Tax
QFZP Tax Advisory
Qualifying Free Zone Person status is not a box you tick on a licence — it is a position you have to meet and keep meeting. We assess whether your entity qualifies, review the income and substance behind it, and document the position so it holds.
Why it matters
Why QFZP Tax Advisory matters
Free zone treatment is the single biggest tax question most free zone entities face, and the answer depends on facts that change as a business grows.
Status is tested, not granted
Qualifying treatment depends on what your entity actually does and earns. A licence alone does not settle it.
Income has to be looked at line by line
Different revenue streams can be treated differently. Knowing which is which is the work.
Substance is a live requirement
Where your people, premises and decisions sit matters, and it needs to be evidenced rather than asserted.
What we provide
What the engagement covers
Status assessment
A structured review of whether your entity meets the conditions for qualifying treatment as it currently operates.
Income analysis
Your revenue streams reviewed and categorised, so you know which parts of the business sit where.
Substance review
People, premises and decision-making examined against what the position requires, with gaps identified.
Documentation
The position written up with the reasoning and evidence behind it, so it can be defended rather than re-argued.
Structural options
Where the current shape does not support the position you want, we set out what would.
Outcomes
What you get
A clear answer on where your entity actually stands
Revenue streams categorised rather than assumed
Substance gaps identified while there is time to fix them
A documented position that holds up under review
Who it is for
Built for businesses like yours
Free zone entities considering their corporate tax position
Businesses with mixed mainland and free zone revenue
Groups with free zone entities inside a wider structure
Companies whose activity has changed since licensing
Questions
QFZP Tax Advisory: common questions
No. Qualifying Free Zone Person status is a UAE free zone regime; Pillar Two is the global minimum top-up tax that applies to large multinational groups. They are separate questions and we treat them separately.
That is usually the right order. We assess the position as things stand, then set out what would need to change if you want a different outcome.
A written position covering the conditions, how your entity meets them, the income analysis behind it and the evidence supporting substance.
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