Setting up a company in the UAE
Getting a licence is only the start. These topics connect each set-up step with the records you will need once invoices, customers and staff arrive.
Mainland or free zone: choosing a structure
Mainland or free zone in the UAE: compare market access, ownership, office rules and what each licence means for your invoicing and records.
Trade licences and licensed activities
How a UAE trade licence works: commercial, professional and industrial activities, yearly renewal, and how to keep licence and contract papers in order.
VAT registration and your TRN
When a UAE business must register for VAT, how the TRN is issued and used on invoices, and how to prepare 5 % VAT invoicing before you register.
Corporate tax registration and the AED 375,000 band
UAE corporate tax basics: 9 % above AED 375,000, registration, free zone qualifying income and the records behind your annual return.
Opening a UAE business bank account
How to open a UAE corporate bank account: documents banks ask for, typical checks, and matching incoming transfers to invoices in AED and foreign currency.
Becoming an employer in the UAE
What a new UAE employer needs: written contracts, MoHRE and visa steps, Emirates ID, WPS salary payment and the employee records to keep from day one.
