Practical guides to VAT, sales tax, corporate tax, e-invoicing and month-end reporting for businesses in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the US, the UK and Europe.
Saudi VAT registration is mandatory once taxable turnover exceeds SAR 375,000 over a rolling 12 months or in the next 12 months. Here is how the rules work, what counts as taxable, and how to apply on the ZATCA portal.
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Phase 2 connects your invoicing software to ZATCA's Fatoora platform. Check when integration applies to your business and prepare your data, software and invoicing workflows.
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Some payments from Saudi businesses to overseas suppliers are subject to withholding tax. Learn how to assess Saudi-source income, payment categories, treaty relief and the cost of net-of-tax contract terms.
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Large UAE businesses go live with e-invoicing on 1 January 2027 and everyone else on 1 July 2027. Here are the confirmed dates, what changes in your invoicing, and a readiness plan you can follow.
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If you live outside the US and own a single-member US LLC, the IRS expects a Form 5472 and a pro forma Form 1120 every year you move money in or out. Here is what to report, when, how to file it, and what changed for BOI in 2026.
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UAE companies subject to Corporate Tax must register even with no profit. Here are the deadlines, how the AED 10,000 late penalty can be waived, and what the Small Business Relief extension to 2029 means.
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A buyer-side guide to outsourcing bookkeeping offshore: how to compare the real cost, what to keep in-house, the data-protection rules for EU, UK, US and UAE clients, and how to choose and onboard a provider.
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A step-by-step month-end close checklist that works whether you report in AED, USD, GBP or EUR: what to reconcile, what to accrue, what to review and when to lock the period.
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Selling digital services or goods to EU consumers? Compare non-Union OSS, Union OSS and IOSS, registration, deadlines and the July 2026 customs changes.
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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is live for sole traders and landlords with gross income over £50,000, and the threshold drops to £30,000 in April 2027. Here is who is in, when, what quarterly reporting involves and where non-resident landlords stand.
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UAE VAT registration is mandatory once taxable supplies and imports pass AED 375,000 in any rolling 12 months, or will pass it in the next 30 days alone. Here is how to run both tests month by month, what counts, and what happens if you register late.
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A free zone licence does not guarantee 0% corporate tax. This guide explains the QFZP conditions, the MD 229 of 2025 activity lists and the 5% / AED 5m de minimis test, with a worked example.
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Selling from Dubai, London or elsewhere does not put you outside US sales tax rules. Test each state's sales, physical connections and marketplace arrangements separately.
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ViDA makes structured e-invoices and near-real-time reporting compulsory for intra-EU B2B trade from 1 July 2030, and several EU countries already require e-invoicing at home. Here is the timeline, what each rule means and how non-EU sellers should prepare.
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If one owner controls companies in two countries, the prices they charge each other are a tax matter in both. Here is how the arm's-length principle works for small groups, what the UAE and UK actually require, and why Pillar Two almost certainly does not apply to you.
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