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Tax Consultant for UAE Businesses
Tax consultancy for UAE SMEs covering Corporate Tax, VAT and the practical decisions that sit between the two.
UAE businesses now deal with more than one tax. Corporate Tax applies to tax periods commencing on or after 1 June 2023, and VAT has applied since 1 January 2018. The two systems use different thresholds, different returns and different records.
Score Plus Auditing L.L.C works with owners and finance managers who want those obligations explained against their own facts. General information on this website is not a conclusion about your company. Registration, reliefs and the tax due depend on the circumstances.
Tax consultancy
A tax consultancy engagement starts with the legal form, the licence, where the business operates and how income is earned. From there we identify which filings are likely to apply and what information is missing.
- Tax advisory for owners and finance teams
- Corporate Tax consultancy, including registration and return support
- VAT consultancy, including registration, returns and record-keeping
- Help reading a Federal Tax Authority request or a filing position
- Coordination with bookkeeping so the numbers used for tax can be traced
Corporate Tax
For a standard-rate taxable person, Corporate Tax is 0% on taxable income up to AED 375,000 and 9% on taxable income above that amount in the tax period. The threshold applies to taxable income, not to revenue.
A qualifying free zone person can access a 0% rate on qualifying income if the statutory conditions are met. That status is not automatic. Natural persons who carry on a business are subject to separate registration rules. We look at which category the business actually falls into rather than applying one rate to every client.
VAT
VAT is charged at a standard rate of 5% on taxable supplies, with a 0% rate and exemptions in specific cases set out in the VAT law. A UAE-resident business must register if the value of taxable supplies and imports exceeds AED 375,000 over the previous 12 months, or is expected to exceed that amount in the next 30 days. Voluntary registration can be available above AED 187,500.
Those thresholds do not apply in the same way to non-resident businesses. Whether you must register, and when, has to be checked against your supplies.
Compliance and advisory
Compliance work covers registration support, return preparation support and the records that sit behind a filing. Advisory work covers the questions that arise before a transaction: how a supply is likely to be treated, what a contract should record, or whether a relief might be available.
We separate the two. A filing is prepared from the records you hold. An advisory point is an analysis of the rules as they apply to a stated set of facts, and it can change if the facts or the law change.
Who we support
The practice is aimed at SME owners, founders and finance managers in the UAE. That includes trading companies, professional firms, contractors, hospitality operators, e-commerce businesses and property-related businesses. If a question sits outside the services we offer, we say so.
Questions about this service
How can a tax consultant help my business?
A tax consultant helps you identify which UAE tax obligations apply, what information the filing needs, and where the records do not yet support a position. The advice is based on your legal form, activity and figures, not on a generic checklist.
Is Corporate Tax the same as VAT?
No. VAT is a tax on supplies of goods and services, generally at 5% where the standard rate applies. Corporate Tax is a tax on taxable income. A business can have one, both, or in some situations neither, depending on the facts.
Can you handle both VAT and Corporate Tax?
Yes. Many SMEs need support with both. The engagements can be scoped together so the same set of accounts is used consistently, with each return prepared on its own rules.
Will you tell me exactly how much tax I owe on a first call?
Not from a short description. Tax depends on the records, the tax period and the specific rules. A consultation is the right place to define the question and the information required.
Related services
Corporate Tax
Corporate Tax registration, compliance and return support for UAE businesses, based on the current federal rules.
Corporate TaxVAT Services
VAT registration support, return support and practical compliance for UAE businesses that need the rules applied to their own supplies.
VAT ServicesBookkeeping
Monthly bookkeeping, bank reconciliation and financial reporting for UAE SMEs that need records they can rely on.
Bookkeeping
Tax comments on this page are general information based on Federal Tax Authority and Ministry of Finance publications. They are not a conclusion about your company. Rules and thresholds can change. Small Business Relief, as set in Ministerial Decision No. 73 of 2023, applies to tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2026. Check the Federal Tax Authority and the Ministry of Finance for any later update.