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Do I Need to Charge VAT on a Commission Paid to a Free Zone Company?

VATAugust 20, 202692Views 0Likes 0Comments

This question comes up constantly, usually phrased as "my Free Zone company earns a commission — is that VAT-free because we're in a Free Zone?" The short answer: being registered in a Free Zone doesn't, by itself, exempt a service from VAT. VAT on a service like a commission or brokerage fee is generally determined…

How Often Do I Actually Need to File VAT Returns in the UAE?

VATAugust 20, 202694Views 0Likes 0Comments

Most VAT-registered businesses in the UAE file quarterly, but "most" isn't "all," and getting this wrong is an easy way to rack up avoidable penalties. How your filing period is set: the FTA assigns your VAT period when you register, generally based on your turnover. Smaller and mid-sized businesses are typically placed on a quarterly…

UAE Corporate Tax Filing Deadline 2026: Dates, Penalties, and What Every Business Must KnowMy Free Zone Company Doesn’t Trade Inside the UAE — Do I Still Need a TRN?

VATAugust 20, 202691Views 0Likes 0Comments

If you've searched corporate tax deadline UAE, UAE corporate tax filing deadline 2026, or when is corporate tax due in UAE, you've probably noticed most answers stop at one date: 30 September 2026. That date is correct for many businesses — but it's not correct for everyone, and stopping there is how businesses end up…

5 VAT Compliance Habits That Actually Keep UAE SMEs Off the FTA’s Radar

VATAugust 12, 202694Views 0Likes 0Comments

People often ask how to "ensure VAT compliance" as if it's one big project. In practice, it's a small number of habits repeated every tax period: Reconcile input and output VAT every period, not just before filing. Waiting until the deadline to reconstruct three months of invoices is where errors — and missed input VAT…

My Free Zone Company Doesn’t Trade Inside the UAE — Do I Still Need a TRN?

VATAugust 12, 202691Views 0Likes 0Comments

This is a real, common situation: a Free Zone company with all its customers and suppliers based outside the UAE, wondering whether it needs a Tax Registration Number (TRN) at all. The general rule: VAT registration in the UAE is triggered by taxable supplies made within the UAE. If a business genuinely has no UAE-based…

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Do I Need to Charge VAT on a Commission Paid to a Free Zone Company?

How Often Do I Actually Need to File VAT Returns in the UAE?

UAE Corporate Tax Filing Deadline 2026: Dates, Penalties, and What Every Business Must KnowMy Free Zone Company Doesn’t Trade Inside the UAE — Do I Still Need a TRN?

5 VAT Compliance Habits That Actually Keep UAE SMEs Off the FTA’s Radar

My Free Zone Company Doesn’t Trade Inside the UAE — Do I Still Need a TRN?

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