Tax Advisory — UAE & KSA
Corporate tax, VAT, Zakat and e-invoicing compliance across two different regimes, handled by one senior advisory team instead of two disconnected local agents. If your business operates in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, or both, FMCA's tax practice covers registration, filing, and ongoing compliance for every one of these obligations.
Reviewed by FMCA's Senior Tax Advisory Team — registered FTA tax agents serving clients across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Corporate tax and VAT registration, filing and ongoing compliance, kept current against 2026's moving deadlines.
FTA registration, annual return preparation and filing, and health checks for businesses unsure if their current filings are accurate.
Assessment of eligibility (under AED 3 million revenue) and preparation for the transition once relief ends on 31 December 2026.
Mandatory and voluntary VAT registration, periodic return filing, and refund claims where input tax exceeds output tax.
Implementation support for the e-invoicing mandate, live since July 2026, including system readiness and reporting format checks.
Corporate income tax, Zakat and VAT compliance under ZATCA's 2026 enforcement push — coordinated with your UAE filings, not handled separately.
Registration and filing for foreign-owned entities subject to corporate income tax, and Zakat assessment and filing for Saudi and GCC-owned entities.
Master File and Local File documentation for related-party transactions, coordinated across UAE and KSA from one team.
15% VAT registration and filing, plus Fatoora e-invoicing compliance under ZATCA's stricter 2026 enforcement standards.
Specialized Services
Six further areas of tax work, each with its own dedicated page.
UAE and Saudi tax rules are not variations of the same system — businesses operating in both markets typically end up with two disconnected local advisors, each aware of only half the picture.
Different thresholds apply in each country — a UAE-only advisor won't flag a KSA obligation, or vice versa.
Missing either country's deadlines while focused on the other is a real risk for cross-border operators.
KSA's Zakat is an entirely different concept from UAE Corporate Tax — a UAE-focused advisor typically has no framework for it at all.
One advisory team covering both regimes means registration timing, related-party transactions, and cross-border structuring decisions are made with full visibility — not coordinated after the fact between two separate firms. New entities in particular need this from day one: forming a company triggers immediate CT, VAT or Zakat registration obligations, which is why our formation and tax teams work from the same file.
Our Approach
FMCA's tax practice is led by registered FTA tax agents with real Dubai and Riyadh office presence — not a UAE firm subcontracting KSA work to a third party.
How We Work
Illustrative scenarios based on the kind of work we do — not descriptions of specific named clients.
Corporate tax registration completed and first return filed on time despite incomplete historical records at engagement start.
Eligibility correctly assessed and elected, avoiding unnecessary early registration costs ahead of the December 2026 deadline.
VAT (UAE) and Zakat/VAT (KSA) filings coordinated under one advisory team instead of two separate local agents.
FAQ
Every UAE business pays 0% corporate tax on its first AED 375,000 of taxable income, but registration with the FTA is still required regardless of revenue.
Businesses currently electing relief will move to standard 9% corporate tax on income over AED 375,000 from the following tax period — we assess this transition individually, since the right timing depends on your specific revenue trajectory.
Mandatory once taxable supplies exceed AED 375,000 in a 12-month period; voluntary registration is available earlier and is sometimes advantageous for recovering input VAT.
Zakat applies to Saudi and GCC-owned share of a business, calculated on a Zakat base rather than net income; foreign-owned shares are instead subject to corporate income tax. Most KSA entities with mixed ownership face both.
Yes — this is the specific gap FMCA's dual-market tax practice exists to close, with real Dubai and Riyadh office presence rather than a referral arrangement.
UAE e-invoicing (live since July 2026) and KSA's Fatoora system both require structured electronic invoice formats rather than PDF or paper invoices. Applicability is being phased in by business size and sector — we confirm your specific timeline.
Both the FTA and ZATCA apply late-filing and late-payment penalties, and repeated non-compliance increases audit likelihood. If a deadline has already been missed, earlier action reduces the eventual penalty exposure — worth a call rather than waiting.
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