Guides

1. 01 UAE corporate tax explained for small businesses Who pays, how the 0% and 9% bands work, and what a filing costs. Corporate tax 4 min
2. 02 Small Business Relief, now extended to 2029 The AED 3 million revenue test, who is shut out, and why you still file. Corporate tax 3 min
3. 03 Corporate tax return and payment deadlines Nine months from year end, worked through for real financial years. Corporate tax 3 min
4. 04 Free zone qualifying income, in plain terms What the 0% rate covers, what is taxed at 9%, and what we will not guess. Corporate tax 3 min
5. 05 VAT registration thresholds: AED 375,000 and AED 187,500 When you must register, when you may, and how the 12-month test works. VAT 3 min
6. 06 What VAT return filing costs a small business Four returns a year, 28 days each, and what firms advertise to prepare them. VAT 3 min
7. 07 Bookkeeping cost for small businesses in the UAE Outsourced, tech-enabled firm or in-house: published monthly ranges compared. Costs 3 min
8. 08 Accountant, software or DIY: the compliance cost compared Three ways to keep books and file, with the money and the risk on each. Costs 3 min
9. 09 FTA penalties: what triggers them and where amounts are set The deadlines and record rules that lead to penalties, from official text. Penalties 3 min

Rules, rates and deadlines come from the Federal Tax Authority and the Ministry of Finance. Prices are figures accounting firms publish, and are labelled as such. Arabic versions are at الأدلة بالعربية.