Structure, timing and cover decided before the paperwork. I frame the decisions; FTA-registered tax agents and CBUAE-licensed brokers handle filings and placement.
The short answer
Business advisory here means deciding UAE corporate tax structure, VAT position and insurance cover before the paperwork, in plain English and in writing. I frame the decisions; FTA-registered tax agents file returns and represent you, and Central Bank-licensed brokers place insurance. Any commercial arrangement with them is disclosed in writing first.
The system is now fully live: the Federal Tax Authority completed more than 245,000 corporate tax registration applications and 98,000 VAT registrations in 2025, and collected AED 46 billion in VAT and excise tax, according to its 2025 Annual Report.
“The number of transactions completed by the Tax Registration Department increased by more than 20%…”
Federal Tax Authority, 2025 Annual Report release (June 2026)
Most tax and insurance problems in the UAE start as structure problems: a free zone company that doesn’t actually qualify for 0%, related-party charges with no transfer pricing basis, a VAT registration made months late, a professional indemnity policy bought at the legal minimum. They’re cheap to fix before a filing and expensive after one.
I work upstream. You get a written review of your position and options, in plain English, and I brief the licensed professionals who execute.
I’m not an FTA-registered tax agent or a licensed insurance broker. I don’t file returns, represent clients before the Federal Tax Authority, sign tax opinions or place insurance. Those go to licensed partners, named up front, with any commercial arrangement disclosed in writing.
No. I advise on strategy and structure, and brief FTA-registered tax agents who handle registration, returns, audits and formal correspondence with the FTA.
Founders and SMEs in Dubai working out corporate tax and VAT, free zone businesses checking their qualifying status, and families or business owners reviewing personal and commercial insurance.
The discovery call is free. A strategic review is a fixed fee agreed in writing beforehand, and the written document is yours whatever you decide next.
When UAE businesses must register for VAT, how to apply on EmaraTax, the documents needed, the AED 10,000 late penalty and what e-invoicing changes.
UAE corporate tax for founders, freelancers and property investors: 0% to AED 375,000, 9% above, Small Business Relief to 2029, deadlines and penalties.
UAE e-invoicing starts with a July 2026 pilot. AED 50m+ businesses go live 1 January 2027, the rest 1 July 2027. Deadlines, ASPs and penalties.
Bring the question, the numbers and the timeline. You’ll get a straight answer on whether I can help, and the next step if I can.