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Licensed vs Operating Activity: What You Must Know Before Your Regulator Asks
Your trade license sets out what your business is authorised to do. But as companies grow, new services, revenue streams and opportunities often emerge that were never contemplated when the original license was issued. Over time, a gap can develop between a company’s licensed activity and its operating activity. Most businesses don’t think about that
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OPINION: Spotlight Series on External Financial Auditing in the UAE: Why your business must be audited
Who We Are RAA Auditing is a UAE-registered audit and accounting firm in Dubai, with extensive experience of auditing in both the UAE mainland and most of the free zones.
Corporate tax planning and role of financial accountants
Corporate tax planning is a strategic process through which companies minimize the tax liabilities utilizing various legal and ethical methods to manage their financial affairs. Tax planning helps companies to
UAE Corporate tax and implications on financial statements
It is a mandatory requirement for all the UAE registered companies to maintain proper books of account. Each jurisdiction emphasizes financial transparency and accountability through its financial reporting requirements, including
September 28, 2023
Read more about UAE Corporate tax and implications on financial statementsUAE Corporate Tax and External Audit
Over the past few years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as a leading regional business hub, and it has attracted both local as well as global investors. There are
September 26, 2023
Read more about UAE Corporate Tax and External AuditPreparing UAE Businesses for Corporate Tax: Insights from Rethink’s Senior Director – Finance and Tax
Rethink’s Senior Director – Finance and Tax, Neil Guthrie, appeared on the Dubai Eye 103.8 Business Breakfast and on Dubai 1 TV on Tuesday, 30th May to talk about how prepared
RE/THINK – We Are Expanding!
Since 2014, we have supported regulated entities as well as small and medium-sized enterprises and assisting them to “Re/think the way they do business”. Entering our sixth year of operation in
March 29, 2023
Read more about RE/THINK – We Are Expanding!Ministry of Finance confirms the threshold of AED 375,000
Businesses are subject to UAE Corporate Tax beginning from the financial year starting on or after 01st June 2023. As per Article 3 of UAE Corporate Tax Law, the Corporate Tax
UAE’s new visa regime to encourage residents to stay for a longer period
The average duration spent in the UAE by residents is set to increase as the new visa regime will encourage expatriates to stay in the country for a longer period,
What does the new VAT update on Directors’ remuneration mean to you?
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) recently published a Public Clarification VATP031 on the treatment of the services of a member of a Board of Directors (hereafter referred to as “Director”)
UAE Corporate Tax Update – Corporate Tax Law published by the FTA
On 31 January 2022, the UAE Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced the introduction of Federal Corporate Tax (CT) on business profits effective for financial years starting on or after 01
UAE VAT Update — Clarification on Natural person Performing the Function of Director on a Board of Directors
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) recently published a Public Clarification VATP031 on the treatment of the services of a member of a Board of Directors (hereafter referred to as “Director”).
UAE VAT Updates – Amendments to the VAT Law effective from 1 January 2023
The UAE Cabinet (Cabinet) issued Federal Decree-Law No. 18 of 2022 on 26 September 2022, which amends some of the provisions of Federal Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value
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