UAE corporate tax returns,
prepared properly and on time
Qualified accountants work out where you actually stand on the 9% rate — including whether you owe nothing at all — then clean up the books and prepare the return. Fixed quote in 24 hours, no hourly billing.
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UAE corporate tax, in short
UAE corporate tax is charged at 9% on taxable profit above AED 375,000; the first AED 375,000 of profit is taxed at 0%, and a company with revenue of AED 3,000,000 or less can elect small business relief and be treated as having no taxable income. Every UAE entity must file a return — mainland, free zone or branch — even when the amount owed is nothing. The return is due within nine months of your financial year end. Paci’s accountants establish and document your position, prepare the computation and the return.
- Standard rate
- 9% on taxable profit above AED 375,000; the first AED 375,000 is 0%
- Small business relief
- Elective, where revenue is AED 3,000,000 or less — a return is still required
- Free-zone rate
- 0% for a qualifying free-zone person, subject to substance, qualifying income and the de minimis test
- Who must file
- Every UAE entity — mainland, free zone and branch — including those that owe nothing
- Return deadline
- Nine months after financial year end — 31 December year end means 30 September
- Related-party transactions
- Must be priced at arm’s length and disclosed; master and local file above the higher revenue threshold
- Who does the work
- Paci accountants and advisors, several trained in Big Four transfer-pricing practices
- Price
- Fixed quote within 24 hours, based on your entities and structure
- Where
- All seven emirates — Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain
Three ways a UAE company legally owes nothing
Filing and paying are two different questions. Plenty of companies that file by 30 September pay nothing at all — but only if the position is claimed and documented properly.
The first AED 375,000 of taxable profit is charged at 0%. Most owner-run companies never get past it — but the return is still due, and a missed one is penalised whether or not tax was owed.
Revenue of AED 3,000,000 or less in this and every earlier tax period? Elect small business relief and you are treated as having no taxable income. Available for tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2026 — it has to be claimed, it is not automatic.
Substance in the zone, qualifying income, the de minimis test and no election into the standard regime — all four together, or you are on 9%. We test it and write down why, rather than assuming it.
Books behind? That is the slow part — not the filing.
Most companies that miss the deadline are not avoiding tax. They are missing a year of reconciled books. Paci cleans up the ledger, builds the computation and prepares the return from it — and can keep the books clean from there, from AED 599 a month.
Four figures that decide what you owe
Most of what a UAE business pays comes down to these. Getting them assessed properly is the whole job.
Founders who stopped worrying about tax season
1000+ businesses keep their books with Paci
Positions documented, and defensible
One team, one fixed price, one set of clean deliverables — no vendor sprawl, no spreadsheet chains, no scramble in the last month.
Compliance review
Where your entity actually stands under the corporate tax law — mainland, free-zone and branches, including holding companies and small-business-relief cases.
Annual return
Full computation, group consolidation where it applies, and the return prepared within nine months of your financial year end.
Free-zone 0% analysis
Whether your free-zone entity actually qualifies for 0% — substance, qualifying activities and the de minimis test, written up as a decision pack.
Related-party pricing
Master file, local file and disclosure forms for transactions between your entities, on OECD-aligned methodology that holds up on review.
Group structuring
Ownership, financial year alignment and group relief reviewed together, so the structure is right before it is expensive to change.
Year-round advice
New contracts, new entities, dividend flows and intercompany loans all move your position. We are available all year, not only at filing.
From first call to return ready
Tax review
A 15-minute call: your entities, ownership, financial year end and any flows between related companies.
Position analysis
Free-zone eligibility, group relief, related-party pricing and small business relief — each one tested, not assumed.
Documentation
Decision memos, master and local file, and disclosure forms drafted so every position is defensible.
Compliance calendar
Your year end, deadlines and reporting dates mapped out — then year-round advice as things change.
Annual return
Computation and return prepared within nine months of your financial year end, with nothing left to the last month.
What clients say
“They set up our books from scratch and now I finally understand my numbers. Brilliant team.”
“Fast replies, no jargon, and my month-end is closed before I even ask. Highly recommend.”
“Their accountants caught errors our previous firm missed for years. Genuinely saved us money.”
Get your free structure review
A Paci advisor spends 60 minutes on your entities, ownership, financial year end and the flows between your companies — then tells you plainly where you stand and what the return will involve.
- Which reliefs and exemptions actually apply to you?
- Does your free-zone entity actually qualify for 0%?
- A fixed quote for the engagement — within 24 hours
Prefer to talk? Call +971 50 385 6947