Corporate tax, VAT and tax objections in the UAE

What we cover in the UAE

We help businesses understand UAE corporate-tax and VAT obligations, including the treatment of free-zone activity, related parties, permanent establishments, registrations, returns, assessments and penalty challenges. Tax positions should be coordinated with accounting advice and documented before an audit or dispute.

• Corporate-tax registration and scope

  We review the entity, activity, income sources and registration history to identify the legal tax question and prepare advice or a document request for the accounting team.

• Free-zone tax questions

  We examine the free-zone entity, activities, income streams and counterparties to assess the stated tax position and identify evidence needed before relying on a claimed treatment.

• VAT registration and transactions

  We examine the transaction, invoices, returns and authority correspondence to assess the VAT issue and prepare a written legal position or response to an assessment.

• Transfer pricing and related parties

  We review related-party agreements and the basis of a disputed adjustment, coordinate the financial evidence and prepare the contractual or legal response.

• FTA assessments and reconsideration

  We review the FTA decision, notification, returns and supporting records to identify disputed adjustments and prepare a reasoned reconsideration request or response.

• Tax penalties and appeals

  We examine the penalty basis, chronology and prior submissions, assess the available challenge route and prepare grounds and supporting records for the agreed response.