Straight answers on setting up in the UAE
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Small Business Relief for UAE Corporate Tax: Do You Qualify?
Revenue up to AED 3 million can mean zero corporate tax, but only if you elect for it correctly and still file. Who qualifies, how to claim it, and where it ends.
Ali Jasim··10 min read Compliance and UAE Law
UAE Labour Law Basics Every Employer Should Know
The essentials of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 every employer needs: contracts, hours, leave, termination and the free zone exceptions.
Ali Jasim··11 min read Industry Playbooks
How to Start a Real Estate Brokerage in Dubai
The DED licence, RERA registration, broker card exam and office rules behind opening a real estate brokerage in Dubai.
Ali Jasim··10 min read Free Zones
RAKEZ Company Setup: Ras Al Khaimah for Traders and Industry
RAKEZ is the practical choice when a business needs real industrial or warehouse space, not just a desk. Here is what it actually offers.
Ali Jasim··10 min read Offshore and Holding
Using a UAE Offshore Company to Hold Dubai Property
How and why investors register Dubai property through a JAFZA Offshore or RAK ICC company, the approved process, and what it does not change.
Ali Jasim··11 min read Visas and Residency
The UAE Medical Test for a Residence Visa: What to Expect
What actually happens at the UAE residence visa medical test, who is exempt, how long results take, and what an unfit result means.
Ali Jasim··10 min read Trade Licences and Activities
Industrial Licence in the UAE: Setting Up Manufacturing
What an industrial licence covers, the extra approvals a factory needs, and the real steps and cost of setting up manufacturing in the UAE.
Ali Jasim··10 min read Company Formation
How to Get Initial Approval for a Dubai Business, Step by Step
Initial approval is the government's green light to proceed. Exactly what it covers, the documents needed, and what comes after it.
Ali Jasim··10 min read Banking and Finance
Personal vs Business Bank Account in the UAE: Keep Them Separate
Why running a licensed UAE business through a personal account is a real risk, not a convenience, and what actually happens if a bank spots it.
Ali Jasim··10 min read Corporate Tax and VAT
VAT Deregistration in the UAE: When and How to Cancel
Closing a business or falling below the threshold both trigger VAT deregistration rules, with a strict 20-business-day window and a real penalty for missing it.
Ali Jasim··10 min read Costs and Budgeting
Trade Licence Renewal Cost in Dubai: What to Budget
What Dubai trade licence renewal actually costs each year: the licence, Ejari or workspace, visas on their own cycle, and the fines for missing the deadline.
Ali Jasim··11 min read Compliance and UAE Law
Employment Contracts in the UAE: What the Law Requires
What must be in a UAE employment contract, how MOHRE registration works, and the non-compete, notice and amendment rules employers need right.
Ali Jasim··11 min readKnow your exact setup cost
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