We provide excellent accounting compliance services, which may involve preparing management accounts, year-end accounts, and individual and corporate tax filings. But we are so much more than accountants. We are expert tax and business consultants.
Beyond compliance and reporting, we offer strategic guidance to help businesses improve performance, manage risks, and plan for sustainable growth. Our team combines technical expertise with practical business insight to deliver tailored solutions that support informed decision-making and long-term success.
We take a proactive approach to understanding your business objectives, industry challenges, and financial goals to provide forward-thinking advice that goes beyond routine compliance. By analyzing financial data, evaluating operational efficiency, and identifying growth opportunities, we help you streamline processes, strengthen internal controls, and enhance overall profitability.
Certain professionals and businesses, including accountants, auditors, real estate agents, precious metals dealers, and corporate service providers, must comply with UAE Law No. 20 of 2018 on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT). The UAE is committed to implementing FATF standards to prevent money laundering, which involves disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate through the financial system.
To combat financial crimes, UAE authorities have established a national framework to monitor and control suspicious activities related to money laundering and terrorism financing. This system strengthens coordination and ensures the UAE remains a secure and transparent financial environment.
Al KASHIF TAX CONSULTANTS provides expert AML consulting services to Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) in the UAE. We ensure full regulatory compliance and offer comprehensive staff training to help businesses effectively meet AML obligations.
Transfer pricing refers to the pricing of cross-border transactions between related or associated enterprises, involving the transfer of goods, services, or property within the same group. These are known as “controlled” transactions.
Unlike uncontrolled transactions between independent companies operating at arm’s length, controlled transactions must follow internationally accepted pricing standards to ensure fairness and transparency.
Transfer pricing itself is not tax evasion; it is a normal part of multinational operations. However, if pricing does not comply with the arm’s length principle or applicable laws, tax authorities may treat it as mispricing, potentially leading to tax avoidance or evasion concerns.
Al KASHIF TAX CONSULTANTS reviews your related-party transactions, contracts, and policies to ensure full documentation compliance and help you effectively manage regulatory and reporting obligations.
Ultimate Beneficiary Owner (UBO) is defined as an individual who benefits the most and has ultimate effective control over an arrangement, whether it is a legal entity or a natural person, regardless of the chain of control. Customers must be verified for Ultimate Beneficial Ownership as part of the KYC onboarding and remediation process. Compliance with AML/CTF sanctions and regulations, as well as tax compliance legislation and standards, is required.
UBO checks are mandatory for banks, financial institutions, brokers, digital asset platforms, and other regulated entities to ensure transparency, especially as digital assets are increasingly used for investment and value exchange.
The UAE Ministry of Cabinet Affairs (‘Cabinet’) published Cabinet Resolution No. 58 of 2020 on the Regulation of Beneficial Owner Procedures’ (‘Resolution 58’) as part of the UAE’s shift toward greater openness and compliance with global norms.
A UBO is any individual who directly or indirectly owns or controls a company through:
• 25% or more of the legal person’s share capital,
• Or 25% or more of the legal person’s voting rights,
or who has the authority to appoint or remove the majority of the company’s management.
A Tax Residency Certificate, also known as a Tax Domicile Certificate, is an official certificate or document issued by the Ministry of Finance of the UAE to either a company based in the UAE for at least one year or an individual with a UAE residency visa residing in the UAE for at least 180 days.
This Official Certificate is used to fully utilise the benefits of the UAE’s extensive double tax treaties and to take advantage of double taxation avoidance agreements signed with over 76 countries around the world, and it is valid for one year from the date of issue.
Our experts can assist and guide you through every step of the process of obtaining a UAE Tax Residency Certificate. Our Tax Planning experts work with high-profile investors to help them domicile their businesses in the UAE and establish new businesses, and they can assist you as well. If you want to start your tax strategy in the UAE and benefit from the tax advantages of this amazing jurisdiction, you can rely on us for the best advice.
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