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September 22, 2023

by Rethink Publications in Pending

Compliance Update: The Crucial Role of the Control Function in DIFC–Regulated Financial Institutions

Located in the Gulf, but strategically positioned to services the larger Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region, the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”) is a leading international financial hub with a vibrant business ecosystem of over 36,000 professionals. It is home to more than 4,300 active companies that benefit from the centre’s robust […]

August 10, 2023

by Rethink Publications in TAX

Tax Update: Administrative Penalties for Violations related to Corporate Tax in the UAE from August 2023

With the introduction of the UAE Corporate Taxation regime, the government authorities have been very active in the last weeks by publishing numerous Cabinet, Ministerial, and Federal Tax Authority Decisions. The Ministry of Finance recently published a Cabinet Decision to the Decree Law No. 47 of 2022 on Taxation of Corporations and Businesses Law (“CT […]

July 25, 2023

by Rethink Publications in TAX

Tax Update: Four-Step Walkthrough To Identify Your Potential CT Implications For Your Free Zone Entity

On June 1, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) provided clarity to the tax implications on the Qualifying Income of a Free Zone Entity (FZE) through Cabinet Decision No. 55 and Ministerial Decision No. 139. In summary, a Qualifying Free Zone Entity can apply a 0% CT rate to a Qualifying Income, limited to transactions listed […]

March 31, 2023

by Rethink Publications in Compliance

OPINION: UAE’s Strong Commitment to AML Compliance: DNFBPs Beware!

Since the issuance of a report on the UAE in 2020 by the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF’) (see: FATF Mutual Evaluation Report on the UAE released), the UAE has taken significant steps to increase the effectiveness of the UAE’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CFT”) system. In […]

February 24, 2023

by Rethink Publications in Compliance

UAE Compliance Update: Kudos to the DIFC on the record-breaking growth driven by Fintech & Innovation!

Established in 2004, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has become a leading financial hub for the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region. It has also become one of the world’s most advanced financial centres, with a population of 3 billion people and a GDP of $8 trillion. Moreover, it houses more than […]

February 23, 2023

by Rethink Publications in Human Resource & Talent Acquisition

HR Update: DMCC member firms — Mandatory WPS Implementation

What is WPS: WPS [Wage Protection System] is a digital payment of salary transfer through Banks / Exchange Bureaus / financial institutions approved by the UAE Central Bank. Newly Mandatory for DMCC Companies: All DMCC Member firms must Register employees with active employment visas or Personal Identity Card (PIC) under each company Effect salary payments through […]

August 3, 2022

by Rethink Publications in Compliance, Tips

UAE Compliance Update: Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority Issues First VASP MVP License

We are starting to see greater precision around the regulatory process of the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (“VARA”) with the recent issue of its first operating license to FTX Exchange FZE (“FTX”), a subsidiary of FTX Europe. FTX is the first virtual asset service provider to receive a minimum viable product (MVP) license from VARA to […]

May 6, 2022

by Rethink Publications in Economic Substance Regulation(ESR), TAX

UAE ESR Update: ESR Audit — What Process?

With the issuance of the new Cabinet Resolution No. 57 of 2020 concerning Economic Substance Requirements (“Regulations”) on 10 August 2020, the Federal Tax Authority (“the FTA”) was appointed as the National Assessing Authority. The FTA’s functions include, without limitation: (i) undertaking assessments to determine whether a Licensee has met the Economic Substance Test; (ii) […]

March 31, 2022

by Rethink Publications in Virtual CFO Services

Newsflash: If a UAE SME lets its financial control become ‘financial out-of-control’, the risks can be existential

In a long career in finance and accounting, I reckon I’ve pretty much seen it all…. and, frankly, some of it was not very pretty! For every role where my aim was to move an organisation’s finance function towards ‘world-class’, I had another role where the primary aim, at least initially, was much less auspicious […]

March 10, 2022

by Rethink Publications in Compliance, Industry News

Newsflash: First-of-its-kind law to regulate virtual assets in Dubai

The announcement that the Emirate of Dubai has chosen to “boldly go where no government has gone before” and create regulatory certainty that accounts for the meeting of the physical and virtual dimensions is most welcomed! The regulatory regime will seek to: Establish a competent authority aka Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (“VARA”); Regulate, supervise and […]

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