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18 April 2024
The UAE Tax Case Study. Directors’ remuneration: taxable or not?
The director’s fee is exempt from VAT in the UAE by virtue of special rule. There is no such rule in the Corporate Tax legislation. The Guide from the FTA gives hope but they are accompanied by the reservation and reference to a case by case...
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11 March 2024
The UAE Tax Case Study: Zero Rate for the RHQ in Saudi Arabia and the Emirati Participation Exemption
The Saudi Regional Headquarters may enjoy the zero rate Income Tax in the Kingdom. No withholding on dividends, as well. May its parent company in the UAE mainland enjoy the Participation Exemption? The latter is applicable only if the Participation...
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05 March 2024
The UAE Tax Case Study: VAT wrongly charged: recoverable or not?
To avoid issues with the tax authority, a supplier may charge its customer with VAT for a transaction that is exempt, zero-rated or is not subject to VAT. Can the customer recover such VAT? In the attach we address this issue for the UAE....
Articles and comments
07 February 2024
The UAE Tax Case Study. VAT Guide on B2B services into and from the UAE

This study covers VAT for services in the business sector. Digital (electronic) services are outside the scope of this research and will soon be addressed separately. Read more in the article of Andrey Nikonov, Senior Partner.

Articles and comments
30 January 2024
The UAE Tax Case Study. The Supreme Court to overturn the practice in the trade between the GCC States?
The UAE VAT legislation contains multiple provisions reserved to deal with supplies in, to or from the VAT Implementing State. The tax authorities of the KSA, Oman, UAE, Bahrain clarifie that these provisions are dormant yet. Neither Authority...
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29 January 2024
The UAE Tax Case Study. Potential to have a first Corporate Tax Period beginning in November 2024
In this case study we look into first Corporate Tax period issue. This is not that simple because the UAE Regulation doesn't have it, in contrast with other Gulf jurisdiction. For those taxpayers who had been set up before 1 of June 2023, this...
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16 January 2024
The UAE Case Study: Zero VAT rate and short-term presence
We elaborate on some controversial issues pertinent to the short-term presence of the Recipient of a Service in the UAE. How could presence of 1.5 months not exceed the threshold of 1 month? Read more in the article of Andrey Nikonov, Senior...
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16 January 2024
The UAE Tax Case Study: A Share Premium and Corporate Tax in the UAE
A share premium in the UAE mainland and a free zone is researched in this study. There is no special rule to deal with it in the Corporate Tax Law. Neither is there any direct guidance from either the FTA or the Minister of Finance. International...
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10 January 2024
The UAE Tax Case Study. Foreign Investment Fund: tax treatment in the UAE
Investment funds in the UAE may be exempt from the Corporate Income tax. This study focuses on the taxation of UAE investments in foreign investment funds. Funds may be structured as companies or partnerships. This affects their investors. ...