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UAE Free Zone tax adviser

Free Zone Corporate Tax analysis, qualifying income and compliance under UAE CT.

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Overview

Free Zone Corporate Tax analysis, qualifying income and compliance under UAE CT.

Common situations we address

  • Assumption that Free Zone license guarantees zero UAE CT on all revenue
  • De minimis mainland revenue exceeded without monitoring
  • Excluded activity performed alongside licensed qualifying activity
  • Substance challenge on Free Zone entity with no UAE employees
  • Related-party sales to UK parent priced below arm's length
  • Election out of Free Zone regime under consideration for commercial reasons

Our approach

Free Zone tax advice under UAE Corporate Tax is a specialist workstream. We analyse activities, customers, substance and related parties against current law and FTA guidance, coordinated with UK transfer pricing and group effective tax rate planning.

Typical deliverables

  • Qualifying Free Zone Person status review
  • Mainland and excluded revenue tracker
  • Substance improvement plan
  • Related-party pricing alignment
  • Election analysis and recommendation
  • Annual monitoring integrated with CT return preparation

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