Tax & Compliance
Annual Compliance
A UAE company's year is a string of filings: UBO registers, economic-substance notifications where they apply, licence and visa renewals, tax returns and audit submissions. We put them on one calendar and clear them one by one.
Each authority runs its own deadlines and portals, and the fines are per-filing, missing a UBO update or an ESR notification costs real money even when nothing about the business changed. Free zones add their own annual-return and audit-submission requirements on top.
We maintain a compliance calendar for every entity in your group, prepare and lodge the filings as they fall due, and give you a single view of what's done, what's next and what it costs.
What we handle
- Ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) filings and updates
- Economic substance notifications and reports
- Free zone annual returns and audit submissions
- Licence, establishment-card and visa renewal tracking
- Corporate-tax and VAT deadline management
- Single compliance calendar across your group
Frequently asked questions
What annual filings does a UAE company have?
Depending on structure: licence renewal, establishment-card renewal, UBO register updates, economic substance notifications where in scope, corporate tax and VAT returns, and free zone annual returns or audited accounts. Each has its own deadline and portal, which is why we run one consolidated calendar.
What is UBO filing in the UAE?
Every company must maintain and file a register of its ultimate beneficial owners, the real people who own or control it, and update it within days of any change. Fines apply per violation even where nothing else about the business changed.
JRE analysis
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- 2026-09-13UAE VAT Rule Changes 2026: What the Ministry's Amendments Mean for Your BusinessThe UAE Ministry of Finance has announced VAT rule changes that affect invoicing, input tax recovery and compliance timelines for businesses.
- 2026-09-12UAE Corporate Tax: The 40-Day Window to Challenge an FTA AssessmentBusiness owners facing FTA corporate tax assessments have 40 days to file a reconsideration request. Missing it closes most routes to appeal.
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