Tax
Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, VAT, UAE Corporate Tax, capital gains, cross-border planning, and what to do when HMRC or the FTA deadline is breathing down your neck.
- UAE VAT on Staff Benefits: Six Cases You Can Still Claim
- UAE Free Zone vs Designated Zone: Why the Gap Costs 9%
- UAE Master File and Local File: What the FTA Expects
- UAE Corporate Tax: Who Counts as a Director or Officer?
- Foreign Tax Credit UAE: Claim It Before It's Forfeited
- UAE Corporate Tax Exemption: New Deadlines From 15 September
- UAE VAT: New Input Tax Rules Start on 1 October 2026
- UAE Corporate Tax Losses: How to Carry a Loss Forward
- Crypto Tax 2026: HMRC Starts Getting Your Exchange Data
- Electronic Sales Suppression: HMRC's Till Penalty Rules
- UAE Advance Pricing Agreements: Who Can Actually Apply
- UAE Tax Residency Certificate: What It Does for UK Tax
- Short-Term Business Visitors: PAYE Rules UK Employers Miss
- Side Hustle Tax 2026: When You Must Register With HMRC
- UAE Top-Up Tax: New Registration Deadline Set for 2026
- UAE VAT Group Exit: New FTA Adjustment Rules for 2026
- UAE REIT Investors: The 80% Corporate Tax Rule Explained
- R&D Tax Credits 2026: Claiming Under the Merged Scheme
- Corporation Tax Quarterly Instalments: Who Pays Early
- UAE Transfer Pricing: Downward Adjustments Under CTP011
- HMRC Nudge Letters: Undeclared Rental Income in 2026
- UAE VAT Return Errors and the FTA Penalties They Trigger
- UAE Education VAT: Which Fees Are Zero-Rated in 2026?
- UAE Related Party Disclosure Form: The AED 40m Threshold
- Self Assessment Payments on Account: Reduce by 31 July
- UAE Corporate Tax: File and Pay by 30 September 2026
- Working From Home Tax Relief Abolished in April 2026
- UAE Participation Exemption: 0% Tax on Dividends and Gains
- UAE Permanent Establishment: When Foreign Firms Pay Tax
- Furnished Holiday Lets Abolished: A 2026 Landlord Guide
- UAE Free Zone Qualifying Income: What Counts as 0%?
- Moving to the UK from the UAE? The 4-Year FIG Regime
- UAE Corporate Tax for Freelancers: Do You Register?
- CIS Nil Returns Are Back: April 2026 Contractor Guide
- PAYE Settlement Agreements: The 5 July 2026 Deadline
- UAE Corporate Tax Groups: Should You File as One Entity?
- P11D Deadline 6 July 2026: What UK Employers Must File
- BADR at 18%: UK Directors Selling or Closing in 2026-27
- UAE VAT Refunds: Claim Trapped Credits Before They Expire
- UAE Small Business Relief: Who Qualifies for 0% Tax?
- UK Quarterly VAT Returns 2026-27: MTD Deadlines & Penalties
- UAE ESR After Corporate Tax: What Still Applies in 2026
- UAE VAT Amendments 2026: What Changed for Businesses
- Directors Loan Account: UK Tax Rules
- UAE Corporate Tax Deductions: What You Can Claim
- UK Dividend Tax Rates 2026-27: What Changed
- Your First UAE Corporate Tax Return
- HMRC Late Payment Penalties Explained
- Free Zone Corporate Tax UAE: Do You Qualify?
- Understanding VAT Compliance in the UAE
- Corporate Tax in the UAE: What You Need to Know

UAE VAT on Staff Benefits: Six Cases You Can Still Claim
FTA Decision 17 of 2026 took effect on 1 October. It names six cases where input VAT on employee expenses stays recoverable, and the proof each one needs.

UAE Free Zone vs Designated Zone: Why the Gap Costs 9%
The FTA's TAXP010 guidance confirms a VAT Designated Zone is not automatically one for Corporate Tax. What UAE free zone distributors need to check now.

UAE Master File and Local File: What the FTA Expects
UAE transfer pricing documentation explained: the AED 200m threshold, what goes in each file, which transactions to include, and the 30-day FTA deadline.

UAE Corporate Tax: Who Counts as a Director or Officer?
FTA Clarification CTP010 redefines director and officer for UAE corporate tax. Job titles no longer decide it, and the wrong call costs you a deduction.

Foreign Tax Credit UAE: Claim It Before It's Forfeited
UAE corporate tax credits foreign tax you already paid, but only up to the UAE tax on that income. Anything above the cap is forfeited, not carried forward.

UAE Corporate Tax Exemption: New Deadlines From 15 September
The FTA replaced its corporate tax exemption rules on 15 September 2026. Funds, foundations and government-owned subsidiaries face new application deadlines.

UAE VAT: New Input Tax Rules Start on 1 October 2026
Cabinet Decision 149 amends the UAE VAT Executive Regulation from 1 October 2026. Cash payments, staff housing and composite supplies all change for input tax.

UAE Corporate Tax Losses: How to Carry a Loss Forward
Made a loss in your first UAE corporate tax year? Learn the 75% cap, the ownership rules that can wipe out relief, and what to check before 30 September.

Crypto Tax 2026: HMRC Starts Getting Your Exchange Data
UK crypto platforms must report your 2026 trades to HMRC by May 2027. What the CARF rules mean for your tax return, and the £300 penalty to avoid.