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UAE corporate tax is now fully in effect. The federal corporate tax at a 9% standard rate is effective from 2026 onwards, and businesses require expert consultants to manage transfer pricing, corporate tax registration, and compliance.
If your business is registered in the UAE mainland or free zone you need to register for corporate tax, file annual returns, and make sure your financial records support your tax position. Getting this wrong can result in serious penalties from the Federal Tax Authority.
At Silver Oak Auditing, we provide complete corporate tax services in Dubai and across the UAE helping businesses register, understand their tax position, file returns accurately, and stay fully compliant with UAE tax law.
UAE corporate tax is a 9% tax on business net profits, taxable income above AED 375,000 per year. A business can be registered for both VAT and corporate tax simultaneously, and both are administered by the FTA through the EmaraTax portal.
Here is how the UAE corporate tax rates work:
The AED 375,000 threshold is not a revenue threshold, it is a taxable income threshold. Taxable income is your revenue minus allowable deductions such as business expenses, depreciation, interest within limits, and other permitted costs.
This means a business with AED 1 million in revenue but AED 700,000 in allowable expenses has taxable income of AED 300,000 and pays 0% corporate tax. Getting your deductions right is just as important as knowing your tax rate.
All businesses registered in the UAE are subject to corporate tax including mainland companies, free zone businesses, and branches of foreign companies.
UAE corporate tax does NOT apply to personal income from employment, dividends, capital gains from personal investments, or real estate held in personal name.
Small Business Relief
Small businesses that have less than AED 3 million in revenue are eligible for Small Business Relief and are able to pay 0% tax until December 31, 2026. If your business qualifies, you can elect for this relief and simplify your tax filing significantly. Our team checks your eligibility and handles the election process for you.
Free Zone Companies
Free zone companies may qualify for a 0% corporate tax rate on qualifying income but only if they meet all the conditions for Qualifying Free Zone Person status. Free zone entities have a separate qualifying framework and getting this wrong means paying 9% corporate tax when you thought you were exempt. Our team assesses your free zone company’s position and makes sure any 0% claims are properly supported.
A tax agency service means appointing a registered and FTA-approved tax agent to handle your tax obligations on your behalf. Instead of dealing with the FTA directly, your tax agent manages everything registration, filing, correspondence, and representation while keeping you informed throughout.
Our team acts as your FTA-approved tax agent in Dubai taking the compliance burden off your shoulders so you can focus on running your business.
Every UAE business must register for corporate tax with the Federal Tax Authority through the EmaraTax portal regardless of whether they expect to pay any tax. Missing the registration deadline results in an automatic AED 10,000 penalty.
We handle your corporate tax registration in UAE from start to finish preparing all required information, submitting your application, and making sure your registration is completed correctly and on time.
Your annual corporate tax return must be filed with the FTA within nine months of your financial year end. For companies with a calendar financial year, the first CT-liable period ran from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, with the first tax return due by 30 September 2025. In 2026, corporate tax is fully operational and enforcement is intensifying.
Our team prepares your corporate tax return accurately reviewing your financial statements, identifying all allowable deductions, checking your tax position, and submitting your return on time.
Good tax planning is not about avoiding tax, it is about making sure you only pay what you are legally required to pay. Our corporate tax consultants in Dubai review your business structure, income streams, and expenses to:
Businesses with transactions between related parties, such as between a parent company and a subsidiary or between group companies, need to make sure these transactions are priced at arm’s length and properly documented. UAE transfer pricing rules require qualifying businesses to maintain a transfer pricing policy and file a disclosure form with their corporate tax return.
Our team helps you understand your transfer pricing obligations, prepare the required documentation, and make sure your related party transactions are correctly reported.
If the FTA raises questions about your tax return, conducts a tax audit, or issues an assessment you disagree with, you need someone who knows the rules to represent you. Our FTA-approved tax agents represent your business before the Federal Tax Authority handling all correspondence, supporting you through audits, and managing reconsideration applications if you believe an FTA decision is incorrect.
If you are not sure whether your business is handling corporate tax correctly, our corporate tax compliance review checks your registration status, financial records, deductions claimed, and filing history identifying any risks or errors before the FTA does. We then help you fix any issues and put better processes in place.
UAE VAT is a 5% consumption tax charged on the value of taxable goods and services at the point of sale. UAE corporate tax is a 9% tax on business net profits above AED 375,000 per year. Both are administered by the FTA through the EmaraTax portal. The registration, filing, and payment processes are separate for each tax.
Many businesses need help managing both VAT and corporate tax together. Silver Oak handles both under one roof making sure your VAT records, financial statements, and corporate tax returns are all consistent and correctly prepared.
If you discover an error in a previously submitted tax return or VAT filing, you need to correct it through an FTA voluntary disclosure. Making a voluntary disclosure before the FTA discovers the error significantly reduces the penalties you face. Our team handles the full voluntary disclosure process, preparing the correct documentation and submitting it to the FTA on your behalf.
We provide corporate tax services in Dubai and UAE across all major industries:
FTA Approved Tax Agents
We are FTA-approved tax agents meaning we are authorized to represent your business before the Federal Tax Authority, handle all tax correspondence, and manage your compliance on your behalf.
Up to Date Knowledge
UAE corporate tax rules are still relatively new and continue to evolve. Our team stays current with every FTA update, ministerial decision, and guidance document so the advice we give you is always accurate and relevant.
Plain and Clear Advice
We do not give you complicated tax jargon. We explain your tax position clearly, tell you what you need to do, and make the whole process as straightforward as possible.
Everything Under One Roof
Silver Oak provides accounting, bookkeeping, VAT, auditing, and corporate tax services together. This means your financial records, VAT returns, and corporate tax returns are all handled consistently by one team that knows your business inside out.
On Time Every Time
We manage all your corporate tax deadlines registration, return filing, payment, and FTA correspondence, so you never miss a date or face an avoidable penalty.
UAE corporate tax is fully active and enforcement is getting stricter. Whether you need help with registration, return filing, tax planning, or FTA representation, Silver Oak provides reliable and accurate corporate tax services in Dubai and across the UAE, making sure your business stays compliant and you never pay more than you need to.
Contact us today for a free consultation and find out how our corporate tax services in UAE can keep your business on the right side of the FTA.
A tax agent handles all your corporate tax and VAT obligations on your behalf registration, return filing, FTA correspondence, audit support, and reconsideration applications. This saves you time, reduces the risk of errors and penalties, and gives you access to expert advice on your specific tax position. Our FTA-approved tax agents are experienced in UAE tax law and make sure your business stays fully compliant.
The FTA typically reviews reconsideration applications within 40 business days of receiving all required documentation. Our team prepares a strong and well-documented application to give you the best possible chance of a successful outcome.
FTA-approved tax agents are listed on the Federal Tax Authority's official register. Silver Oak is a registered and FTA-approved tax agent in the UAE. You can verify our status directly through the FTA portal.
Yes. Our FTA-approved tax agents represent your business throughout the full audit process — preparing your records, responding to FTA queries, attending meetings, and managing the entire process on your behalf.
A tax agent in the UAE is a qualified professional registered with the Federal Tax Authority who is authorized to represent taxpayers before the FTA and manage their tax obligations. Tax agents must meet specific qualification and experience requirements set by the FTA.
It is not legally mandatory but for most businesses, working with an FTA-approved tax agent is the smartest way to make sure your corporate tax and VAT obligations are handled correctly. The cost of professional tax services is far lower than the cost of penalties, fines, and FTA disputes.
A good tax agent makes sure you claim all allowable deductions, checks your eligibility for Small Business Relief or qualifying free zone person status, advises on structuring decisions that affect your tax position, and makes sure your tax returns are accurate so you only pay what you are legally required to pay.
For most businesses in the UAE, working with a professional tax agent is more cost effective and reliable than handling it in-house. Tax law is complex, deadlines are strict, and the penalties for errors are significant. Unless you have a qualified in-house tax professional with current UAE corporate tax knowledge, outsourcing to an FTA-approved tax agent like Silver Oak is the better choice.
Silver Oak Auditing and Accounting Corporate Services Provider is the one-stop shop for your business needs in the UAE.
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