Moving a UK business to Dubai

Overview

Finance and tax planning for UK businesses relocating operations or establishing a Dubai presence.

Common situations we address

• Owner planning to relocate trading operations from UK to Dubai entity
• UK company winding down trade while Dubai company continues customers
• Staff relocation packages spanning UK redundancy and UAE employment
• Intellectual property and customer contracts transfer between entities
• HMRC clearance sought on UK company management and control move
• VAT and CT implications of transferring stock and assets to UAE

Our approach

Moving a UK business to Dubai is a multi-step tax and finance project, not a flight booking. We plan UK exit, UAE setup, asset and contract transfers, intercompany pricing, owner remuneration and ongoing reporting with both jurisdictions in scope throughout.

Typical deliverables

• Pre-move structure and tax memo
• UK wind-down or dormancy compliance plan
• Dubai entity finance and tax setup
• Asset and IP transfer checklist
• Employee and director transition tax note
• 12-month post-move compliance review