On 9 December 2022, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance (MoF) published Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses (pdf) (Corporate Tax Law).
The Corporate Tax Law provides the legislative framework for a federal corporate tax in the UAE on the net profits of corporations and other businesses. It is supplemented by 158 Frequently Asked Questions to initially provide further detail on specific matters pending publication of further formal guidance. The Corporate Tax Law will be effective for financial periods starting on or after 1 June 2023.
A more detailed Alert regarding the technical and administrative features of the Corporate Tax Law will follow in due course.
For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following:
EY Consulting LLC, Dubai
Rajan Parmar, UAE Tax Market Segment Leader
Wadih Abounasr, MENA Business Tax Services Leader
Chris Lord, MENA Tax Markets Leader
Guy Taylor, MENA Transfer Pricing Leader
Adil Rao, International Tax and Transaction Services
Barry Magill, International Tax and Transaction Services
Mina Al-Khudairi, International Tax and Transaction Services
Hannah Shipley, Business Tax Advisory
Mohamed Araji, Business Tax Advisory
Koen Desloover, Global Compliance and Reporting
Mohammed El Swefy, Business Tax Advisory
Neil Allmark, International Tax and Transaction Services
Brandon George, International Tax and Transaction Services
Ernst & Young LLP (United States), Middle East Tax Desk, New York
- Asmaa Ali
For a full listing of contacts and email addresses, please click on the Tax News Update: Global Edition (GTNU) version of this Alert.
