UAE Tax & Business Changes
Updates
Short notes on what changed in UAE tax, accounting and compliance: the change, the date it bites, and who it applies to. Longer explanations live in the blog.
A Cabinet Decision lands, a guide is reissued with a new date, a regulator amends its rules, and most companies hear about it from a penalty notice.
We check the Federal Tax Authority — its news, its guides and its legislation page — along with ADGM and DMCC every six hours, and publish what changed in the authority's own words, linked to the original. Updates from bodies that block automated access are added by hand, after we have checked them against the issuing authority.
Quoted items reproduce a short extract of the issuing authority's own announcement, with a link to the original. Exiloz is a private consultancy and is not the Federal Tax Authority or any UAE government body. Always read the official text before acting on it.
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Federal Tax Authority Calls on All Persons subject to Corporate Tax to File Their Tax Returns and Pay the Corporate Tax Due Within the Specified Timeframes to…#
“The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) calls on Taxable Persons to file their Tax Returns and pay the Corporate Tax due within a period not exceeding nine months from the end of each Person’s Tax Period, and Exempt Persons required to register to file their annual declarations to the…”
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Abdulaziz Al Mulla: Women’s empowerment is an established approach inspired by our wise leadership#
“His Excellency Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Mulla, Director General of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), affirmed that Emirati women have played a pivotal role in the continued development of the UAE’s tax system over recent years.”
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Federal Tax Authority Awareness Events Attract Nearly 34,000 Participants in H1 2026, Up 23.3%#
“The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has intensified its awareness activities to promote tax awareness, support business sectors, and enable them to achieve voluntary tax compliance with ease, efficiency, and accuracy.”
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FTA Decision No. 7 of 2026 on Procedures for the Disposal of Seized and Abandoned Goods#
Published by the Federal Tax Authority on its legislation page. Read the decision itself before acting on it.
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Cabinet Decision No. 137 of 2026 on Excise Price for Tobacco Products and Liquids used in Electronic Smoking Devices and Tools#
Published by the Federal Tax Authority on its legislation page. Read the decision itself before acting on it.
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FTA Decision No. 13 of 2026 on Measures#
Published by the Federal Tax Authority on its legislation page. Read the decision itself before acting on it.
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FTA Decision No. 4 of 2026 on the Rules and Requirements#
Published by the Federal Tax Authority on its legislation page. Read the decision itself before acting on it.
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FTA Conducts 103,680 Inspection Visits in Six Months, Up 21% AED 174 Million in Tax Liabilities and Administrative Penalties Associated with 8.5 Million…#
“The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) conducted approximately 103,680 field inspection visits across local markets during the first six months of 2026, compared to approximately 86,000 inspection visits during the first half of last year, representing a 21%…”
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Federal Tax Authority and Dubai Police Seize 3.5 Million Non-Compliant Excise Goods Packages#
“The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) announced that inspection campaigns carried out in cooperation with the General Department of Criminal Investigation of Dubai Police during the first half of 2026 resulted in the seizure of 3,587,315 non-compliant packages…”
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Small Business Relief extended to tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2029#
Ministerial Decision No. 131 of 2026 amends the 2023 decision and pushes the relief out by three years. The AED 3 million revenue threshold is unchanged, and so is everything else: you still register, still make the election inside the return, and still file for every tax period. Nil tax is not nil compliance.
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