The Federal Tax Authority has issued Decision No. 15 of 2026 (issued 8 September 2026, effective 15 September 2026), replacing FTA Decision No. 7 of 2023 as the procedural rulebook
For a Qualifying Free Zone Person, the gap between paying 0 percent corporate tax and paying 9 percent on every dirham of income can come down to a single ratio.
Every UAE free zone company, whether it will eventually qualify for the 0 percent rate or not, must complete the EmaraTax registration process that authorities now treat as a standard
Every founder setting up in the UAE eventually asks the same question: is it cheaper to run a free zone company or a mainland one? The honest answer is that
If you run a UAE free zone business, one question decides your tax bill more than any other: do you meet the criteria to be treated as a Qualifying Free
Every free zone company in the UAE is now asking the same question: does our business still qualify for the 0 percent rate, or have we quietly slipped into the
