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United Arab Emirates × Accounting, Reporting & Statutory Compliance
Accounts, reporting and filings that keep each company abroad up to date and compliant. In the United Arab Emirates, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
Dubai · United Arab EmiratesWONE Global Partner · United Arab Emirates
Armed with two decades of rich experience spanning across diverse industries and verticals, I have garnered the trust and admiration of many valued relationships. Audit & Assurance, Consulting, Risk Advisory and Tax pra…
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Full guide · Source-checked research100% of statements checked against a source133 checked against an official source9 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-19Not yet professionally reviewed
Every taxable person must register for corporate tax and file a corporate tax return no later than nine months after the end of the relevant tax period.
Federal. The Minister may prescribe registration exceptions. Registration is required even where the business is already VAT-registered.Ministry of Finance · checked 2026-10-18Taxpayers must disclose related-party transactions with the tax return when required, keep a master file and local file where Ministerial conditions are met, and provide transfer pricing documentation within 30 days of an FTA request.
Applies to transactions with related parties and connected persons, domestic or cross-border, whether the parties are on the mainland, in a free zone or abroad (FTA Corporate Tax FAQs).Ministry of Finance · checked 2026-10-18The Minister may require specified categories of taxable persons to prepare and keep audited or certified financial statements.
Federal. The categories are set by Ministerial Decision (understood to cover taxable persons with revenue above AED 50 million and Qualifying Free Zone Persons) and were not confirmed here.Ministry of Finance · checked 2026-10-18A DIFC controller must notify the Commissioner of Data Protection of its processing, including processing of special category data and transfers to non-adequate jurisdictions, and must renew the notification annually.
DIFC only. Fees per the Commissioner's table: Category I (DFSA-regulated) USD 1,250 registration and USD 500 annual renewal; Category II (non-regulated, excluding retail) USD 750 and USD 250; Category III (retail) USD 250 and USD 100. Notifying that no personal data is processed is free.DIFC Commissioner of Data Protection · checked 2026-10-18Businesses subject to the e-invoicing system with revenue of AED 50 million or more must appoint an accredited service provider by 30 October 2026 and implement the e-invoicing system by 1 January 2027.
Federal; applies onshore and in free zones to persons subject to the system. The provider deadline was extended from 31 July 2026.Ministry of Finance · checked 2026-10-18Businesses subject to e-invoicing with revenue below AED 50 million must appoint an accredited service provider by 31 March 2027 and implement the system by 1 July 2027; government entities must do so by 31 March 2027 and 1 October 2027 respectively.
Federal. Business-to-consumer transactions, and persons making only such transactions, are excluded until the Minister decides otherwise (Article 5(2)). Voluntary adoption and a pilot programme started from 1 July 2026.Ministry of Finance · checked 2026-10-18Reporting entities must keep transaction and due diligence records for at least five years from completion of the transaction or end of the business relationship.
Federal.Ministry of Economy and Tourism · checked 2026-10-18Read the full guide: Tax, accounting and statutory reporting · Data protection, cyber and digital compliance
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Dubai · United Arab EmiratesWONE Global Partner · United Arab Emirates
Dr Hajra Nazir is qualified Professional Doctorate (PD) in Business Advisory & Compliance with prestigious organizations in the field of Corporate Advisory, Business Administration, Law, Commerce, Applied Economics etc.…
Dubai · United Arab EmiratesWONE Global Partner · United Arab Emirates
Qualified accounts professional with progressive years of experience in the field of accounting, finalization, budgeting, forecasting, business analysis, cash flow management, together good knowledge of auditing and fin…
Dubai · United Arab EmiratesWONE Global Partner · United Arab Emirates
Comprehensive experience in directing and controlling activities including strategic planning, feasibility studies restructuring and turnaround of Business activities, evaluating Business proposals, etc Experience in se…
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