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Corporate tax is due in three weeks, even if you owe nothing
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| The Federal Tax Authority's deadline is 30 September 2026 for any business with a 31 December year-end: file the return and pay by that date. The trap catches freelancers and small operators who assume that owing zero tax means there is nothing to do. If you earn up to Dh3 million you can use Small Business Relief, extended through 2029, and pay no corporate tax, but it is not automatic. You still have to register, file a simplified return on time, and actively elect the relief when you file, or you collect administrative penalties on a zero bill. If you run anything on a trade licence, file the return by 30 September even when the amount due is zero. |
| 2Salik is heading into parking, on one account | | If you drive in Dubai, the account that pays your tolls is being built to pay your parking as well. Salik says the same platform will handle parking payments and other mobility services, which points to the patchwork of separate parking apps slowly being folded into the one account you already have. No launch date was given, and toll rates aren't changing. Behind it is a five-year renewal of Salik's contract with TransCore, the US firm that has run the gates since 2006. |
| 3How to fight a DEWA bill that looks wrong | | Coming off the peak-cooling months, a summer electricity or water bill that reads too high is a September regular, and you can challenge it. First check whether the reading is actual or estimated, and compare last month's meter figure with this one. Then file, either through the unified 04 platform at 04.gov.ae with UAE PASS, where a response is due within three working days, or in person at a Customer Happiness Centre with your 10-digit contract account and 9-digit premise number. You can ask for meter verification, an abnormal-consumption review and an inspection if you suspect a leak. The step people forget: get the reference number and keep it, because that is what you need to escalate. |
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