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in Abu Dhabi
Bestax helps Abu Dhabi companies calculate, file and manage UAE taxes with one team responsible for the work.
We review your accounting records, transactions and tax position before preparing a return or giving advice, so the numbers submitted to the Federal Tax Authority match the business behind them.
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Tax Consultancy in Abu Dhabi
Tax Consultancy in Abu Dhabi That Handles the Work, Not Just the Advice
Our tax consultancy in Abu Dhabi is built for businesses that need a clear answer and someone to carry it through to the filing, calculation or correction. Bestax can work with your internal finance team or take responsibility for the tax process directly.
If your accounting records need to be cleaned before the tax work starts, Bestax can connect the engagement with our Accounting Firms in Abu Dhabi service so the tax computation is based on complete records.
Our Scope
Tax Services We Handle for Abu Dhabi Businesses
Bestax can work with your internal finance team or take responsibility for the tax process directly.
- Corporate Tax registration and profile review
- Corporate Tax computation and year-end tax adjustments
- Corporate Tax return preparation and filing
- Transfer pricing review and benchmarking
- Related-party and connected-person transaction review
- VAT registration, returns and transaction advice
- Tax loss and relief review
- Free-zone Corporate Tax position review
- Small Business Relief eligibility review where relevant
- FTA clarification and correspondence support
- Tax audit, assessment and record-readiness support
- Tax planning for restructures, new transactions and business growth
Corporate Tax Computation
Corporate Tax Computation in Abu Dhabi
Corporate tax computation in Abu Dhabi starts with the business accounting income, not simply turnover or the amount shown in the bank account. The FTA states that taxable income is based on accounting net profit or loss after the adjustments required by the Corporate Tax Law.
Bestax prepares the computation before the return is filed. We reconcile the financial statements to the tax calculation and review the adjustments that apply to the company instead of applying one standard template to every business.
Current UAE Corporate Tax rates
- on taxable income up to AED 375,000
- 0%on taxable income up to AED 375,000
- on taxable income above AED 375,000
- 9%on taxable income above AED 375,000
For a standard taxable person, the general rates are 0% on taxable income up to AED 375,000 and 9% on taxable income above AED 375,000. Free-zone treatment and other special rules require a separate review and should not be assumed from the trade licence alone.
If your business has not completed its Corporate Tax registration, use our Corporate Tax Registration Services before the filing stage.
What the computation covers
- Accounting income and year-end financial statements
- Exempt income where the legal conditions are met
- Non-deductible or restricted expenses
- Interest deduction rules where relevant
- Tax losses available for utilisation or carry-forward
- Reliefs and elections that apply to the tax period
- Related-party and connected-person adjustments
- Free-zone qualifying and non-qualifying income where relevant
- Foreign tax credit or permanent establishment issues where relevant
- Final taxable income and Corporate Tax payable
Return Filing
Corporate Tax Return Filing in Abu Dhabi
Corporate tax return filing in Abu Dhabi is a separate step from calculating the tax. The return is submitted to the Federal Tax Authority through EmaraTax and contains tax, accounting and disclosure information for the relevant tax period.
The FTA requires Corporate Tax returns and the related tax payment within nine months from the end of the tax period. Bestax prepares the return from the final tax computation, checks the required schedules and disclosures, and keeps the supporting working papers organised in case the FTA asks for more information.
9 months
from the end of the tax period, for the return and the payment
Businesses that only need the filing service can go directly to our Corporate Tax Return Filing service for return preparation and EmaraTax submission support.
How we prepare and file the return
- Confirm the tax period and filing deadline
- Reconcile accounting records to the tax computation
- Review elections, exemptions and reliefs used in the return
- Complete related-party and connected-person disclosures where required
- Review tax losses and interest limitation schedules where relevant
- Complete free-zone schedules where relevant
- Prepare the EmaraTax return and supporting records
- Review the final tax liability before submission
- File the return and provide the filing record to management
Transfer Pricing
Transfer Pricing Benchmarking in Abu Dhabi
Transfer pricing benchmarking in Abu Dhabi helps a business support the price, margin, fee or return used in transactions with related parties. UAE transfer pricing rules apply to relevant domestic and cross-border related-party and connected-person transactions, including transactions involving mainland companies, free-zone entities and overseas group companies.
Bestax reviews the transaction first, then selects the transfer pricing method and benchmarking approach that fits the facts. A benchmark is useful only when the comparable companies or transactions genuinely support the function, assets and risks of the tested business.
For Local File, Master File, benchmarking and wider related-party support, connect this section to our Transfer Pricing Services.
The benchmarking sequence
- Identify related parties and connected persons
- Map intercompany services, goods, loans, royalties and management charges
- Review contracts and actual conduct between group companies
- Select the appropriate transfer pricing method
- Define the tested party and financial indicator where relevant
- Search and screen suitable comparables
- Calculate the arm’s length range
- Compare the company result with the benchmark
- Recommend pricing or year-end adjustment where needed
- Prepare supporting analysis for the Corporate Tax file
Before You Sign
Tax Planning Before the Transaction Is Signed
Tax planning works best before a new contract, restructuring or group transaction is completed. Bestax reviews the expected accounting and tax result so management can understand the compliance impact before money moves or documents are signed.
For broader Corporate Tax planning and transaction advice, use our Corporate Tax Consultancy service.
Where planning changes the result
- New company or branch structures
- Share transfers and business restructures
- Group reorganisations
- Related-party financing
- Management and service charges
- Asset transfers and disposals
- Cross-border expansion
- Free-zone and mainland transactions
- Permanent establishment exposure for foreign businesses
Free Zones
Free-Zone Corporate Tax Support in Abu Dhabi
- ADGM
- Masdar City
Abu Dhabi has major free-zone environments, including ADGM and Masdar City. A free-zone company is still within the UAE Corporate Tax framework. A company seeking Qualifying Free Zone Person treatment must meet the legal conditions and complete the required compliance steps for the relevant period.
Bestax reviews qualifying activities, excluded activities, customer and counterparty status, related-party pricing, substance, financial statements and de minimis exposure before relying on a 0% result. The FTA also issued additional QFZP compliance procedures in 2026, so an old free-zone tax memo should not be treated as permanent.
Beyond the Return
Tax Positions That Need More Than a Filed Return
Four places where the tax result is decided by the records behind the return rather than by the return itself.
VAT and Corporate Tax Should Reconcile
VAT and Corporate Tax are separate taxes, but the records behind them often overlap. Revenue, purchases, imports, credit notes and related-party entries that appear differently across the VAT returns, financial statements and Corporate Tax return can create questions that should be resolved before filing. We do not force the numbers to match when the law requires a different tax treatment, but we make sure the reason is documented.
For VAT-specific registrations, returns, refunds and transaction reviews, see our VAT Consultants in Abu Dhabi.
Tax Support for Related-Party and Group Transactions
Groups often create tax risk through ordinary transactions rather than unusual schemes. Management fees, shareholder loans, shared staff, rent, software charges and centralised services all need clear agreements, accounting treatment and arm’s length support where transfer pricing rules apply. Bestax reviews the transaction chain from contract to ledger entry to tax return, which keeps the transfer pricing file, Corporate Tax computation and accounting records aligned.
Large Multinational Groups and UAE DMTT
The UAE Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax applies to UAE constituent entities that form part of multinational groups with annual global revenue of EUR 750 million or more in at least two of the four financial years immediately before the relevant year, for financial years starting on or after 1 January 2025. For groups near or above this threshold, Bestax can coordinate the UAE tax data, entity information and accounting work the wider group tax process needs.
EUR 750mglobal revenue threshold
FTA Queries, Tax Audits and Tax Agent Support
An FTA query should be answered from the same records that support the original filing. Bestax helps businesses organise the tax computation, invoices, contracts, related-party records and accounting evidence before preparing a response, so the response, filing history and technical position remain consistent throughout the FTA process.
For formal FTA representation and tax-agent support, see our Tax Agent in Dubai service.
Our Tax Service Process in Abu Dhabi
Six steps, from the first question to a working file the next FTA query can be answered from.
Scope the tax issue
We confirm whether the immediate need is computation, filing, transfer pricing, VAT, an FTA matter or a wider tax review.
Review the records
We request only the records needed for the engagement, including financial statements, trial balance, contracts, prior returns and group information where relevant.
Identify the tax treatment
We map the facts to current FTA guidance, UAE tax law and the elections or reliefs available to the business.
Prepare the calculation or filing
We complete the tax computation, return, benchmarking analysis, disclosure or response required for the issue.
Review with management
We explain the result, tax payable, key assumptions and any action needed before submission.
Submit and keep the file ready
We complete the agreed filing or support the implementation and maintain a clear working file for future FTA questions.
One Accountable Team
Why Choose Bestax for Abu Dhabi Tax Support?
Bestax combines tax work with the accounting and audit records that support it. This reduces the gap between the adviser calculating the tax and the finance team holding the numbers.
- Corporate Tax, VAT and transfer pricing under one team
- Accounting clean-up available before tax filing
- Clear explanations for management and finance teams
- Support for FTA questions after the return is filed
Our Strength in Numbers
- Years of UAE tax and accounting experience
- 10+Years of UAE tax and accounting experience
- Professionals across tax, accounting and audit
- 35+Professionals across tax, accounting and audit
- Clients supported across the UAE
- 1,000+Clients supported across the UAE
Other Bestax Services
Every service this page hands off to, in one place.
VAT Consultants in Abu Dhabi
VAT-specific registrations, returns, refunds and transaction reviews.
Corporate Tax Registration
Complete the Corporate Tax registration before the filing stage.
Corporate Tax Return Filing
Return preparation and EmaraTax submission support on its own.
Transfer Pricing Services
Local File, Master File, benchmarking and wider related-party support.
Corporate Tax Consultancy
Broader Corporate Tax planning and transaction advice.
Tax Agent in Dubai
Formal FTA representation and tax-agent support.
Accounting Firms in Abu Dhabi
Accounting records cleaned before the tax work starts.
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