Free guides for UAE businesses
VAT, invoices, WPS and gratuity, explained simply
Short guides to the rules every UAE trading and services business deals with each month, written from the official texts, with the sources listed.
How to file the UAE VAT 201 return
Who must file the VAT 201 return, the 28-day deadline, what the return covers, the penalties in force since April 2026, and how long to keep records.
Read the guide →UAE tax invoice requirements: full and simplified
What a UAE tax invoice must show, when a simplified tax invoice is allowed (the AED 10,000 rule), the 14-day deadline, AED amounts and the e-invoicing dates.
Read the guide →WPS salary file (SIF) explained for UAE employers
Who must pay salaries through the UAE Wage Protection System, the due date and the 85% rule, what happens after it, and what a WPS salary information file (SIF) contains.
Read the guide →UAE end-of-service gratuity: the rules and a calculator
How end-of-service gratuity is worked out under UAE Labour Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021): 21 or 30 days' basic wage a year, the two-year cap, unpaid absence, and a free calculator.
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