UAE: FZCO, VAT, CIT, SBR, TRC - Help?

[Barbara Roessle]

as per official website - https://tax.gov.ae/en/services/issuance.of.tax.certificates.aspx:

Tax Residency Certificates⁣ (TRCs) to enable applicants to take advantage of Double Tax Avoidance Agreements (DTAA) on income⁢ signed by the UAE.
TAX Residency Certificate for Treaty purposes:

1. Required documents is applicant is︀ a natural person:
   

• Passport
  
• Valid Residence Permit
  
• Emirates ID
  
• A certified copy of residential lease︁ agreement
  
• Source of income/salary certificate
  
• A bank statement issued by a local bank covering 6︂ months within the financial year related to the request
  
• Entry and exit report from Federal︃ Authority of Identity and Citizenship or a local competent Government entity.
  
• Proof of permanent place︄ of residence:
  
  
• Certified lease agreement or electricity bill under the name of the applicant.
  
• Title deed in case of private property.
  
  Source of income:
  
• For self-employed individuals, provide a trade︅ license and share certificate.
  
• If the applicant owns a property and uses the earnings as︆ a source of income, provide a lease agreement if the property is leased.
  
• If the︇ applicant is retired, provide a letter addressed to the FTA stating that they are using︈ their own savings, bonds, or investments. Additionally, provide an official supporting document.
  
• If the applicant︉ is sponsored by their husband or wife, provide a salary certificate or proof of income.︊
  
• Marriage certificate.
  
  

 

[mgs999999999]

Thank you for your response.

I have the following question:

Is there︇ any requeriment for the duration of the lease? It says lease agreement but it does︈ not specify any duration of the lease agreement. Can it be for only one month︉ or do we need 1 year lease agreement?
I am asking that because in the︊ article 4 of decision cabinet 85, it says “any of those” which, overall may be︋ understood as that a yearly lease agreement is not necessary.

Thanks and best wishes

 

[Barbara Roessle]

Correct, yearly is not necessary but the minimum is not known. I guess there︀ is no minimum as one can submit an Ejari thats only valid another month.

 

[ZipZop]

this is (as UAE resident) what I do as well, but⁠ I don't get the same result as you...I just receive multiple different answers.. (even from⁤ lawyers and accounting firms) , so at the end it's worst 🙂

 

[JackAlabama]

yup my issue⁠ too, If you ask 5 people the same thing you get 8 different answers, even⁤ if its supposedly reputated ones (like lawyers etc).
😉

 

[JohnLocke]

There is so much posted about the tax regulations in the UAE already that it's‌ obvious no one really know how to comply to satisfaction of the government.

Here is‍ another thread which confirms what you just said above
https://www.offshorecorptalk.com/threads/possible-workaround-for-new-uae-corporate-tax.42217