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 monitor the Federal Tax Authority, the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank and the free-zone regulators every six hours, and publish what changed in the authority's own words, linked to the original.
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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ADGM Registration Authority Clarifies that “Grummies ADGM Holding Company”#
“The Registration Authority (RA) of ADGM, would like to alert members of the public about the circulation of a document purporting to be an ADGM Commercial Licence issued to ‘Grummies ADGM Holding Company’”
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CBUAE Imposes a Financial Sanction of AED 1,820,000 on a Branch of a Foreign Bank#
Press release published by the Central Bank of the UAE. Read the original notice for the full text.
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VAT Education Guide 29 06 2026#
“Published by the Federal Tax Authority as a PDF on its guides, references and public clarifications page. Read the original before acting on it.”
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CBUAE Imposes a Financial Penalty of AED 20,000,000 on a Branch of a Foreign Bank#
Press release published by the Central Bank of the UAE. Read the original notice for the full text.
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CBUAE Maintains the Base Rate at 3.65%#
Press release published by the Central Bank of the UAE. Read the original notice for the full text.
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Late payment penalty is now 14% a year, not the old 2% + 4% monthly stack#
“Cabinet Decision 129 of 2025 replaced the old escalating penalty and the 300% cap with flat annual interest from 14 April 2026. Older balances still carry whatever accrued before that date, so check which regime your figure was calculated under.”
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VAT Refund for UAE Nationals Building New Residences#
“Published by the Federal Tax Authority as a PDF on its guides, references and public clarifications page. Read the original before acting on it.”
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Appoint your accredited service provider before the e-invoicing window opens#
“The Peppol-based system runs through an accredited service provider, and onboarding takes longer than most finance teams plan for: master data, TRN validation and a test exchange all have to pass first.”
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Economic Substance filings have stopped — old years have not#
“ESR no longer applies to financial years from 2023 onwards. Notifications and reports for 2019 to 2022 remain open, and penalties for those years are still enforceable.”
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CBUAE Maintains the Base Rate at 3.65%#
Press release published by the Central Bank of the UAE. Read the original notice for the full text.
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