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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ADGM Registration Authority Publishes Amendments to the Commercial Legislation#
“The ADGM Registration Authority (“RA”) has published amendments to its commercial legislation to further strengthen transparency, support compliance with international standards, and enhance the effectiveness of ADGM’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing…”
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Leaving a VAT tax group: FTA Directive No. 2 of 2026 applies from today#
A member that exits a tax group but stays VAT-registered now follows a set order for output and input tax adjustments, including capital assets still inside their adjustment period. If you left a group this year, re-check the return you already filed.
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ADGM Registration Authority Publishes Amendments to the Commercial Legislation#
“The ADGM Registration Authority (“RA”) has published amendments to its commercial legislation to further strengthen transparency, support compliance with international standards, and enhance the effectiveness of ADGM’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing…”
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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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