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Contributing to global anti-money laundering efforts and combating financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) strives to fully implement the standards set by the International Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The UAE government passed a new regulation on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (CFT),…

Expense recovery is a common operation in business transactions. A party may incur expenses and subsequently recover such expenses from another party. The recovery of expenses depends on whether the recovery is a “disbursement” or “reimbursement”. To determine whether a recovery is a disbursement or reimbursement, it is to establish…

You may have decided on the most lucrative type of business venture in Dubai, registered the company and paid for the license, but the fun doesn’t stop there! Government compliance regulations are a whole new world that you need to embrace in order to ensure your company stays open and…

What is a Tax Invoice A tax invoice is a written or an electronic document which records the details of a standard-rated taxable supply. A VAT-registered person or business must issue an original tax invoice to the recipient of a standard-rated supply of goods or services or a deemed supply…

The European Union, in March 2019, added UAE in their blacklist of non-cooperative tax jurisdiction, due to which Cabinet of Ministers passed resolution No. 31 of 2019 concerning Economic Substance Regulations. However, thanks to ESR, EU has now removed UAE from the blacklist. Economic Substance Regulations are set in place…