The UAE Has Treaties. Whether They Work for Your Structure Is a Different Question.

The UAE has concluded double taxation agreements with over ninety countries. The Russia–UAE DTT came into force in January 2026. The Common Reporting Standard has been operational since 2018. Automatic Exchange of Information means that, since January 2026, a foreign tax authority with an interest in your UAE structure has a mechanism to pursue that interest.

What has changed is the environment in which these instruments operate. Structures assembled before the UAE's corporate tax framework, before AEOI became fully operational, and before the Russia–UAE DTT came into force may be producing treaty outcomes — and information-exchange obligations — that their owners have not mapped.

We map them. And where the map reveals exposure, we address it before anyone else is looking.

The Work We Do

• Tax residency certificate (TRC) applications — UAE residency certificates for treaty benefit claims and home-jurisdiction compliance
• Treaty benefit analysis — dividend withholding, interest, royalties, capital gains, business profits
• OECD Multilateral Instrument (MLI) implications — which treaty provisions have been amended, and how
• Permanent establishment risk assessment for DMCC and Free Zone structures with cross-border operations
• CRS and AEOI compliance review — what foreign authorities can now see, and whether the position is defensible
• Russia–UAE DTT transitional analysis — structuring implications for CIS clients and dual-resident entities
• Cross-border income structuring — dividends, royalties, loan interest, service fees from a treaty perspective
• Treaty shopping avoidance — principal purpose test, substance requirements under the MLI

Who This Is For

Family offices and HNW individuals with assets and income across multiple jurisdictions. British, European, and CIS clients who have relocated to the UAE or hold UAE structures alongside home-country assets. DMCC holding companies receiving income from overseas subsidiaries. Structures involving the UK, Germany, France, Russia, or any jurisdiction with a live UAE DTT where the treaty position has not been formally reviewed.

If your structure spans more than one jurisdiction, the treaty position is not a detail. It is the architecture. And the architecture should be reviewed before the Exchange of Information cycle reaches it.