We are still awaiting the release of the Corporate Income Tax Law (CIT Law) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Meanwhile, there have been a slew of updates and amendments in the months of October and November 2022 in the UAE on the fronts of Income Tax, Value Added Tax (VAT) and Excise Tax. We try and cover the main amendments below.
International sports bodies typically insist on obtaining widespread tax exemptions as a precondition to awarding the hosting rights to a bidder.
As we approach 31 December 2022, the UAE and KSA will be celebrating 5 years of applying VAT. A rollercoaster ride for many in the region, authorities, advisers and in house tax managers.
Back The Ministry of Finance (MoF) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently announced that the draft Corporate Tax (CT) law is going to be
Freezone benefits under the CIT law and the Designated Zone benefits under the VAT law in the UAE. How to do they compare and how will they impact your business?
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Download Aurifer’s reply to the Public Consultation initiated by the UAE Ministry of Finance in regard to the implementation of Corporate Income Tax in the UAE as of June 2023.
Planning and protecting for tax risks identified during the due diligence process through the purchase of a specific insurance product has become increasingly commonplace in the last five years. Indeed, the tax insurance market has grown significantly year-over-year, and it is estimated that over $100 billion of specific tax risk was insured globally in 2021. This, of course, is in addition to those unknown and unquantifiable tax risks that are covered by warranty and indemnity (W&I) policies that are now standard in most transactions and, notably, in private equity, real estate, and infrastructure mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
In the text of the public consultation, published by the UAE Ministry of Finance, it discusses its proposed regime for Free Zone Companies.
While the Corporate Income Tax concepts are thus far fairly straightforward, they are much less so for Free Zones.
Contrary to perhaps more simple exemptions for Free Zone companies in the Philippines or India, the UAE is implementing a fairly complex regime, trying to balance a number of interests.
Free Zones have been one of the success stories of the UAE, but incorporating there comes with limitations too, as e.g. the prohibition to trade with the mainland. In mainland, foreign businesses needed a local sponsor or shareholder.
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