Practical guides on UAE Corporate Tax, VAT compliance, E-Invoicing, and bookkeeping — written by FTA-registered tax professionals.
The Ministry of Finance extended Small Business Relief to tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2029 (Ministerial Decision No. 131). The AED 3M threshold stays. Who qualifies, who is excluded, and how to claim.
A comprehensive guide covering Corporate Tax registration deadlines, VAT filing obligations, common mistakes, penalties, and how to keep your business fully compliant with the FTA.
Everything you need to know about FTA-registered tax agents in the UAE: what they do, how to verify a TAAN, legal responsibilities, and why having one protects your business before the FTA.
Every guide on this page is written for business owners and finance teams operating in the UAE — companies in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and the free zones that have to deal with the Federal Tax Authority in practice, not in theory. Below are the areas we publish on most often, with a direct route into the full service page for each one.
Corporate Tax applies at 0% on taxable income up to AED 375,000 and 9% on taxable income above that threshold. Almost every mainland and free zone entity has to register with the FTA and file a return for each tax period, even when no tax is payable. Our Corporate Tax guides cover registration, the Qualifying Free Zone Person rules, Small Business Relief and the most common filing errors.
Corporate Tax services in the UAE →VAT is charged at a standard rate of 5%. Registration is mandatory once taxable supplies and imports exceed AED 375,000 over 12 months, and voluntary from AED 187,500. Most of the penalties we see come from late returns, wrong input tax recovery and missing tax invoices rather than from the tax itself.
VAT services and return filing →The UAE e-invoicing programme is built on a Peppol-based decentralised model, where invoices are exchanged through Accredited Service Providers and reported to the tax authority. Businesses will need invoice data that is structured, complete and machine-readable — which usually means fixing the bookkeeping first. Our e-invoicing material explains what changes for your finance workflow.
E-invoicing readiness →Corporate Tax records must be kept for seven years after the end of the relevant tax period, and VAT records for the periods set out in the VAT legislation. Clean, reconciled books are what make a return defensible if the FTA ever asks. We write about chart-of-accounts design, monthly closing and getting books audit-ready.
Bookkeeping in Dubai →A Tax Residency Certificate is issued by the Federal Tax Authority to individuals and companies that meet the UAE residency conditions, and is used to claim relief under the UAE's double taxation agreements. The eligibility tests and the supporting documents differ between individuals and legal persons, which is where most applications get rejected.
Tax Residency Certificate guide →A tax agent registered with the FTA can be appointed to act before the Authority on a taxpayer's behalf — submitting returns, handling correspondence and representing the business during a tax audit. Every registered agent has a Tax Agent Approval Number you can verify. MEG Taxagent operates under TAAN 20049185.
What a registered tax agent does →UAE tax rules change often, and a lot of what circulates online is either out of date or copied from another country's regime. To keep this blog useful, we work to a simple standard:
If something here contradicts what you have been told elsewhere, check the decision number we cite — and if you still disagree, tell us and we will look at it again.
The content on this blog is general information about UAE tax legislation and is not tax advice for any specific business. Your position depends on your licence, your activities and your tax period. For advice you can rely on, speak to a registered tax agent about your own circumstances.
