Dubai and the UAE
Corporate Tax Advisory and Compliance in Dubai
PLS supports businesses in Dubai and across the UAE with Corporate Tax registration, accounting preparation, tax calculations and annual return filing support. Start with your business activities, financial year and the question or filing requirement you need to address.
Corporate Tax support from records to return
PLS helps businesses prepare for Corporate Tax registration and annual compliance by connecting their accounting records, business activities and supporting documents. An engagement can cover registration, a specific advisory question, annual tax calculations or Corporate Tax return filing support.
- Registration and tax-period review. Review the entity details, business activities, financial year and existing FTA registration or correspondence.
- Accounts and tax calculations. Reconcile the trial balance and financial statements, identify relevant accounting-to-tax adjustments and prepare supporting calculations.
- Return preparation and filing support. Prepare the return information and relevant schedules, review outstanding questions and agree the submission responsibilities and authorisation.
- Transaction-specific advice. Review the facts behind a deduction, income item, related-party arrangement or proposed transaction. Free-zone, grouping or restructuring questions can be included in an agreed advisory scope.
How the engagement works
- Establish the position. Confirm the legal entity, tax period, registration status, records available and relevant filing or payment dates.
- Prepare and explain. Work through the accounts and transaction documents, record the proposed treatment and identify information needed to complete the calculations.
- Review and complete. Discuss the workings and return information with you, resolve the agreed review points and retain a clear record of the completed work.
What you receive
The deliverables are set out in the engagement. For annual compliance work, these can include a Corporate Tax computation, supporting adjustment schedules, a return-preparation summary and a list of matters requiring your confirmation. An advisory review provides a written explanation of the question considered, the information reviewed and the recommended next steps.
Records for your first discussion
- Business activities, legal structure, trade licence and financial-year dates.
- Corporate Tax registration details, previous returns and relevant FTA correspondence.
- Available financial statements, trial balance and general ledger.
- Contracts and records for the transactions you want reviewed.
- Details of related parties, other group entities and any proposed changes.
Common questions
Can you work with our existing accountant?
Yes. We can agree how the accounting team will provide records, address reconciliation questions and review proposed adjustments. The respective preparation, approval and submission responsibilities are established at the start.
Can I enquire before the accounts are complete?
Yes. Share the records available and your financial-year dates. We can identify the information still needed and agree whether accounting preparation, a targeted review or annual filing support is the appropriate starting point.
Can you review one transaction without preparing the whole return?
Yes. Describe the transaction, the parties and the question to be resolved. We can agree a separate advisory review and explain how its conclusions should be reflected in the wider accounting or tax process.
Further guidance
The FTA publishes the official Corporate Tax registration requirements and Corporate Tax Return Guide. For practical explanations by Dr. Ahmad Helwani, explore UAE Taxes Corporate Tax guidance.
Your adviser
Dr. Ahmad Helwani is Managing Partner at PLS Accounting and an FTA Tax Agent for VAT and Corporate Tax with Bonnard Lawson Dubai. Read his professional biography for his background and check the FTA registered tax-agent directory to verify current registered tax-agent details.
Enquiries are welcome in English or Arabic. The work, responsibilities and written deliverables are agreed around your business and the records available.