International Tax
Cross-border operations multiply tax questions — treaties, permanent establishments, withholding, economic substance and now global minimum tax.
Overview
We advise UAE businesses operating internationally — and international groups operating through the UAE — on structuring that is both efficient and defensible: treaty access, permanent establishment risk, withholding management and repatriation planning.
For larger groups, we assess exposure to the OECD Pillar Two global minimum tax and the UAE's domestic minimum top-up tax, and prepare the data and structures those rules demand.
Why it matters
Late corporate tax registration alone carries an AED 10,000 penalty. We keep you ahead of every deadline. Engagements are scoped by a senior adviser, priced as a fixed fee before work begins, and delivered by the same team that answers when you call.
What’s Included
Every tax advisory engagement moves through four disciplined phases — each with deliverables you can hold in your hand, not promises.
Assess
A senior read of where you stand before anything is filed.
- Obligation & exposure review
- Deadline calendar
- Fixed-fee scope letter
Prepare
Registrations and filings built from reconciled numbers.
- EmaraTax applications
- Supporting schedules
- Position documentation
File
Submitted ahead of the deadline, evidence retained.
- Return submission
- Confirmation & TRN records
- Working-paper archive
Defend
Standing behind the numbers when the FTA asks.
- FTA correspondence
- Audit-response support
- Ongoing advisory
- Cross-border structure design and review
- Double tax treaty analysis
- Permanent establishment risk assessment
- Withholding tax management
- Economic substance compliance
- Pillar Two / DMTT impact assessment
How This Engagement Runs
Assess
A senior review of your registrations, filings and exposures — where you stand today, stated plainly.
Register
Corporate tax, VAT and TRC registrations completed correctly and ahead of every FTA deadline.
File
Returns prepared from reconciled numbers and filed on time — no scrambles, no penalties.
Defend
Ongoing advisory, health checks and audit support whenever the FTA asks questions.
Prepared as if the audit letter arrives tomorrow.
Fixed fees agreed up front. A senior adviser on every engagement.
Consult an AdvisorThe Valunxt Difference
Penalties avoided
Late corporate tax registration alone carries an AED 10,000 penalty. We keep you ahead of every deadline.
One tax team
Corporate tax, VAT, transfer pricing and international tax under one accountable engagement.
FTA-ready always
Positions documented and defensible — prepared as if the audit letter arrives tomorrow.
See What’s Possible
Real engagements we run for businesses like yours — what you bring, what we handle, what you get.
First Corporate Tax Filing
- You bring
- Trade licence + trial balance
- We handle
- Assessregisterfile
- Result
- Filed on time. Zero penalties.
TP File for a Family Group
- You bring
- Intercompany flows + financials
- We handle
- Benchmarkdocumentdefend
- Result
- FTA-ready file. No surprises.
VAT Health Check & Refund
- You bring
- 12 months of VAT returns
- We handle
- Reviewcorrectreclaim
- Result
- Errors fixed. Refund recovered.
Common Questions
Does the UAE's 9% rate settle my international position?
No — foreign PE exposure, treaty relief, CFC rules in other jurisdictions and Pillar Two top-ups can all change the group outcome. The UAE rate is one piece of a larger puzzle.
Who does Pillar Two affect?
Groups with consolidated revenue above €750m — including UAE-headquartered groups and UAE subsidiaries of foreign multinationals. The UAE applies a 15% domestic minimum top-up tax for such groups from 2025.
How are your fees structured for international tax?
Every engagement is a fixed fee agreed in writing before work begins — scoped by a senior adviser after a short, free review of your situation. No hourly billing, no surprises, and the quote itself is free.
Do you work with free zone and mainland companies?
Yes — we act for mainland, free zone and offshore entities across the UAE. Free zone rules, including Qualifying Free Zone Person status, are assessed explicitly as part of the engagement since they change both the tax position and the documentation required.
What happens if the FTA asks questions later?
Every position we take is documented and defensible at the time we take it. If the FTA raises a query or opens an audit, the same team that did the work supports the response — including penalty mitigation and voluntary disclosure where relevant.
What do we need to provide to get started?
Typically your trade licence, ownership structure, recent financials and access to your accounting records. We send a short checklist after the first call and handle the heavy lifting from there.
Let’s Talk About International Tax
Book a free consultation or send us a message — a senior adviser replies within one business day. No pitch, no pressure.
- Understand exactly where you stand today
- Get a clear scope and realistic timeline
- Receive a fixed-fee quote — no obligation
Schedule a free consultation
Tell us about your situation and we’ll tailor our advice to fit — we’ll get back to you within one business day.
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