Regulatory Compliance Services UAE

Under Cabinet Decision No. (109) of 2023, all companies registered in the UAE (mainland and commercial Free Zones) must create, maintain, and submit an official Register of Real Beneficiaries (UBO Register) identifying any natural person owning or controlling 25% or more of the company.

Failure to maintain or update a UBO Register within statutory deadlines attracts administrative fines starting at AED 15,000 up to AED 100,000, along with commercial license suspensions and restrictions on authorized signatories.

Yes. While UAE Corporate Tax has been implemented, Economic Substance Regulations continue to apply to entities conducting Relevant Activities (banking, insurance, fund management, lease-finance, headquarters, shipping, holding company, intellectual property, and distribution/service centers).

Entities conducting Relevant Activities must demonstrate adequate substance in the UAE: conducting Core Income Generating Activities (CIGA) locally, having directed and managed personnel in the UAE, employing adequate qualified employees, and incurring adequate operational expenditure.

Any change to shareholding, directorship, management, commercial activities, or registered office address must be updated with the relevant licensing authority within 15 business days, followed by corresponding UBO register updates.

Banks freeze accounts when companies fail to update expired commercial trade licenses, omit updated Emirates IDs of shareholders, or fail to respond to periodic KYC/AML refresh inquiries within mandated timeframes.

Yes. We manage complete corporate secretarial amendments, including shareholder transfers, adding business activities, changing company names, capital increases, and statutory annual license renewals.

We create a centralized corporate governance matrix mapping shareholding, UBO disclosures, intercompany service agreements, and filing calendars across all mainland and Free Zone subsidiaries.