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Finanshels sets up your company in Dubai or anywhere in the UAE, then keeps it running. Licence, visa and bank account first, then bookkeeping, VAT, Corporate Tax, payroll and every compliance after.
What's included
One team, start to finish
One partner, from licence to every tax return
Low tax, full foreign ownership in most activities, and your company can apply for your residence visa.
Home-country tax may still apply.
9% on taxable income above it.
In most business activities.
Within four hours, per u.ae.
Sources: u.ae (read Oct 2026); Cabinet Decision No. 116 of 2022. General information, not tax advice.
The same five steps apply in Dubai and every other emirate. Finanshels handles each one with you.
Share your activity and owners. See your options and cost.
Passport copies, proof of address and shareholder details.
We file. The authority reviews and issues it.
Establishment card, medical, Emirates ID and visa.
We prepare your application. The bank decides.
Start with step 1. It's free.
Tell us your activity and see your options and first-year cost.
Comparison
Both let foreign founders own their company. Pick by where your customers are and what your business does.
For international businesses, consultancies and companies selling outside the UAE.
For businesses that serve customers in the local UAE market, like shops and local services.
Sources: dubai.ae business set-up options (updated 14 Apr 2026); Cabinet Decisions 100/2023 and 116/2022.
It depends on your business activity, number of visas and office space. Tell us yours and get an itemised quote.
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How many residence visas do you need?
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Only Corporate Tax registration runs from incorporation: within three months, around 90 days. The rest follow as your business grows, and Finanshels handles all of it.
Required for companies incorporated from 1 March 2024. AED 10,000 penalty if late.
Every sale and expense recorded, ready for your first return.
Mandatory once taxable supplies pass AED 375,000 in 12 months.
Due within nine months of the period's end.
Sources: FTA Decision No. 3 of 2024; Cabinet Decision No. 10 of 2024; Cabinet Decision No. 52 of 2017; Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022, Art. 53. Not tax advice.
Why Finanshels
We're an accounting firm first, so your company is set up the way it will be run: compliant from the start.
From your licence to your first tax return. No handoffs.
A named, qualified accountant reviews every filing.
What your activity needs, and where our advice stops.
Short answers, checked against UAE government sources. Ask about your own business on WhatsApp.Updated . Not tax advice.
Choose your business activity, pick a free zone or mainland setup, submit your owners' documents and apply for a trade licence. Once it is issued, apply for residence visas and a bank account. Finanshels handles each step and shows your first-year cost before you pay.
Yes, in most cases. Free zones allow up to 100% foreign ownership, and mainland companies allow it in most activities. A few activities of strategic importance still need a UAE partner.
There is no single price. Cost depends on your business activity, number of visas, where you set up and your office space. Finanshels gives you an itemised first-year quote before you pay.
It depends on the authority, your activity and how quickly documents and approvals come through. Authorities set their own timelines, so we don't promise a fixed date. We tell you what comes next at every step.
Passport copies, proof of address and shareholder details for every owner. Some activities and authorities ask for more, and we tell you exactly what yours needs.
A free zone often suits consultancies, online businesses and companies selling outside the UAE. A mainland licence often suits businesses serving customers across the UAE directly. Your business activity decides which fits.
Only on qualifying income, and only while it meets every condition, including adequate UAE substance, limits on non-qualifying revenue, audited financial statements and transfer pricing rules. Other taxable income can be taxed at 9%.
Within three months of incorporation, for companies incorporated on or after 1 March 2024, including free zone companies. Late registration carries an AED 10,000 penalty.
No. The immigration authorities decide on visas and banks decide on accounts. We prepare complete applications and track every step.
Finanshels is your single point of contact. A licensed fulfilment partner, named on your quote, carries out the authority filings.
Free assessment. Itemised quote before you pay.
