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Real Estate
The UAE real-estate sector includes residential and commercial developers, landlords, brokers, property managers, owners’ associations, facilities-management providers, and investment groups. A single group may develop off-plan apartments, lease c...
Common tax and finance risks include: - Treating all property sales or leases as if they had the same VAT t...
Read moreConstruction
Construction in the UAE covers main contractors, subcontractors, specialist trades, infrastructure companies, fit-out contractors, engineering firms, and project developers. Projects commonly run across multiple reporting periods and involve advan...
Common risk areas include: - Applying the wrong date-of-supply rule to continuous or staged construction su...
Read moreTrading
Trading businesses in the UAE range from importers and wholesale distributors to exporters, re-exporters, commodity traders, and businesses selling through local warehouses or designated zones. Their transaction chain can include overseas supplier...
Common issues include: - Applying zero-rating to exports without retaining the required evidence that the g...
Read moreRetail
Retail in the UAE includes independent shops, supermarket groups, fashion and electronics chains, franchisees, mall stores, pop-up outlets, and omnichannel businesses that sell in-store and online. The sector produces a high volume of small transa...
Common risk areas include: - POS tax codes that are inconsistent across branches, product categories, promo...
Read moreTechnology
The UAE technology sector includes software houses, SaaS providers, cloud and hosting businesses, IT consultants, app developers, cybersecurity firms, digital platforms, and companies licensing software or intellectual property across borders. Rev...
Common issues include: - Applying one VAT rate to all international customers without analysing place of su...
Read moreHealthcare
Healthcare in the UAE includes hospitals, clinics, day-surgery centres, diagnostic laboratories, pharmacies, medical equipment suppliers, healthcare management companies, and providers serving insured and self-paying patients. A single provider ma...
Common risks include: - Treating every service provided by a clinic or hospital as zero-rated without check...
Read moreLogistics
Logistics in the UAE covers freight forwarders, customs brokers, shipping agents, road transport operators, courier networks, warehousing providers, fulfilment centres, and third-party logistics businesses. A single shipment can involve transport...
Common issues include: - Applying zero-rating to all charges linked to international cargo without assessin...
Read moreHospitality
Hospitality in the UAE includes hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, restaurants, cafés, catering companies, event venues, and cloud kitchens. Revenue can arise from rooms, food and beverages, events, room service, delivery, service charges, depo...
Common risk areas include: - Inconsistent VAT coding across room revenue, food and beverage, events, cateri...
Read moreE-Commerce
E-commerce in the UAE includes direct-to-consumer stores, marketplace sellers, subscription commerce, dropshipping models, social-commerce sellers, and businesses fulfilling orders through local or overseas warehouses. A single order may involve a...
Common issues include: - Recording net marketplace payouts as revenue without separately accounting for gro...
Read moreFree Zone Companies
Free-zone businesses in the UAE include trading entities, service providers, manufacturers, holding companies, regional headquarters, branches, and groups with operations inside and outside the free zone. The tax analysis must distinguish the comp...
Common risks include: - Assuming all income of a free-zone entity automatically qualifies for the 0% Corpor...
Read moreManufacturing
Manufacturing in the UAE includes food and beverage producers, packaging factories, metal and plastics processors, chemical and materials businesses, assembly plants, industrial equipment makers, and contract manufacturers. Production usually comb...
Common issues include: - Differences between customs declarations, import records, purchase ledgers, and VA...
Read moreProfessional Services
Professional-services businesses in the UAE include consultancies, law firms, engineering and architecture practices, marketing agencies, recruitment firms, accounting firms, and advisory businesses. They commonly bill through retainers, time shee...
Common issues include: - Applying a domestic VAT rate or overseas treatment without analysing the actual cu...
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