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Tax Procedures Guide: Tax Resident and Tax Residency Certificate

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

FTA

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

https://

Tax Procedures Guide | TPGTR1  | October 2024

1. Glossary 

AED: The United Arab Emirates dirham. 

 

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 series of activities conducted by a Person in the course of its Business. 

 

Connected Person: Any Person affiliated with a Taxable Person as determined in Clause 2 of Article 36 of the Corporate Tax Law. 

 

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, and its amendments. 

 

Corporate Tax Payable: Corporate Tax that has or will become due for payment to the FTA in respect of one or more Tax Periods. 

 

Double Taxation Agreement: An international agreement signed by two or more c...