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Who Pays UAE Corporate Tax? Types of Taxable Persons & Late Registration Penalties

 let's dive deeper into who needs to pay attention to the UAE's "Business Fees" (Corporate Tax), thinking of the UAE as a huge, bustling city where different types of "players" operate. Who are the Different "Players" in the UAE Business Game? The UAE tax rules look at different types of "persons" (meaning, legal identities) to figure out who needs to pay "Business Fees" (Corporate Tax). Think of it like different kinds of members in a very big, important club. Here are the main types of "players" the UAE identifies: The "Main Local Business Clubs" (Resident Juridical Persons) Who they are: These are the most common businesses you see – like the big companies (LLCs), partnerships, or foundations that are officially set up and have their main home right here in the UAE . They're like the school's own Robotics Club, built and living within the school. Do they pay "Business Fees"? YES, mostly...

Glossary for International Finance

Bottom of Form Glossary for International Finance Absolute Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) A theory stating that the exchange rate equalizes the price of a market basket of goods in the two countries. Since the composition of market baskets and price indexes varies substantially across countries, and because many goods are non-traded or are subject to tariffs, it is unlikely that absolute PPP will hold in the real world. Adaptive Expectations A model of price behavior in which expectations of the future spot price are formed from a weighted average of the current spot price and lagged expected prices. African Development Bank (AfDB) A regional development bank for Africa established in 1964 and located Abidjan , Ivory Coast . Agency Theory A theory of firms that deals with the conflict of interest between managers and stockholders. Agent Bank A bank appointed in a syndicated credit to oversee the loan. Allocational Efficiency A state in which resource allocation is optimal ...