Pay what you owe.Not a dirham more.
Corporate Tax, treaties, transfer pricing, permanent establishment, residency, withholding and tax technology — full-spectrum UAE tax advisory from one accountable team.
Corporate Tax Services.
UAE Corporate Tax is here at 9% above AED 375,000, with special rules for free zones, groups and small-business relief. We register, file and structure so you pay what you owe and not a dirham more.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Assess exposure: mainland vs free zone vs group.
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Register with the FTA and get your TRN.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
Keep audit-ready books with qualifying-income tags.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Compute, file and document within 9 months.
- Mainland companies above the AED 375k profit threshold
- Free-zone companies protecting 0% qualifying-income status
- Holding companies with subsidiaries, IP or real estate
- Groups eligible to file as a UAE Tax Group
- FTA registration and Tax Registration Number (TRN)
- Free-zone qualifying-income analysis and documentation
- Annual taxable-income computation from audited books
- Corporate Tax return preparation and filing
- Small-business relief and group-relief assessment
Double Taxation Advisory.
The UAE has 140+ double-taxation treaties. Used correctly, they stop the same income being taxed twice. We map your cross-border flows to the right treaty and secure the relief and certificates you're entitled to.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Map your cross-border income flows.
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Identify the applicable treaty and relief.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
Secure the Tax Residency Certificate.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Apply the relief and keep the evidence.
- Companies earning income across multiple countries
- Shareholders receiving foreign dividends or interest
- Businesses paying or receiving cross-border royalties
- Groups with foreign subsidiaries or branches
- Treaty analysis for your specific income flows
- Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) applications
- Relief and exemption position mapping
- Withholding-rate reduction under treaties
- Documentation to support the treaty position
Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) Advisory.
Paid tax abroad on income that's also taxable in the UAE? A foreign tax credit offsets it against your UAE Corporate Tax. We calculate the credit correctly and document it so the FTA accepts it.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Identify which foreign taxes qualify.
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Calculate the credit within the limit.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
Assemble the supporting evidence.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Apply it against your Corporate Tax.
- UAE companies with foreign-taxed income
- Businesses with overseas branches or projects
- Groups repatriating foreign earnings
- Companies unsure how to claim foreign tax paid
- Identification of creditable foreign taxes
- FTC calculation against UAE Corporate Tax
- Limitation and eligibility analysis
- Supporting documentation and evidence
- Coordination with your CT return
Permanent Establishment (PE) Advisory.
Operating across borders can unintentionally create a taxable presence — a permanent establishment — and an unexpected tax bill. We assess your footprint and structure activities to manage PE risk.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Review your cross-border activities and people.
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Assess fixed-place and agent PE risk.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
Map profit attribution and exposure.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Recommend a structure that manages it.
- Foreign companies operating in or into the UAE
- UAE companies with staff or projects abroad
- Businesses with dependent agents or fixed places
- Groups managing where profit is taxed
- PE-risk assessment of your activities and presence
- Fixed-place and dependent-agent analysis
- Profit-attribution guidance for any PE
- Treaty PE-threshold review
- Structuring recommendations to manage exposure
Tax Residency Advisory.
A UAE Tax Residency Certificate unlocks treaty benefits and proves where you're taxed. We confirm eligibility and obtain the certificate for both companies and individuals.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Check residency eligibility and criteria.
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Prepare the supporting documents.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
File the TRC application with the FTA.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Receive and renew the certificate.
- Companies claiming double-taxation treaty relief
- Individuals proving UAE tax residency
- Businesses with foreign withholding to reduce
- Owners managing residency across countries
- Eligibility assessment for company or individual
- Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) application
- Supporting-document preparation
- Liaison with the FTA through to issuance
- Guidance on maintaining residency status
Transfer Pricing Advisory.
Transactions between related companies must be priced at arm's length and documented — a core UAE Corporate Tax requirement. We set defensible policies and prepare the documentation the FTA expects.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Map related-party transactions.
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Benchmark them to arm's length.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
Set the transfer-pricing policy.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Prepare master and local file documentation.
- Groups with inter-company transactions
- Companies charging management or service fees internally
- Businesses licensing IP between entities
- Multinationals meeting OECD-aligned TP rules
- Related-party transaction mapping
- Arm's-length benchmarking analysis
- Transfer-pricing policy design
- Master file / local file documentation
- Disclosure-form support for the CT return
Withholding Tax (WHT) Advisory.
The UAE applies 0% domestic withholding tax — but cross-border payments can attract foreign WHT. We manage withholding on your international flows and recover it through treaties where possible.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Review cross-border payment flows.
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Apply treaty rates and exemptions.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
Prepare certificates and documentation.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Recover or credit foreign WHT.
- Companies making or receiving cross-border payments
- Businesses paying foreign suppliers, IP or interest
- Groups managing WHT across jurisdictions
- Owners receiving foreign-sourced income
- WHT exposure review on inbound/outbound flows
- Treaty-based withholding-rate reduction
- Documentation and certificate support
- Foreign-WHT recovery and credit coordination
- Compliance with foreign filing obligations
Digital Tax Solutions.
Move tax off spreadsheets. We set up accounting and tax software, automate VAT and Corporate Tax workflows, and get you ready for the UAE's shift toward e-invoicing and digital filing.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Audit your current tax and finance tools.
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Set up software and automate workflows.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
Configure for e-invoicing readiness.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Hand over live dashboards and training.
- Companies still running tax on spreadsheets
- Businesses preparing for UAE e-invoicing
- Finance teams wanting automated VAT/CT workflows
- Owners who want real-time tax visibility
- Accounting and tax software setup (Zoho / Xero / QuickBooks)
- VAT and Corporate Tax workflow automation
- E-invoicing readiness and configuration
- Dashboards for live tax and cash visibility
- Integration with your existing systems
One tax question or a full review? Start with a call.
Corporate Tax, treaties, transfer pricing or residency — tell us the situation and we'll come back with a clear position within one business day.