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Overview of UAE Corporate Tax Course

  • When will the UAE CT regime become effective?
  • What is the role of the Ministry of Finance?
  • What is Corporate Tax?
  • Why is the UAE introducing CT?
  • Will UAE CT apply to entities in each Emirate?
  • What is the role of the Federal Tax Authority?

Scope and Rates

  • How is business revenue/profit determined for UAE CT purposes?
  • What are the applicable UAE CT rates?
  • What constitutes "significant" multinational enterprises?
  • Who is subject to the UAE Corporate Tax?
  • How to determine if a legal entity conducts a "business" within the scope of UAE CT?
  • How to determine if an individual conducts a "business" within the scope of UAE CT?
  • Will individuals be subject to CT on investment returns?
  • Will income from specific financial institution deposits be subject to UAE CT?
  • Will an individual's salary income be subject to UAE CT?
  • Will a person holding a business license in the UAE be subject to UAE CT?
  • Will an individual investing in UAE real estate be subject to UAE CT?
  • If a business earns AED 400,000 in a given fiscal year, what is the payable UAE CT amount?
  • Will income earned by freelance professionals be subject to UAE CT?

Income Exempt from CT

  • What qualifies as a 'qualifying' shareholding?
  • Are intra-group dividends exempt from UAE CT?
  • Will individuals be exempt from UAE CT?
  • Will certain types of income be exempt from UAE CT?

Foreign Persons

  • Will foreign companies or individuals be subject to UAE CT?
  • Will income gained by a foreign investor be subject to UAE CT?

Free Zones

  • Will the UAE CT treatment differ for a Free Zone entity established in an Economic Free Zone?
  • Will a Free Zone entity be subject to UAE CT?
  • Will a Free Zone entity be required to register and submit a CT return?

Sectoral Fields

  • Will the real estate industry be subject to the UAE Corporate Tax Course?
  • Will the oil and gas sector and other extractive industries be subject to the UAE CT regime?
  • Will the financial sector be subject to the UAE CT regime?

Losses

  • Can excess CT losses be carried forward and utilized in future years?
  • Can a group utilize the tax losses of one group company against the taxable income of another?
  • Does the UAE CT program allow prior year losses to offset future taxable income?

Tax Grouping

  • Can a group of UAE companies form a 'fiscal unity' for UAE CT purposes?
  • What is withholding tax?
  • What is the withholding tax rate under the UAE CT regime?

Tax Credits

  • Will international CT paid on UAE-source income be recognized under the UAE CT regime?

Transfer Pricing

  • What are transfer pricing policies?
  • Do transfer pricing rules apply to UAE companies?

Administration

  • Will entities be required to register for UAE Corporate Tax purposes?
  • How frequently will UAE businesses need to file a CT return?
  • Must the CT return be submitted online?
  • Are entities required to pay tax in advance?
  • Are there penalties for non-compliance under the CT regime?
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