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How much does corporate tax uae cost in Dubai and the UAE?

Corporate tax and VAT in Dubai and the UAE typically costs AED 400–2,500. On Taskly you describe what you need for free, people who have done it send offers with their own price, and you pick one. Taskly holds your money until the task is done, and you can report a problem before it’s released.

Typical price: AED 400–2,500
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5 examples written by Taskly from what people search for in Dubai and the UAE. Real tasks look like these.

“Corporate tax registration in the UAE for my freelance income”
I need help with corporate tax registration in the UAE as an individual freelancer. My turnover may pass AED 1 million this year. I'm a management consultant in Abu Dhabi on a freelance licence, billing clients across the Gulf, and I keep reading that natural persons have their own rules and deadline.
What I'd like: a video call to go through my invoices and confirm whether and when I need to register, then screen-share help while I register on EmaraTax myself. After that, a short note on what records to keep and what my first return will need. I'm not after a long engagement, just this set-up done correctly.
AED 900
- Review of 2026 turnover against the AED 1 million test
- Screen-share while I register on EmaraTax
- Short note on records and first-return needs
For: Freelance consultant in Abu Dhabi near the turnover threshold
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“File our first corporate tax return as a free zone company”
We need help to file our first corporate tax return in the UAE as a free zone company. We also want to know if the 0% qualifying rate applies. We're a three-person software firm in a Dubai free zone. Our financial year ended in March, the return is due in about eight weeks, and our audited statements are ready. Most revenue is from clients outside the UAE, with a little from mainland companies.
What we need: a review of our Zoho Books accounts and invoices against the qualifying free zone conditions, a draft return with workings, and a 60-minute call before we submit on EmaraTax. We make the final decisions and file it ourselves. Tell us how many free zone returns you've prepared.
AED 2,200
- Review of revenue against qualifying free zone conditions
- Draft corporate tax return with workings
- 60-minute walkthrough call before we file
For: Small free zone software company filing its first UAE return
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“Prepare a corporate tax return for my UAE mainland trading LLC”
I need this year's corporate tax return prepared in the right format for my UAE mainland trading LLC. It should include a small business relief check. We sell building materials in Sharjah, revenue was about AED 2.4 million in the year to June, and our accountant left before year-end. The books are in Tally, mostly up to date, with a few months of bank entries still to match.
What I'd like: tidy the trial balance enough to compute taxable income, confirm whether small business relief applies, prepare the return with workings, and walk me through it on a call before I submit on EmaraTax. I make the final decisions. If the accounts need more than a few hours of cleanup, say so in your offer.
AED 1,800
- Cleaned trial balance and taxable income workings
- Small business relief eligibility note
- Return prepared for me to submit
- Walkthrough call
For: Owner of a small mainland trading company in Sharjah
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“Corporate tax filing for a UAE holding company with no revenue”
I need a simple, fixed-cost corporate tax filing for a UAE holding company that earned almost no revenue last year. I set up a small holding company in Ras Al Khaimah to hold my shares in a family business abroad. It has a bank account, one small dividend and a few admin expenses, and the full-service packages I've been quoted feel oversized.
What I need: help confirming the company's tax period and what the return needs to show, simple financial statements prepared from the bank statements, and a 45-minute call while I complete the return on EmaraTax. I'm not looking for structuring ideas, just a correct, simple filing. Please quote a fixed price.
AED 800
- Simple financial statements built from bank statements
- Note on what the return needs to show
- 45-minute call while I file on EmaraTax
For: Individual owner of a small UAE holding company
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“Calculate taxes for my small business, first VAT return in Ajman”
I need help to calculate taxes for my small business and prepare our first VAT return in Ajman. We run a print and signage shop, registered for VAT a few months ago after passing the AED 375,000 threshold, and our first quarter closed recently. I'm not confident about which purchase invoices we can claim input VAT on, or how to treat a few customers in Dubai free zones.
What I'd like: review our sales and purchase registers in Excel, flag invoices that don't meet the rules, prepare the VAT 201 figures, and stay on a video call while I submit it on EmaraTax. A simple monthly checklist for next time would help.
AED 900
- Reviewed sales and purchase registers with flagged invoices
- Prepared VAT 201 figures
- Video call while I submit on EmaraTax
- Monthly VAT checklist
For: Owner of a newly VAT-registered print shop in Ajman
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The price where you are

Typical ranges from public market prices, November 2026. Every Tasker sets their own price in their offer.

United States$100–600Called “Business tax returns (PTIN holder)”
CanadaC$100–700Called “GST/HST registration”
UAEAED 400–2,500You are here
India₹1,000–8,000Called “GST registration and returns”

Good questions

What people ask before they post this in Dubai and the UAE.

01
How much does corporate tax and VAT cost in Dubai and the UAE?
Usually AED 400–2,500. Each Tasker names their own price in their offer, so you see the cost before you agree to anything.
02
When does an individual in the UAE fall under corporate tax?
Generally when turnover from business activity, such as freelancing or a sole establishment, exceeds AED 1 million in a calendar year. Salary, personal investment income and personal real estate income are usually outside this.
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What do I need to register on EmaraTax as an individual?
An EmaraTax account, your Emirates ID and passport details, your trade or freelance licence if you have one, and contact details. Turnover records help confirm the registration timing.
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Do all free zone companies pay 0% corporate tax?
No. The 0% rate applies only to qualifying income of a qualifying free zone person that meets conditions such as adequate substance, audited accounts and limits on non-qualifying revenue. Other income can be taxed at 9%.
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When is a UAE corporate tax return due?
Within nine months of the end of the tax period. A company whose financial year ends in March files by the end of December the same year.
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What is small business relief under UAE corporate tax?
A relief resident businesses can elect when revenue stays at or below AED 3 million in the current and previous tax periods, so they are treated as having no taxable income. It covers tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2026.
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How does paying work?
Posting is free. When you accept an offer you pay the agreed price. Your money is held by Taskly until you confirm the task is done. If you don’t, it’s released three days after your Tasker marks it finished — unless you report a problem.
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Who are the Taskers?
People who have done what you need: worked at the company, passed the exam, made the move. Every Tasker is reviewed and approved by a person before they work.
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What can’t a Tasker do here?
Taskers help you prepare and understand. You file from your own account; nobody on Taskly represents you to a tax authority.

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Done this before? Be the first Tasker for “Corporate tax and VAT” in Dubai and the UAE.

How people ask for it

“Corporate tax registration in the UAE for my freelance income”

“File our first corporate tax return as a free zone company”

“Prepare a corporate tax return for my UAE mainland trading LLC”

“Corporate tax filing for a UAE holding company with no revenue”

“Calculate taxes for my small business, first VAT return in Ajman”

The price where you are

Good questions

How much does corporate tax and VAT cost in Dubai and the UAE?

When does an individual in the UAE fall under corporate tax?

What do I need to register on EmaraTax as an individual?

Do all free zone companies pay 0% corporate tax?

When is a UAE corporate tax return due?

What is small business relief under UAE corporate tax?

How does paying work?

Who are the Taskers?

What can’t a Tasker do here?

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