The UAE’s Move to Mandatory E-Invoicing — What’s Actually Happening The UAE is rebuilding how VAT-registered businesses issue and report invoices, moving from paper and unstructured PDF documents toward a nationwide Electronic Invoicing System (EIS) built on structured, machine-readable data exchanged directly with the Federal Tax Authority. The legal architecture behind this shift is now … Read more
What Are UAE FTA Service Fees Under Cabinet Decision No. 174 of 2025? The UAE continues to refine its tax administration framework by updating the fees charged for official Federal Tax Authority (FTA) services. Cabinet Decision No. 174 of 2025 is the latest amendment to this fee structure, and it does something the earlier versions … Read more
What Is Actually Driving UAE Salary Growth in 2026? Sector-by-sector salary forecasting gets most of the attention in discussions of UAE pay trends, but the more durable story for 2026 is regulatory. A set of wage and labour rules taking effect this year, rather than market sentiment alone, is what sets the floor and the … Read more
A New Rule on Withholding Tax Refunds During an Audit FTA Decision No. 9 of 2025, formally titled the Decision on the Conditions to Decline the Refund of the Residual Amounts, was issued on 4 December 2025 and takes effect from 1 January 2026. It sets out exactly when the Federal Tax Authority can withhold … Read more
What Does a Corporate Tax Consultant Actually Do? A corporate tax consultant is a qualified tax and financial professional, typically a chartered accountant, tax law specialist, or CPA, who helps a business meet its obligations under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 (the UAE Corporate Tax Law). The role covers more than filing a return. … Read more
What UAE Sectors Are Expected to Record the Largest Salary Increases in 2026? The UAE salary increase outlook for 2026 points to moderate but uneven wage growth. Industry compensation surveys project an average increase of around 4.1 percent across UAE industries, but that average hides a wide spread: some sectors are budgeting well above it, … Read more
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