The 30 September 2026 Corporate Tax deadline marked another important milestone for our team and clients. Having successfully navigated the first filing cycle, this year’s season brought a different set of challenges, requiring even greater levels of technical expertise, coordination, and perseverance.
Over the past several months, the Re/think Tax Team worked closely with clients to prepare and submit Corporate Tax returns, helping them navigate increasingly complex compliance requirements. Beyond the routine preparation and review process, many engagements involved detailed analyses of realised basis schedules, prior period adjustments, and the impact of audit-driven restatements on tax positions and filings.
The filing season was further complicated by delayed client responses, evolving financial information, and last-minute changes that required returns to be revisited and updated. In many cases, our team had to work through multiple rounds of reconciliations, address historical accounting adjustments, and assess the tax implications of revised financial statements, all while ensuring filings remained accurate and compliant with the applicable regulations.
Despite these challenges, we are proud to have successfully submitted more than 420 Corporate Tax returns by the deadline. This achievement reflects not only the dedication and resilience of our team, but also the trust and collaboration of our clients throughout the process.
Looking ahead
This second filing season demonstrated how Corporate Tax compliance continues to evolve as businesses gain a deeper understanding of their obligations and reporting requirements. It also highlighted the importance of early planning, quality financial reporting, and ongoing engagement between businesses and their advisors.
As the UAE tax landscape matures, our focus remains on providing practical, commercially minded guidance that helps clients navigate complexity with confidence. Whether managing routine compliance, addressing financial statement restatements, or evaluating the tax impact of historical adjustments, we remain committed to delivering clarity, certainty, and value at every stage of the journey.
We would like to thank our clients for their continued trust and our team for their exceptional commitment in making another successful filing season possible. The milestone of 420+ returns filed is not just a number, but a reflection of the strong relationships, technical expertise, and collaborative effort that underpin everything we do.
420+ returns filed. Countless challenges solved. Stronger relationships built. Another milestone achieved. 🚀
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Who we are
Re/think is an award-winning regional multi-service business advisory and outsourced services firm providing accounting, regulatory and compliance, tax and VAT advisory, audit, HR consultancy and recruitment services to regulated firms, multi- and single-family offices, and other operating businesses.
Established in the UAE in 2013, the firm has 80+ staff across three offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi providing clients with timely, proactive and customized business solutions – from set-up and early development to the latest stages of a business lifecycle.
