Middle East
Founders seeking 0% personal income tax + UAE residency, Dubai (UAE)
Free Zone licence comes with the Investor Visa pathway. UAE residency in 60 days. 0% personal income tax. UAE Corporate Tax 9% with a 0% rate on the first AED 375K of profits.
Investor Visa0% PIT9% CT
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
9%
Fastest setup
2 weeks
Tax treaties
115
Region
Middle East
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: No minimum capital
- Administrative language: English
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 9%
- Effective rate ~0%
- Tax treaties 115
- VAT rate 5%
- Withholding on dividends 0%
Key treaty partners
UKFranceGermanyIndiaChinaSingapore
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe supported
- Mercury supported
- Wise supported
- Crypto banking available
- EMI license framework available
Considerations
If you don't need MENA presence
Dubai's value proposition is residency + GCC access. Without those:
9% Corporate TaxLicense fees AED 12K+