Tax law
Our tax lawyers provide strategic and practical solutions for companies and individuals doing business in the UAE. We specialize in tax planning, optimizing liabilities, and complying with local and international tax regulations. Understanding the dynamics of tax legislation in the UAE, our team helps clients not only avoid risks, but also extract maximum benefits from existing tax regimes, including free zones and double tax treaties.
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We help to start a business in the UAE and the Gulf countries, and also provide support on a wide range of issues.
Our cases
Analysis of legal aspects and prospects for starting a business selling wooden furniture in the UAE
Conducted a detailed analysis and prepared a report reflecting the options for incorporating the company, expenses and requirements of UAE legislation when registering a new company selling wooden furniture, tax analysis, seller's obligations imposed by UAE consumer protection legislation, described customs procedures for import and export of goods. The analysis formed the basis for the client's strategic decision to enter the UAE and invest.
Analysis of a corporate structure in which various functions (game development and publishing, NFT trading) are distributed among companies in different jurisdictions
Prepared a tax burden forecast for two interdependent companies - a holding and an operating one, in which we assessed the tax consequences of different ways of structuring a business and setting up cash flows. Prepared a map for minimizing tax risks and risks of losing corporate control. Based on the analysis results, we prepared a set of contractual instruments for protecting investor interests (options, SHA, changes to the Charter).
Analysis of the tax implications of becoming a tax resident in Spain
We compared the tax implications of all client income from all jurisdictions in various scenarios (maintaining non-resident status, obtaining resident status, or using the "Beckham Law" benefits for remote workers). We described all withholding taxes in all jurisdictions, all benefits available in each jurisdiction (including foreign tax credit and restrictions on its use), the client's asset restructuring options and potential risks, as well as the procedure for obtaining Spanish resident status and the "Beckham Law" benefits.
Assessing the structuring of personal assets to generate income as a tax resident in Portugal
Conducted an analysis and assessed tax, sanctions and counter-sanction risks associated with various asset structuring methods (primarily assets in the UAE). The analysis helped the client choose the optimal jurisdiction for establishing a personal company and adjust cash flows in order to maximize the beneficial effect of tax incentives in all jurisdictions involved.
Developing a corporate structure that allowed the client to launch the game in the UAE
We developed an optimal corporate structure for the client, helped to effectively distribute assets between legal entities in the UAE and the Russian Federation, and provided the client with the opportunity to apply a tax benefit on profit tax under the IP-BOX regime in the UAE.
Corporate Structure Analysis
We prepared a tax burden forecast for two interdependent companies - a holding company and an operating company (in the EU and Hong Kong), in which we assessed the tax consequences of different ways of structuring a business and setting up cash flows. Our team also made a map of minimizing tax risks and risks of losing corporate control. Based on the analysis results, we prepared a set of contractual instruments for protecting investor interests (options, SHA, changes to the Charter).