
January 28, 2025
Taxation
Top Exemptions in UAE Corporate Tax: What You Need to Know The UAE’s corporate tax law, implemented in June 2023, imposes a 9% corporate tax
Every finance team knows the feeling—it’s the end of the month, spreadsheets everywhere, systems lagging, and deadlines closing in. The month-end close can easily eat up a week or more, …..
When Value Added Tax (VAT) came into effect in the UAE on January 1, 2018, it changed the way businesses handled their finances. For a country long known for its …..
Transfer pricing isn’t just a tax rule — it’s the backbone of how multinational companies move money between entities. Put simply, it’s about setting prices for goods or services exchanged …..
Let’s be real — staying compliant today isn’t getting easier. Rules keep shifting, expectations keep climbing, and sooner or later, someone’s going to ask who’s really behind your business. That’s …..
Why put accounting and tax under one roof When one team sees your books and your returns, handoffs disappear. Data isn’t retyped. Assumptions match. Deadlines line up. That alone cuts …..
Audit-ready isn’t a week before the audit In fast-moving businesses, the worst time to prepare for an audit is right before it starts. Audit readiness and pre-audit clean-up turn year-end …..
Designing a proper chart of accounts (COA) may sound routine, but in the UAE it’s far from a simple copy-paste job. Each industry has its own quirks, each free zone …..
Most small and mid-sized businesses in Dubai eventually hit the same wall: the accounting work becomes too messy, too time-consuming, and too risky to keep doing “somewhere between WhatsApp messages …..
Running a startup in Dubai is exciting, but it can also feel like a sprint that never slows down. Founders focus on sales, product, and branding—but the financial back end? …..
If you’re running a tech startup in Dubai, you already know the financial side of SaaS isn’t as simple as it looks. Traditional accounting doesn’t fit neatly into a subscription …..
Why crypto accounting isn’t just “regular accounting with extra steps” Crypto moves fast, crosses borders by default, and lives on chains that never sleep. That mix breaks a lot of …..
Introduction The first full corporate tax season in the UAE has officially concluded, and the experience has offered valuable clarity for both businesses and tax professionals. After contributing an expert …..
Free Zone vs Mainland in the UAE — a practical guide by BCL Globiz Setting up a business in the UAE? Good call. But before you rush in, there’s a …..
Setting up in the UAE: big upside, a few hurdles Starting a company in the UAE is exciting for all the obvious reasons—location, infrastructure, access to capital and talent. The …..
Mainland License Renewals: The Part of UAE Business Nobody Enjoys Anyone running a mainland business in the UAE knows this: renewing your trade license is one of those tasks that …..
Setting up in Dubai without the headaches Starting a business in Dubai is exciting—new market, serious upside—but the setup can feel like a maze: licensing choices, bank onboarding, visas, government …..
Why IFRS Matters for UAE Businesses (and why the right advisor saves you time) IFRS isn’t just an accounting checklist. In the UAE, it’s the language investors, banks, and regulators …..
Before getting into who can help with entity structuring, it helps to understand the UAE’s company formation landscape properly. The country has grown into a global business hub for good …..
Let’s be honest—corporate tax isn’t exactly the easiest topic to love. It’s dense, it’s detailed, and if you’re running a business in the UAE, it can feel like a moving …..
The UAE serves as a global trade hub, hosting numerous multinational enterprises (MNEs) with subsidiaries across different tax jurisdictions. When MNEs exchange goods, services, or intellectual property (IP) within their …..

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