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Plain-language guides to the rules that affect UAE businesses: Corporate Tax, VAT, e-invoicing, licensing and funding. Written by the people who do the filings.
Tax
Corporate Tax: registration is required even when your rate is zero
Free zone companies and businesses below the AED 375,000 threshold still have to register and file. A zero rate is not the same as being outside the regime.
Business setup
Free zone or mainland: six questions to answer before you license
Most people start with the licence fee. Cost is the sixth question, not the first. A cheap licence in the wrong jurisdiction is the most expensive outcome available.
Technology
UAE e-invoicing: what changes for your business, and when
Invoices stop being PDFs you email and become structured data exchanged through an accredited network, validated by the FTA. Here is the timeline and what to prepare.