A free-zone licence no longer buys the 0% rate.
The Qualifying Free Zone Person test turns on what you actually do in the UAE. Where you are registered has never been enough.
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The e-invoicing timetable is now fixed, and it starts at formation.
The UAE has set the dates for mandatory electronic invoicing: a pilot from July 2026, most businesses live by July 2027. The accounting system you pick at formation is now a compliance decision.
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A Dubai apartment is not a short-let until the permit says so.
A residential unit let short term in Dubai must be registered as a holiday home with the Department of Economy and Tourism before a guest arrives, and let whole rather than by the room.
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