Free Zone entities qualify as beneficial recipients of services or goods when they possess the right to use and benefit from these services or goods without being contractually or legally required to provide such services or goods to another party.

Decoding beneficial recipient rule in UAE Free Zones

How companies can qualify for the 0% Corporate Tax rate under UAE Free Zone rules

UAE Corporate Tax deadline: File returns or face fines

Businesses whose financial year ended on Dec 31, 2024, must file tax returns by Sept 30

This nine-month timeframe from the end of the tax period is a fundamental legal obligation.

Is your business ready for Sept 30 tax return deadline?

Audited financial statements are necessary only when certain revenue levels are cleared

TAX MATTERS. CAP: The September 30, 2025 deadline is coming closer on the horizon. UAE companies cannot afford to waste any time to file their returns.

Saudi Arabia offers VAT refunds to tourists, visitors

Eligible visitors can now reclaim 15% tax on purchases over SAR 500 at 1,400+ outlets

The VAT refund applies to non-resident tourists aged 18 and above, as long as their total spending at a store exceeds SAR 500.

Why are UAEs new tax auditor hires getting lower pay?

Entry- and even mid-level tax auditor roles see biggest erosion in salary offers

Yes, UAE companies have been filling up their tax auditor positions. But there is so much of supply of aspirants that even high demand cannot meet.

Impacted UAE businesses rush to meet July tax deadline

To date, nearly 34,000 UAE companies benefit from waiver of late registration fine

UAE businesses that failed to register for corporate tax on time have 2 more days to actually file their 2024 tax returns.

For UAE property investors, new tax rule is a big deal

Tax load on property owners in UAE reduced after latest ministerial decision

Owning property in UAE that you plan to sell? Now, the UAE tax authorities are giving investors flexibility in how they enter these properties on tax records.

UAE companies get tax break on properties in new rule

Move aims to create tax fairness between firms using fair value, historical cost methods

As of July 16, the number of registered entities for Corporate Tax has reached 576,000, up from 538,000 in April.

UAE free zones: Why transfer pricing paperwork is key

Rationale behind transfer pricing rules is to prevent profit shifting

Transfer pricing refers to the pricing of transactions between entities that are under common control or ownership.

UAE businesses gain from tax deadline fine waiver

FTA’s move is for the first tax period – will new companies benefit in 2026 too?

The UAE tax authority has provided an impetus for businesses to sort out their tax registrations, even when they have missed deadlines.

How logistics services qualify in a free trade zone

Benefit applies even when goods are sold to non-free zone persons, with conditions

According to the UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA), QFZPs can benefit from the 0% corporate tax rate when selling services or goods to non-free zone persons, as long as they derive qualifying income from qualifying activities

UAE businesses will gain from going to e-invoicing

UAE Ministry of Finance has set mid-2026 for e-invoicing – companies must start prepping

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