Complete Corporate Tax Solutions for UAE Businesses
Navigate the UAE's new Corporate Tax regime with confidence. Our comprehensive Corporate Tax services ensure compliance, optimize your tax position, and minimize risks for businesses in Dubai and across the UAE.
⚠️ Corporate Tax Compliance Required
All UAE businesses (except certain exempt entities) are subject to Corporate Tax starting from financial years beginning on or after June 1, 2023. Non-compliance can result in significant penalties.
Understanding UAE Corporate Tax
As FTA-registered tax experts with extensive experience in international tax compliance, we provide comprehensive Corporate Tax services that go beyond mere compliance. We help businesses optimize their tax position, implement efficient tax processes, and develop strategies that align with both regulatory requirements and business objectives.
Transfer Pricing
Transfer pricing documentation, compliance, and advisory services for related-party transactions
Dispute Resolution
Representation and support in Corporate Tax disputes, audits, and FTA communications
Corporate Tax Consultants In Dubai
At Strategist Accounting, we provide expert corporate tax consultants in Dubai to help businesses navigate complex tax regulations and optimize their financial strategy. Our team of experienced professionals ensures accurate corporate tax filing in Dubai, minimizing compliance risks and maximizing efficiency.
On 31 January 2022, the tax landscape of the region shifted yet again with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ministry of Finance (MoF) making the breakthrough announcement that a new federal corporate tax (CT) system will be implemented in the UAE, effective financial years commencing on or after 1 June 2023. Barring Bahrain, the UAE has introduced the lowest corporate income tax rate within the GCC region at a standard rate of 9%. The UAE CT regime has been designed to incorporate best practices globally and minimize the compliance burden on businesses.
Corporate Tax Penalties
Non-compliance with UAE Corporate Tax regulations can result in significant penalties including late registration penalties (AED 10,000), late filing penalties (AED 1,000 - 20,000), and accuracy-related penalties (50% - 200% of tax due).
Corporate Tax Filing Dubai
Whether you are a startup, SME, or large corporation, our corporate tax consultants in Dubai offer tailored advisory services that cover tax planning, compliance, reporting, and regulatory updates. We guide businesses through seamless corporate tax filing in Dubai UAE, ensuring timely submissions and adherence to UAE Federal Tax Authority requirements.
Corporate Tax Registration in Dubai, UAE
We provide comprehensive services for corporate tax registration in Dubai, UAE, helping businesses comply with UAE Federal Tax Authority regulations efficiently. Our expert team guides startups, SMEs, and large enterprises through the registration process, ensuring timely submission and complete compliance.
With our corporate tax registration in Dubai UAE services, businesses can avoid penalties, streamline tax processes, and focus on growth. From preparing necessary documents to liaising with authorities, Strategist Accounting ensures a smooth and hassle-free registration experience. Trust our simplify professionals corporate tax registration in Dubai, UAE and set your business on the path to compliant financial management.
Our Comprehensive Corporate Tax Services
Corporate Tax Implementation Expert
End-to-end Corporate Tax implementation services including system setup, process design, and staff training
- CT impact assessment
- Accounting system configuration
- Tax process design
- Staff training programs
- Compliance framework setup
Free Zone Compliance
Specialized Corporate Tax services for Free Zone businesses
- Qualifying Free Zone Person status
- 0% CT regime compliance
- Substance requirements
- Excluded activities assessment
- Compliance monitoring
CT Compliance & Filing
Complete Corporate Tax compliance services including registration, return preparation, and filing
Tax Dispute Resolution
Professional representation in Corporate Tax disputes and FTA audits
- FTA audit support
- Tax assessment reviews
- Objection filing
- Tax tribunal representation
- Settlement negotiations
Corporate Tax for Free Zones
Specialized Corporate Tax services for UAE Free Zone businesses including Qualifying Free Zone Person (QFZP) status
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0% Corporate Tax Qualifying Free Zone Persons can benefit from 0% CT on qualifying income
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Substance Requirements Ensure compliance with economic substance requirements
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Qualifying Income Assessment and optimization of qualifying vs excluded activities
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Compliance Monitoring Ongoing compliance monitoring for Free Zone businesses
Why Choose Our Corporate Tax Services?
With the implementation of Corporate Tax in the UAE, businesses need expert guidance to navigate this new regulatory landscape. Our Corporate Tax services are designed to provide comprehensive support while ensuring compliance and optimizing your tax position.
FTA Registered Tax Experts
Our team includes FTA-registered tax agents with extensive experience in international tax compliance. We stay updated with the latest FTA guidelines, ministerial decisions, and implementation updates to provide accurate and timely advice.
Industry-Specific Expertise
We understand that different industries face unique Corporate Tax challenges. Our team has experience across various sectors, including trading, manufacturing, services, and Free Zone businesses, providing industry-specific insights and solutions.
Technology Driven Solutions
We leverage advanced tax technology and software to ensure accurate calculations, efficient compliance processes, and real-time monitoring of your Corporate Tax obligations.
Proactive Compliance Approach
Our approach focuses on proactive compliance rather than reactive problem-solving. We help businesses implement robust tax processes, maintain proper documentation, and stay ahead of compliance requirements.
Frequently Asked Question
The UAE Corporate Tax (CT) applies to all businesses operating within the UAE, with some exceptions. The law is effective for financial years starting on or after June 1, 2023.
The CT is structured with a three-tier rate:
0% for businesses with taxable income not exceeding AED 375,000 or for those classified as eligible free zone entities.
9% for businesses with taxable income exceeding AED 375,000.
A higher rate (expected to be 15%) may apply to members of multinational groups with revenues above EUR 750 million.
Yes, your organization’s entities can consolidate, which offers benefits like reduced administrative burdens and the ability to share losses, helping to lower the effective corporate tax rate. To successfully implement this under the new corporate tax regime, businesses need to adopt processes for compliance and reporting, including understanding transfer pricing and consolidation rules. With the law effective on June 1, 2023, businesses must ensure their systems can capture required information by July 1, 2023, in preparation for their first tax return filing in 2024 or 2025.
Yes, interest paid on both external and internal debt is typically an allowable deduction for corporate tax. However, this is subject to transfer pricing rules, withholding tax regulations, and deduction limitations, which must be carefully considered to ensure compliance.
Related party transactions should reflect the taxable income that would have occurred if the transactions had been conducted under the arm’s length principle, as if they were between unrelated parties. Transactions between entities in different consolidated corporate tax groups with varying tax profiles (such as loss-making entities or those subjected to different effective tax rates) may face increased scrutiny from the Tax Authority due to potential profit shifting to entities with lower tax rates.
When calculating taxable profit, expenses can be deducted as long as they are incurred wholly and exclusively for the business’s operations. One of the key deductions available is for amortization or depreciation of fixed assets.
Corporate tax is generally applied to profits, meaning it is not imposed on entities that are making losses. However, regulations under the corporate tax regime outline how these losses can be utilized or carried forward for tax purposes.
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