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Most free zone companies learn the rules around a designated zone customs duty refund only after their money is already stuck. The usual assumption is that a zone's status...
Free zone status does not switch the interest rules off. A related-party loan is tested three times before any interest is deductible: the Arm's Length Principle, then Article 31,...
Abu Dhabi Airport Free Zone (ADAFZ) Business Setup: The 2026 Ultimate Guide Abu Dhabi Airport Free Zone (ADAFZ) stands out as a premier strategic logistics…
Unlocking Global Potential: Abu Dhabi Airport Free Zone (ADAFZ) Business Setup in 2026 For businesses looking to establish a dominant presence in the Middle East…
Setting up a recruitment agency in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can be a transformative commercial venture, especially within a forward-thinking business ecosystem like the…
Designated Zone status was only ever a rule about goods. Services supplied in, from or between UAE free zones are treated as supplied inside the State and carry 5%...
A qualifying-income loss inside a free zone company cannot be offset, transferred or carried forward - it is simply destroyed, as FTA Example 19 shows with an AED 2,000,000...
A mainland branch does not cost you QFZP status - but its profit is taxed at 9% from the first dirham, with no AED 375,000 band underneath it. This...
An unpaid invoice does not automatically mean reclaimable VAT. Bad debt relief under Article 64(1) of Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 only returns output tax you already paid...