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7 Aug 2026 Corporate Tax

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.

Official source: Ministry of Finance, announcement of 7 August 2026 (Ministerial Decision No. 131 of 2026) Our guide: What changed, and what you still file Press: Gulf News, 7 August 2026
3 Aug 2026 Corporate Tax

Pillar Two information return: who files it, and who only has to notify#

Ministerial Decision No. 133 of 2026 names who files the Pillar Two Information Return with the FTA: every Constituent Entity in the UAE other than an Investment Entity, every Joint Venture and JV Subsidiary here, and any Stateless Constituent Entity that is a reverse hybrid formed under UAE law. A Designated Local Entity may file on their behalf. Where the Ultimate Parent Entity or a Designated Filing Entity already files in a jurisdiction that has a Qualifying Competent Authority Agreement with the UAE for that year, the UAE entity does not file at all — but it must still tell the FTA which entity is filing and where. That notification is the part groups overlook. It applies to fiscal years starting on or after 1 January 2025, so the first reporting year is already behind you.

Official source: Ministry of Finance (Ministerial Decision No. 133 of 2026, issued 3 August 2026) Our guide: How the 15% top-up tax works