Why is there no tax in UAE?

Simply because the government doesn't need the money. This doesn't mean there's no tax at all. Its just disguised in the form of housing fee, visa costs, road tolls, car registration costs and a bunch of other things. read more

Simply because the government doesn't need the money. This doesn't mean there's no tax at all. Its just disguised in the form of housing fee, visa costs, road tolls, car registration costs and a bunch of other things. read more

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates, with autonomous emirate and local governments. The United Arab Emirates does not have any federal income tax. An income tax decree has been enacted by each Emirate, but in practice, the enforcement of these decrees is restricted to foreign banks and to oil companies. The UAE government implemented value added tax in the country from January 1, 2018 at a standard rate of 5%. read more