Dubai is reportedly planning to reintroduce a 30% alcohol sales tax effective 1 January 2025, reversing a policy that suspended the tax in 2023 to boost tourism. The announcement, communicated by major alcohol distributors MMI and African+

Dubai has released Administrative Decree No. 107 of 2024, detailing the application of a 20% annual tax on foreign banks' taxable income. The tax applies to all foreign banks operating in Dubai, including those in special development and free

The UAE Ministry of Finance has announced that it has updated certain provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses on 9 December 2024. These amendments include introduction of a Domestic Minimum

The Bahrain Council of Representatives approved the ratification of the income tax treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 3 December 2024. Bahrain's ratification of the two agreements on income taxes and the prevention of tax evasion and

The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has announced that all Resident Juridical Persons with licenses issued in December, regardless of the year of issuance, must submit their Corporate Tax registration applications by 31 December 2024. In a press

The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) called on businesses subject to Corporate Tax to file their returns and pay their dues for their respective tax periods within the stipulated legal timeframes. As part of its commitment to supporting and