Unified UAE Legislation Database

Corporate Tax Guide: Non-Resident Persons

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

FTA

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

https://

Corporate Tax Guide|CTGNRP1|October 2023 

 

1. Glossary

Authority: Federal Tax Authority.

 

Business: Any activity conducted regularly, on an ongoing and independent basis by any Person and in any location, such as industrial, commercial, agricultural, vocational, professional, service or excavation activities or any other activity related to the use of tangible or intangible properties. 

 

Business Activity: Any transaction or activity, or series of transactions or activities, conducted by a Person in the course of its Business. 

 

Cash Basis of Accounting: An accounting method under which the Taxable Person recognises income and expenditure when cash payments are received and paid. 

 

Corporate Tax: The tax imposed by the Corporate Tax Law on juridical persons and Business income. 

 

Corporate Tax Law: Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses. 

 

Double Taxation Agreement: An international agreement signed by two or more countries for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion on income and capital. 

 

Financial Statements: A complete set of statements as specified under t...