What to have ready
Nothing confidential is needed for a first view. These four establish which obligations apply and when they fall due:
- Trade licence for every entity you hold, including dormant ones
- Financial year end for each
- Approximate revenue over the last twelve months
- Existing registrations: corporate tax, VAT, or neither
What happens next
- Compliance status check: diagnostic, free, and frequently reassuring
- Scope and fee in writing, fixed wherever the work is predictable
- Catch-up work where there is a backlog, before any recurring cycle starts
- The recurring cycle, run against a compliance calendar you can see
Most of this does not require anyone to travel, records move through shared access to your accounting system or a secure folder. We meet in person across Dubai and Abu Dhabi for first scoping conversations, stock counts, audit walkthroughs and decisions with a number attached.
Last reviewed 27 July 2026. Rates, thresholds and deadlines change, the e-invoicing provider deadline has already moved once. Confirm current requirements with the Federal Tax Authority before acting, or ask us to check your position.