DUBAI, UAE — July 14, 2026 — Today, Aziend Corporate Consultancy, one of the UAE's most influential companies in the field of company establishment and other services, announced the launch of its new dedicated service for tax return and corporate tax advisory services in the UAE. The service unites the complete range of obligations when it comes to corporate tax, completing the process of registrations with the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) and Tax Registration Number (TRN), including filing the annual tax returns and getting ready for potential tax audits in one complete advisory package.

This offering is available for mainland companies, as well as special economic zone entities operating in all 7 emirates, as the company has specially designed this service for alleviating the uncertainty and anxiety in achieving tax compliance experienced by yours of foreign enterprises for more than two years after the commencement of the UAE corporate tax program that has been in place from June 1, 2023.

The implementation of a Federal Corporate Tax at 9% by the UAE under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 was the game changer for every business running in the country. Although it has been more than two years since the law came into effect, a large segment of the businesses remains either unregistered with the FTA or fails to understand their respective obligations and thinks that they qualify for the 0% Corporate Tax because of their Free Zone licenses.

The penalty for not taking action is no longer hypothetical. Late registration penalties go as high as AED 10,000 per business. The penalty for overdue filing is AED 500 and continues to increase over time. If companies lose the Qualifying Free Zone status, the income they earn afterward in the mainland will be subject to a tax of 9% from the moment of earning it, and they might get disqualified from enjoying the lower tax rate for five years.

"The cost of ignorance in the UAE Corporate Tax regime is not abstract anymore. Business owners are receiving penalty notices, and some Free Zone companies are discovering that their income was never eligible for 0% tax in the first place. Our job is to fix that — quickly, accurately, and without the panic that comes from acting too late.
— Ms. Vincy Amirtharaj, Head of Corporate Strategy & Structuring, Aziend Corporate Consultancy"


What the Aziend CT Compliance Service Covers

The new service we have developed comprises five key components aimed at moving a business from its compliance status to full readiness for audits and continuous management of its tax affairs.


Corporate Tax Registration and Issuance of TRN — we will take care of the whole registration process with EmaraTax portal, including all the necessary documentation. We will indicate the deadline for each client, based on the date of their company license issuance, thus making sure that they will register on time.

Qualifying Free Zone Person (QFZP) Assessment — A demanding evaluation of the income classification process aimed at investigating if the organization in the Free Zone deserves the application of the 0% tax. The process consists of confirmation of the substance requirement, segregation of Qualifying Income from non-Qualifying Income and compilation of a report specifying the income that could be subject to the conversion in taxation up to 9%.

Financial Audit Coordination & Opening Balance Review — Matching up of the company’s books of accounts to international accounting standards such as IFRS/GAAP, determining which expenses are deductible/undeductible according to Federal Decree-Law No. 47 and coordinating with licensed auditors to prepare the required financial reports as per FTA requirements. All QFZPs and firms earning above AED 50 million need to audit their finances.

Annual Tax Return Preparation & Filing — Calculation of Adjusted Taxable Income, application of the zero-rate threshold of AED 375,000, assessment as to eligibility of Small Business Relief (SBR) which applies to businesses that earn below AED 3 million per year (to be applied for tax periods that end before December 31, 2026), and submission of the return document to FTA within nine months from the date of the closure of the respective financial year.

Ongoing Compliance Monitoring & Record Keeping — Real-time tracking of liability through the cloud-based tax dashboard, with automated reminders for 90, 60 and 30 days from the deadline date of filing of the return. Invoices, bank statements and filed returns are stored securely in the encrypted audit vault for the mandatory seven-year retention period.


Who This Service Is Designed For

The CT compliance service offered by Aziend has been designed to cater to four major business types that are largely neglected in the landscape of the UAE Corporate Tax:

First, the established business in the UAE free zone that got its license before the introduction of the Corporate Tax but has yet to investigate where its revenue qualifies for the 0% tax rate or not, especially regarding businesses interacting with the Mainland UAE clients.

Second comes the mainland LLC business owners who run the business which is clearly taxable at 9% CT and need assistance in bookkeeping, auditing and filling out the returns without hiring a full-fledged finance department.

Third is the multi-entity corporate groups who wish to take advantage of the Tax Group as it means that one firm's losses can be countered against profits of other companies, thusly overall tax liability across the group is reduced.

Fourth, foreign-owned SMEs and startups that have recently set up in the UAE and which need to know what their first-year obligations are, set-up accounting systems and cope with the FTA’s registration deadlines in order to avoid penalties.


Expert Commentary

"Free Zone companies are the group we see making the most costly assumptions. They believe they are automatically protected by their free zone status, when the reality is that the 0% rate is conditional on passing a substance test, maintaining audited financials, and correctly classifying every revenue stream. One Mainland client, one undeclared service fee, or one missed audit cycle can unravel an entire year of tax-free positioning. We built this service to close those gaps systematically.
— Sabitha Rammohan, Tax & Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Aziend Corporate Consultancy"


The development of this CT compliance service marks a deliberate effort by Aziend to expand its capabilities in the area of corporate taxes which have existed within its offering of corporate services ever since the inception of this CT regime. The formalized service structure will provide firms with a clear scope of services provided along with clear deliverables for each phase of the compliance process, as well as an ongoing advisory relationship, and not a transactional, filing-only engagement.

5,000+ Companies Served AED 0 Compliance Violations 25% Avg. Corporate Tax Savings

Market Timing and Strategic Rationale

The advent of this service is related to the maturation of the UAE Corporate Tax regime as it has finished its first cycle of compliance with the completion of annual return filings. Given the fact that the majority of businesses which operate according to the traditional schedule ranging from 1 January till 31 December are about to approach the deadline of 30 September 2026 or have already missed it, the need for systematic compliance assistance has changed its focus from the advisory to the operational level.

The advisory service team at Aziend have found that there is an identifiable trend in many of its engagements whereby companies seek assistance when there has already been a breach of deadline, when they have received an FTA inquiry or most crucially, where a Free Zone company has accepted a client from the Mainland without any consideration of the tax implications. It is intended that the structured CT service will help to break this trend by introducing the necessary compliance measures ahead of time, rather than fixing things afterwards.

At the same time, the alignment of the UAE with the OECD’s Pillar Two global minimum tax regime brings in more complexities with regard to multinational groups whose consolidated revenues are higher than €750 million. In this case, Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) and Top-Up Tax impose more compliance work in addition to the standard 9% regime. The scope of Aziend services cover the compliance needs of MNE groups in the UAE as well.


IMPORTANT DEADLINE: Small Business Relief (SBR)

Businesses with annual revenue below AED 3,000,000 may elect for Small Business Relief, resulting in 0% corporate tax regardless of actual profit. This relief is available only for tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2026, and must be actively elected in the tax return — it is not applied automatically. Businesses that fail to file the election lose entitlement to the relief for that period.


About Aziend Corporate Consultancy

Aziend Corporate Consultancy is a Dubai-headquartered organization engaged in business setup and corporate services located in The Offices 3, One Central, World Trade Center, Sheikh Zayed Road. Aziend has successfully set up over 5,000 companies in all the seven emirates of UAE, catering to startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as multinationals with comprehensive advisory services on company registration, Corporate Tax, VAT, ESR/UBO/AML compliance, PRO & governmental services, bank and treasury services, corporate governance, customs and trade and M&A advisory services.

Aziend enjoys a trusted partner status with a broad network of UAE free zone authorities and government bodies, which include, but are not limited to, ADGM, DIFC, DMCC, IFZA, RAKEZ, SHAMS, Dubai South, and Meydan and more. The firm’s multidisciplinary advisory team combines legal creativity, tax expertise and a good relationship with local banks and government officials to deliver quick and hassle-free market entry for its clients and within the framework of legality.

The corporate tax branch of Aziend is led by Tax & Regulatory Compliance Expert Sabitha Rammohan and consists of an expanded team made up of Ms. Vincy Amirtharaj (Corporate Strategy & Structuring), Sajin Rajan (Treasury and Account Facilitation), Dhanesh Haridas (DIFC & ADGM Compliance), Vinson Amirtharaj (Government Liaison) and Noufal Bava (Valuations and M&A Advisory).

Service Availability

The UAE Corporate Tax Advisory and Compliance Service provided by Aziend is immediately available to its new and existing clients. As a starting point of the service engagement, an initial Corporate Tax Impact Assessment is offered and it will help assess registration requirements, timing for filing, reliefs applicable and amount of tax that has to be paid. Clients can request for Corporate Tax Impact Assessment from the website of Aziend or through the telephone or through the firm’s WhatsApp consultation line.

Existing clients of Aziend who require CT registration, eligibility assessment for QFZP and help with filing of returns must get in touch with their account advisor to start and continue with the compliance onboarding process.



Enquiries & Consultation Bookings
Website: www.aziend.com/corporate-tax
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Office: The Offices 3, One Central, World Trade Center, Sheikh Zayed Road, PO Box 9573, Dubai, UAE
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