The UAE has a single customs space with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia as part of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
If you are planning to enter the Middle East market or are looking for the best place for a new trading company, it is best to register a company here:
• Logistic infrastructure • Zero Taxation • Ease of administration
Dubai is the business center of the Arab world.
• many diverse IT clusters, incubators, investors; • potential partners and talented employees; • large customer market within the implementation of Smart Dubai • simple legislation for the creation and operation of blockchain and crypto companies
If you need a place for a holding or management company business and you are ready to come to Dubai often —This is definitely the most profitable option in terms of income taxation, business and financial infrastructure.
Business in the UAE
What arethe advantages compared with “Classic” Jurisdictions?
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Business in the UAE
Types of companies
Mainland (local) company It is a company registered in the main part of the UAE. May have 100% foreign ownership. The main purpose of creation is to work with clients from UAE.
Requires a license, a physical office and a nominal professional service.
Offshore — company Registered in a special “offshore” zone (Jafza, Ajman, RAK). Today, the use of this type of company is advisable exclusively for specific tasks, such as optimizing taxes on the sale of real estate.
Can have 100% foreign ownership, however can NOT open any visas, have hired employees, rent an office. Offshore companies are not considered as a tool for conducting full-fledged business activities.
FreezOne Company Registered in the Free Economic Zone (there are about 50 different VEZs). May have 100% foreign ownership. The main purpose of creation is to work with clients registered in the VEZ or outside the UAE. Requires a license. Different VEZs may have their own requirements for registered companies.
Business in the UAE
Which VEZ to choose?
The choice of VEZ depends on the type of activity and your budget. VEZ differ in their specialization in business areas, the cost of company registration and administration requirements
It is a popular VEZ for trade, industrial and logistics companies.
DUBAI INTERNET CITY and DSO
Closed registers of shareholders for technology, IT- companies, development and distribution of digital content
DTEC
for startups
DMCC
It is a universal VEZ, one of the most prestigious, but also one of the most expensive.
Business in the UAE
What is needed to open and operate a company in the WEZ?
Business in the UAE
How to get a visa?
Get a job in a company in the UAE
Get a job
Get a job
Family members of beneficiaries or employees can also obtain a visa
Business in the UAE
Taxation
The minimum tax burden is a key feature of the UAE as an attractive business jurisdiction. Mostly it is close to the taxation of offshore jurisdictions.
At the same time, the UAE is not officially included in the list of offshore and, accordingly, does not create associated risks in the context of international taxation.
Business in the UAE
What are the advantages before
A1 is a team of experienced consultants with many years of experience working in Big 4 companies and leading law firms.
We help to structure a business through the UAE: from the development of the structure to its implementation, we provide accounting and preparation of all types of reporting.
We work so that you can focus on scaling your business.
Managing Partner (CEO and Co-Founder) A1 Consulting.
Prior to the founding of A1, Vladimir was the director of the tax and legal department of one of the Big 4 companies and the consulting department of Baker Tilly Ukraine AC.
Over the years of work in consulting, Vladimir has done more1000 projectsin Taxes and Corporate Finance for most companies on the Forbes Top 100 list.
Also from the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Vladimir founded the NGO “A1 Pomoga”, and coordinates charitable activities aimed at supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine and families who find themselves in difficult life circumstances.
Managing Partner (CEO and Co-Founder) A1 Consulting.
Prior to the founding of A1, Vladimir was the director of the tax and legal department of one of the Big 4 companies and the consulting department of Baker Tilly Ukraine AC.
Over the years of work in consulting, Vladimir has done more1000 projectsin taxes and corporate finance for most companies with Top 100 list of Forbes.
Also from the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Vladimir founded the NGO “A1 Pomoga”, and coordinates charitable activities aimed at supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine and families who find themselves in difficult life circumstances.
Yuriy's professional experience is more than 10 years of workin state bodies and leading law firms of Ukraine.
The main areas of Yuriy's practice are taxes, real estate, dispute resolution and representation of clients' interests in state bodies.
Yuriy participated in the implementation of a significant number of projects for national and international banks,as well as the largest agricultural and industrial companies of Ukraine. Before moving to Dubai last year, he was a lawyer at the Bar Association “Ilyashev & Partners”.
Yuriy's professional experience is more than 10 years of workin state bodies and leading law firms of Ukraine.
The main areas of Yuriy's practice are taxes, real estate, dispute resolution and representation of clients' interests in state bodies.
Yuriy participated in the implementation of a significant number of projects for national and international banks, as well as the largest agricultural and industrial companies of Ukraine.
Before moving to Dubai last year, he was a lawyer at the Bar Association“Ilyashev & Partners”.
Before making a decision to open a business in the UAE, we will help you decide on the possible options for the structure, the potential risks for the beneficiary and the group as a whole, the cost and the algorithm of action.
The consultation includes answers to the following questions:
