GlobalX Advisors

GCC Tax Planning

Tax Planning & Filings
across the GCC

Optimize your tax strategy with professional planning, timely filings, and full compliance to support your business growth.

Plan my filingsHow it works

Execution blueprint

How we manage your GCC tax filings

  1. Step 01

    Jurisdiction & Entity Assessment

    Evaluating permanent establishment risks, revenue thresholds, and authority registration status (FTA / ZATCA / NBR).

    Registered · FTA · ZATCA · NBR

  2. Step 02

    Data Alignment & Mapping

    Reconciling local ERP accounting records with GCC statutory chart of accounts and VAT/Corporate Tax categories.

    Mapped · ERP to statutory

  3. Step 03

    Return Drafting & Reconciliation

    Preparing detailed tax calculations, verifying input VAT eligibility, and generating draft filings for management review.

    Drafted · Yours to review

  4. Step 04

    Portal Filing & Payment Confirmation

    Direct electronic filing through official tax portals with receipt confirmation and tax payment advice.

    Filed · Receipt confirmed

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GCC framework

GCC Tax Planning & Filings

Statutory compliance and tax advisory breakdown across Gulf Cooperation Council jurisdictions.

  • UAE:Federal Tax Authority
  • Saudi Arabia:ZATCA
  • Bahrain:National Bureau for Revenue
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Three authorities · One filing calendar
GCC tax scope: a feature-by-feature comparison across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
Corporate Tax / Income Tax ReturnsApplicableApplicableN/A
VAT Returns & ComplianceApplicableApplicableApplicable
Excise Tax ReturnsApplicableApplicableApplicable
Transfer Pricing DocumentationApplicableApplicableN/A
International Tax / Withholding TaxAdvisoryWHT ReturnsN/A
Zakat FilingsN/AApplicableN/A

Note: Zakat filings are generally handled for eligible Saudi entities and may require local authorization or representation depending on the engagement scope.

Specialized services

GCC strategic tax & regulatory advisory

Substance

Economic Substance (ESR)

Comprehensive ESR assessments, notification filings, and substance reporting to meet UAE and regional regulatory mandates.

Deliverable
Notification and report
Aligned to
UAE ESR mandates
Related parties

Transfer Pricing Framework

Master file, local file documentation, and benchmarking studies aligned with OECD guidelines and local GCC tax laws.

Deliverable
Master and local file
Aligned to
OECD guidelines
Ownership

UBO & Corporate Structuring

Ultimate Beneficial Ownership register maintenance and cross-border corporate structure optimization for tax efficiency.

Deliverable
UBO register upkeep
Aligned to
Local UBO regulations

Documents

What we need from you

Send these through the portal and we can start the assessment the same week.

  1. Trade licence, CR, and tax registration certificates for every entity in scope
  2. Trial balance and financial statements for the period, exported from your ERP
  3. Sales and purchase ledgers with the VAT treatment applied to each line
  4. Intercompany agreements and a list of related-party transactions
  5. Prior returns and any correspondence from the FTA, ZATCA, or the NBR

Missing one of them? Send what you have. We will tell you what is still outstanding well before the deadline, not the week it falls due.

Frequently asked

Common questions

The six we are asked before almost every GCC filing, whichever authority it lands with.

Registration and the annual return are required of taxable persons regardless of whether any tax ends up payable: the 9% rate applies to taxable profits above AED 375,000, and a company under that threshold still registers and files. Qualifying free zone persons may hold a 0% rate on qualifying income, but that is a conclusion to be tested against the conditions each year rather than assumed from the licence.

Get the filings right in every jurisdiction

One team across the FTA, ZATCA and the NBR: the registrations, the returns, the substance and transfer pricing files, and the payment advice ahead of the deadline. No three advisors giving you three answers.

Start your filing
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Start your filing

Tell us the country and we'll handle the filing

Send the details below and an adviser picks it up the same working day. VAT and corporate tax rules differ by country in the Gulf, so the jurisdiction settles first.

  • VAT registration and returns across the GCC
  • Corporate tax registration and filing in the UAE
  • Excise where the activity brings it into scope
  • Records kept in the form the authority asks to see

GCC Tax Planning

Tax registration and filing for companies and businesses in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain.

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