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UAE Tax Laws - Corporate Tax, VAT, DMTT, Free Zone Rules & Treaties

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Official UAE Tax Laws texts, structured for research

UAE Tax Laws publishes the source legislation and tax treaties of UAE - parsed from official texts and organised with article-level navigation, cross-references between laws and treaties, powerful search with filters, and update tracking. Built for tax advisors, corporations, and academic institutions who need the exact wording of the law, not a paraphrase.

UAE Corporate Tax (CIT) - 9% rate, QFZP, small business relief, groups

UAE VAT - registration, returns, invoicing, input tax recovery, refunds

DMTT & Pillar Two - Federal Decree-Law 60/2023, top-up tax, GloBE

Transfer Pricing - master file, local file, CbCR, related parties

Tax Procedures - assessments, audits, penalties, voluntary disclosure

FATCA & CRS - due diligence, reporting obligations, financial institutions

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GCC tax laws by jurisdiction

Every GCC jurisdiction, parsed from its official gazette and structured to the article level.

United Arab Emirates

UAE VAT, the 9% Corporate Tax (CIT), free-zone rules, and FTA decisions, with excise and customs alongside the treaties the UAE has signed.

Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Saudi VAT, Zakat and income tax, ZATCA circulars and e-invoicing, real-estate transaction tax, and the Saudi double-tax treaties.

Kuwait

Kuwait corporate income tax, the National Labour Support and Zakat contributions, and the Kuwait network of tax treaties.

Qatar

Qatar income tax and withholding rules, General Tax Authority guidance, and the treaties Qatar applies to cross-border income.

Oman

Oman VAT, corporate income tax and withholding tax, Tax Authority guidance, and the Oman double-taxation agreements.

Bahrain

Bahrain VAT and the domestic minimum top-up tax (DMTT), NBR guidance, and the Bahrain tax-treaty network.

GCC tax laws by topic

Jump straight to a tax type and read the governing text with cross-references and update history.

VAT

Value Added Tax across the GCC: registration, supplies and place-of-supply rules, zero-rating and exemptions, and e-invoicing.

Corporate Income Tax (CIT)

The UAE 9% Corporate Tax and equivalent regimes: scope, free-zone treatment, exemptions, and filing obligations.

Zakat & Income Tax

Saudi Zakat and income tax, Kuwait and Qatar income tax, and withholding tax on cross-border payments.

Transfer Pricing & Pillar Two

Master file, local file, CbCR and the arms-length standard, with the GCC roll-out of Pillar Two, QDMTT and the global minimum tax.

Customs & Excise

The GCC common customs framework, tariffs and exemptions, and excise tax on tobacco, energy drinks and sweetened beverages.

Tax Treaties & DTAA

Double-taxation avoidance agreements between GCC states and their partners: dividends, interest, royalties and permanent establishment.