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Corporate Tax
Registration, assessment of the tax position and the annual return.
Tax & accounting
Structuring UAE companies' accounting, VAT and corporate tax obligations correctly from formation onwards, and managing the ongoing reporting.
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VAT
Monitoring registration thresholds, TRN and periodic returns.
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Accounting & Bookkeeping
Records and financial statements in line with international standards.
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Payroll
Monthly payroll processing and employee records.
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Tax Registration & Filing
Federal Tax Authority registrations and the filing calendar.
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Free Zone Tax Assessment
Assessing the Qualifying Free Zone Person conditions.
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International Tax Coordination
Aligning the tax position with advisers in other countries.
Record-keeping rules in the UAE
- Under federal regulation, financial records and documents must be kept for at least five years; keeping them longer is advisable for evidencing tax compliance.
- Cash receipts require a voucher; it must be issued in the business's name and show the date, the signature of the person issuing it, the recipient, the amount and the nature of the transaction.
- Bank transactions must be supported by statements; records may be kept electronically.
- Invoices, credit notes and contracts are retained as supporting documents.
In-house or outsourced?
Most small businesses start out doing the books themselves. The problem is that accounting is a job in itself, and the owner's time is already committed. Employing a full-time accountant, meanwhile, adds insurance, recruitment and training costs on top of a salary.
Outsourcing costs less than either, and brings one more advantage: the party keeping your records also watches the filing calendar.
Most penalties aren't about not knowing
In our experience, most penalties come not from misreading a complex rule but simply from missing a date. Whoever takes on the accounting takes on the calendar too — that's the real gain.
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