once you expect…