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Ignoring corporate tax obligations can lead to severe penalties, including hefty fines and tax audits – all of which can disrupt your operations, damage reputation and impact your business continuity.
AED 10,000 penalty for Late Corporate tax registration penalty
Incorrect filing representation will lead to tax audit and penalties
Impact on the Business Continuity
Legal Action from the FTA
Taxable income includes a business’s accounting net profit, adjusted for specific exclusions and exemptions (e.g., unrealized gains/losses, exempt income, deductible expenses). Capital gains, interest income, and foreign income are typically included unless exempt.
Yes. Businesses can carry forward tax losses to offset future taxable income, subject to certain limitations. Losses can generally be carried forward indefinitely, but only up to 75% of taxable income in future periods.
Intra-group transfers (assets, liabilities, operations) between UAE-resident companies may be exempt from corporate tax if certain conditions are met — including common ownership and continuity of asset use. However, proper documentation and elections must be filed with the FTA.
UAE Corporate Tax includes transfer pricing regulations aligned with OECD guidelines. Related-party transactions must be at arm’s length and supported by Local File and Master File documentation if the group’s revenue exceeds AED 200 million.
Yes. Even Qualifying Free Zone Persons must maintain audited financial statements to claim and retain their 0% tax benefit. Failure to meet audit/reporting requirements can disqualify them from exemptions.
If a Free Zone entity earns non-qualifying income (e.g., income from Mainland UAE without appropriate structure), it may be disqualified from the 0% tax rate and taxed at 9% on its total income unless separate records are maintained.
Penalties may include:
All Legal types are required to register for corporate tax, sole establishment companies need to cross AED 1 million to register for corporate tax.
Transfer pricing refers to the pricing of goods, services, or intellectual property traded between related parties and connected persons. It should adhere to the arm’s length principle to represent fair market value. Tax agencies oversee it to stop profit shifting and tax evasion.
No, UAE branches are not regarded as distinct legal entities for corporate tax purposes.
They are regarded as an extension of their parent (head office) and are taxed as part of the same legal entity, except when the branch belongs to a foreign company and is subject to special regulations
The penalties for Late registration for corporate tax is AED 10,000 if not registered within the given deadline.
For the late corporate tax filing AED 500 per month for the first 12 months; AED 1,000 per month thereafter.
Individuals are subject to corporate tax if their total turnover exceeds AED 1 million which is excluding salaries and wages, Income from real estate and personal investment income.
Freezone companies do enjoy 0% corporate tax if they meet certain conditions set by the tax authorities.
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