Corporate management in the UAE

Your UAE company, run properly.

Incorporation takes weeks. Running the company lasts for years. We manage what follows: the compliance calendar, the board and the bank, the advisers around you, and the people who move with the company.

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Who we work with

We manage UAE companies for founders who would rather run their business, families holding assets across several entities, and institutions that need a presence here run properly rather than just registered.

Founders

A company that stays in order while they build the business, with one person to call.

Family offices

Holding structures, family residence and the advisers around them, coordinated in one place.

Institutions

A UAE presence run properly rather than just registered.

Where we come in

Manage. Advise. Set up.

Management first: the calendar, the records, the board and the bank. Advice when a decision comes up. Setup when a new entity is needed.

01

Manage

A UAE company runs on a calendar that never stops: renewals, filings, registers, board paperwork. We hold it, follow it and tell you what needs your signature.

  • Company secretarial and records
  • Compliance calendar and renewals
  • Governance and board support
  • Takeover of existing entities

02

Advise

A partner who knows your structure, there for the decisions that come up: a new shareholder, a second entity, a new market, a bank asking questions.

  • A dedicated partner and periodic reviews
  • Coordination of accountants, auditors and tax agents
  • Market entry and operating model
  • Commercial and institutional introductions

03

Set up

When a new entity is needed, we choose the jurisdiction with you and take it through licensing, visas and bank introductions, so it is managed from day one.

  • Jurisdiction selection
  • Licensing and incorporation
  • Visas and residency
  • Bank account introductions

Compliance calendar

A UAE company runs on a calendar. We keep it.

The recurring obligations of a typical UAE company, tracked for you, prepared ahead and followed through.

General overview, not tax advice. Which obligations apply depends on the licence, the tax registrations and the people on the file; deadlines follow the Federal Tax Authority and the issuing authorities.

  1. Every year

    Licence renewal

    The trade licence and, where relevant, the lease and the establishment card.

  2. 9 months after year end

    Corporate tax return

    Filing and payment for every registered entity, even at 0%.

  3. 28 days after each period

    VAT return

    Usually quarterly, for VAT-registered businesses, nil returns included.

  4. 15 days after a change

    Beneficial owner records

    The register updated when shareholders or controllers change.

  5. Before expiry

    Visas and Emirates IDs

    Renewals for shareholders, employees and family members.

  6. When the bank asks

    Bank reviews

    Updated documents and information for each bank's periodic checks.

Around the company

Everything around the company, coordinated.

For clients who want one firm to look after the company and what surrounds it: tax and accounts, banks, government formalities, family residence and premises.

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01

Tax and accounting coordination

We keep the corporate tax and VAT calendar, gather what your accountant and registered tax agent need, and follow each filing through. Advice and filings stay with the licensed adviser you choose.

02

Banking relationships

Introductions to additional banks, periodic reviews and document requests handled before they become urgent. Each bank makes its own decisions.

03

Government services

Establishment card, employee visas, Emirates IDs and labour formalities prepared, filed and followed up. The authorities decide.

04

Relocation and family

Residence for family members, long-term residence applications where eligible, and introductions for housing, schools and healthcare. Eligibility is decided by the authorities.

05

Premises

Defining office or warehouse needs, working with licensed agents and landlords, and following lease registration through.

06

Family and holding governance

Shareholder records, meeting paperwork and coordination with your lawyers and trustees on succession, for families holding several entities.

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Engagement

Three ways to work with us.

Each one starts with a fixed scope and a fixed fee. A setup can move straight into management, with the same team.

One new entity

Setup

A fixed quote for one entity: jurisdiction, licence, visas and bank introductions. Management can follow.

  • Structure and jurisdiction
  • Licensing and incorporation
  • Visas and bank introductions
Discuss setup

One or more entities

Managed

A fixed annual scope and a named manager who keeps the company in order and reports to you.

  • Compliance calendar and renewals
  • Records, registers and board paperwork
  • Coordination with accountant, auditor and bank
Discuss managed

Principals and families

Private office

For several entities or jurisdictions: one partner who coordinates the companies, the advisers and the people around them.

  • A dedicated partner and periodic reviews
  • One calendar across every entity
  • Family residence, banking and premises coordination
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How we work

Three rules, applied to every file.

01

Fixed scope, fixed price

You get the scope and the number before anything starts, including for the year of management. No line items you did not agree to.

02

One team throughout

The people who set your entity up are the people who run it afterwards. Nothing gets handed to another desk.

03

A direct line

You talk to the person responsible for your file. There is no account layer in between.

The process

From the first conversation to a company kept in order.

01

Conversation

Tell us what the company does, where it sits and what needs attention. We start with the activity and the decisions ahead.

02

Scope and annual plan

We map the entity, its obligations for the year and the work involved. You get a fixed scope and a fixed fee before anything starts.

03

Set up or take over

We create the new entity, or take over the files of an existing one from its previous provider. Authorities and banks decide the outcomes.

04

Manage

We run the calendar, keep the records and report to you. The same team stays on your file.

Questions

Before we start.

What does ongoing management include?

The scope we agree: usually the compliance calendar, corporate records and registers, renewals, board and shareholder paperwork, and coordination with your accountant, auditor and bank. You get the list before anything starts.

We already have a UAE company. Can you take it over?

Yes. We review its licence, records and upcoming deadlines, collect the files from the previous provider and take over the agreed administration.

Do you work with our accountant, auditor or lawyer?

Yes. We coordinate with the advisers you choose. Where a matter needs a lawyer, an auditor or a registered tax agent, we say so.

Can you help with bank accounts?

We make bank introductions, help prepare application materials and handle the periodic reviews that follow. Each bank makes its own decisions.

Do you handle visas, including for family members?

We prepare and file the agreed applications and follow up with the relevant authorities. Those authorities decide eligibility and approval.

How is the work priced?

A fixed price for a setup, a fixed annual fee for management. You get the scope and the number before anything starts.

Do you provide legal advice?

No. We provide corporate services, management consultancy and commercial brokerage. Where a matter needs a lawyer or an auditor, we coordinate with the adviser you choose.

Start a conversation

Tell us what needs running.

A new entity or one that already exists. Tell us what it does and what needs attention: you get a clear scope and a fixed fee before anything starts.

IFZA Properties, Dubai Silicon Oasis
Dubai, United Arab Emirates