Dubai GSTBusiness · people search “mainland vs free zone Dubai”
Mainland vs free zone is who you invoice
Mainland (DET, still called DED on old pages) lets you sell inside the UAE. You take a real office.
- Mainland
- DET · local market · Ejari office
- Free zone
- Authority package · flexi desk possible
- 0% CT
- Qualifying free-zone income, not the word ‘free’
- Mainland (DET, still called DED on old pages) lets you sell inside the UAE.
- You take a real office.
- You sit in the ordinary 9% corporate-tax system above AED 375,000 profit.
- Free zones were built for international and zone-to-zone work, with a packaged licence and, for some firms, 0% tax on qualifying income if substance rules are met.
- The old 51/49 local-partner story is no longer the default on mainland.
- A short strategic list still needs a UAE partner.
- Formation houses quoting 51/49 as a habit are selling 2019.
- Confirm the activity code.
- Pick the jurisdiction for the invoices you will issue this year, not for a skyline in the logo.
- Directory: the Business section on this site, then the authority’s own page.
Practical notes, not official law. Confirm on ICP, MOHRE, RTA, KHDA and your employer before you act.
People also search
Related