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

How logistics services qualify in a free trade zone

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

UAE businesses will gain from going to e-invoicing

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

Corporate Tax

UAE e-invoicing project: What businesses need to know

Switch to e-invoicing is a landmark move - UAE businesses can't afford to lag

E-invoicing is about businesses going paperless in processing transaction details. It's also about ensuring fully transparent compliance with UAE's tax requirements.

UAE corporate tax: 30+ days left to avoid Dh10,000 fine

UAE tax authority sends clear message to businesses on how to avoid Dh10,000 fine

Still not registered for UAE corporate tax? Then those businesses must rush to meet July deadline.

Tax: UAE businesses are getting refunds on these fines

Pace of registrations for corporate tax has picked up after FTA's May announcement

For UAE companies that had missed registration deadlines on corporate tax - and got a fine - the refunds will be mighty helpful.

What is arm’s length principle for UAE’s Free Zones?

Concept ensures transactions between related parties are priced fairly and transparently

The arm’s length principle for UAE Free Trade Zones requires that transactions between related parties be priced as if they occurred between independent companies under similar circumstances.

UAE partnerships get option to be taxed like companies

New rule gives UAE partnerships option to access corporate tax benefits like companies

The latest UAE Corporate Tax update could open up new benefits for certain partnerships, including access to the same corporate tax exemptions and reliefs available to other legal entities under the UAE’s new Corporate Tax Law.

UAE widens tax break to government-owned foreign firms

Move aims to ensure fairness, ease tax rollout, and support business-friendly practices

The Ministry of Finance announced that some foreign companies—if fully owned by UAE government entities, investment funds, or public pension funds—can now qualify for corporate tax exemption.

Will VAT have to factor in multiple charges too?

New UAE VAT rule now requires no separation of price components in single composite supply

UAE businesses need to navigate through the new VAT rule switch with caution.

For some free zone firms, opting for tax makes sense

There are structural and operational benefits from choosing to be tax eligible

More updates on UAE's Corporate Tax are coming in thick and fast from the ministry and the Federal Tax Authority. Business owners will need to put in some instant learning to be in sync with the requirements.

UAE starts easing penalties for late tax registrations

FTA begins applying Cabinet decision to waive fines for late corporate tax registration

Standard corporate tax in the UAE is 9 per cent on taxable income exceeding Dh375,000.

What is the ‘de minimis’ rule for UAE free zones?

Qualifying free zone companies can pay 0 per cent tax if they meet certain requirements

If a free zone company fails to meet the de minimis requirement or any other specified conditions, it loses its QFZP status and is subject to the standard 9 per cent corporate tax.

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