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- Indexed videos, last 90 days
- 5
- Latest publication
- Sep 16, 2026
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- ~20 subscribers
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- Jul 5, 2026
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Personal Investment Transfer and UAE Corporate Tax (opens the original)
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When a natural person moves personal investments, into a company, a holding structure, or another arrangement, a fair question follows: does UAE Corporate Tax (CT) apply, and to whom? In this short video, one walks through how a personal investment transfer is viewed under UAE Corporate Tax: when investment income sits outside the scope of CT for an individual, what can change once the investment is held or transferred through a business or an entity, and the practical points to weigh before mov
Retention Money & VAT in the UAE | When Is the Tax Really Due? (Article 26) (opens the original)
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On a construction or long-term contract, the client holds back a slice of every payment as retention money, often released about a year after completion. The question that trips people up is simple: when is Value Added Tax (VAT) due on that retained amount? Many assume the VAT waits until the retention is finally released. Under the UAE date of supply rules in Article 26, it usually does not. For contracts with periodic payments or consecutive invoices, the date of supply is the earliest of the
KYS: Know Your Supplier | UAE VAT Input Tax Rules | FTA Decision No. 13 of 2026 (opens the original)
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From 1 October 2026, the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) requires every taxable person to verify its supplier, and the supply itself, before recovering input Value Added Tax (VAT). FTA Decision No. 13 of 2026 is, in effect, a Know Your Supplier (KYS) regime for VAT. This video walks through what one must now do: verify the supplier's identity, place of business and risk profile; confirm a bank account where supplies from that supplier exceed AED 375,000 a year; assess the commercial substance, payme
Agreed Upon Procedure Report Content for QFZP Distribution of goods in or from Designated FreeZone (opens the original)
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The UAE just added a compliance step that quietly protects or breaks your 0% Free Zone tax rate. If one distributes goods or materials in or from a Designated Zone, that activity is a Qualifying Activity under Ministerial Decision No. 229 of 2025 — the gateway to the 0% Corporate Tax rate for a Qualifying Free Zone Person (QFZP). From tax periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026, the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has added a condition (which was disclosed first in Ministerial Decision no. 84 o
Connected Persons' Remuneration at Arm' s Length under UAE Corporate Tax Law (opens the original)
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Paying your directors or owners? Under UAE Corporate Tax, it's only deductible at arm's length (market value) — or you risk a tax disallowance under Article 36.
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