If your business falls under the UAE’s Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBP) category — real estate agents and brokers, dealers in precious metals and stones, corporate service providers, and certain other regulated sectors — an AML/CFT framework isn’t optional paperwork. It’s an active regulatory obligation, and UAE authorities have significantly increased inspection frequency and […]

A full-time CFO in the UAE typically costs a business AED 40,000–70,000+ a month once salary, visa, benefits, and bonus are factored in — before that person has produced a single board pack. For a business generating AED 10–50 million in revenue, that’s a significant fixed cost for a role that, in practice, is often […]

Since UAE Corporate Tax took effect, most businesses have registered and filed at least one return — but registration is not the same as being compliant. Three years in, the mistakes RAS Associates sees most often aren’t about missing the deadline; they’re about what happens in the months between filings. 1. Free zone entities assuming […]