Starting a Business in United Arab Emirates

Choosing an entity

The forms available and their accounting consequences.

Incorporation and registration

The registry process and what becomes public.

Tax registrations

Which registrations are required, and when they are triggered.

Opening the books

Setting up records that satisfy the statutory requirements.

Your first filings

The first accounting period and the returns it produces.

Common first-year mistakes

Where new entities most often fall out of compliance.