GlobalX Advisors

GCC Corporate Compliance

Corporate Compliance
across the GCC

Stay ahead of mandatory filings, tax registrations, and statutory deadlines without the administrative burden. We handle your global entity maintenance across the GCC, so your business stays 100% compliant and audit ready.

Regional governance

Cross-border GCC expertise

Authorities

Local Authority Alignment

Direct liaison experience with FTA (UAE), ZATCA (KSA), and NBR (Bahrain) ensures zero administrative delays.

E-invoicing

ZATCA Phase 2 E-Invoicing

End-to-end advisory for integrating ERP systems directly with ZATCA clearance portals under Saudi regulations.

Substance

ESR & UBO Compliance

Structuring corporate entity substance reports and ultimate beneficial owner registers to safeguard business licenses.

Statutory regulatory framework

GCC corporate compliance & tax services

United Arab Emirates

FTA jurisdiction

  1. Corporate Tax Registration

    FTA portal setup, financial year mapping, documentation, and TRN acquisition.

  2. VAT Registration & Compliance

    Mandatory/voluntary VAT filings, periodic returns, and FTA audit readiness.

  3. UBO Declaration Support

    Ultimate Beneficial Owner registers preparation under Ministry of Economy.

  4. Economic Substance (ESR)

    Core Income Generating Activity assessment, notification, and annual ESR filing.

  5. goAML Registration & KYC

    Setup on FIU goAML portal, drafting AML compliance policies, and risk matrices.

Saudi Arabia (KSA)

ZATCA jurisdiction

  1. ZATCA Portal Registration

    Taxpayer establishment registration for Corporate Tax, Zakat, and VAT pipelines.

  2. Fatoora E-Invoicing (Phase 1 & 2)

    API clearance integration with ZATCA portals for XML e-invoicing compliance.

  3. Muqeem & Qiwa Registration

    Government portal integration for labor compliance and commercial licensing.

  4. Mudad Wage Protection (WPS)

    Payroll setup on Mudad platform satisfying Saudi Ministry of HR mandates.

  5. Corporate Tax & Zakat

    Preparation and annual filing of joint Zakat and Corporate Income Tax returns.

Kingdom of Bahrain

NBR jurisdiction

  1. NBR VAT Compliance

    National Bureau for Revenue VAT registration, return filings, and 10% rate advisory.

  2. Sijilat Commercial Portal

    MOIC Sijilat registration, activity amendments, and commercial license renewals.

  3. UBO & AML Documentation

    Beneficial ownership disclosure filings and Anti-Money Laundering procedures.

  4. E-Invoicing Framework Readiness

    System readiness and legal advisory for upcoming Bahrain national e-invoicing.

Documents

What we need from you

Send these once and we can assess every entity against all three authorities.

  1. Trade licence, CR, and any existing tax registration certificates for every entity
  2. Shareholding structure up to the ultimate beneficial owners, with passport copies
  3. The activities on each licence, so ESR relevance can be assessed rather than assumed
  4. ERP or accounting system details, for e-invoicing and MTD-equivalent readiness
  5. Prior filings and any correspondence from the FTA, ZATCA, the NBR, or a free zone authority

Missing one of them? Send what you have. We will tell you what still needs attesting or legalising before a licence renewal is gated on it.

Statutory FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The six we are asked before almost every GCC compliance engagement.

All taxable persons (including mainland entities and Free Zone entities) conducting business activities in the UAE must obtain a Corporate Tax Registration Number from the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), regardless of profit margin.

Keep every licence current in every jurisdiction

One team across the FTA, ZATCA and the NBR: the registrations, the e-invoicing integration, the ESR and UBO files, and the renewal dates each of them gates. No licence lapsing because a return went unfiled.

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Review my compliance

Tell us where you operate and we'll check the record

Tick what you need and an advisor comes back the same working day. Obligations differ by emirate and by country, so the jurisdiction settles before anything else.

  • Corporate tax and VAT positions checked against the current rules
  • Licence renewal dates tracked before they lapse
  • ESR and UBO filings where the activity brings them into scope
  • Payroll run through WPS where the authority requires it

GCC Corporate Compliance

Tell us your country and entity type and we'll show what needs attention.

Select a country and entity type above to see relevant compliance items.

Free compliance check. We'll flag any missed or upcoming deadlines.