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9Years in the UAE
Since 2017
8 Of Experience in This Finance Advisory Company.
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  • FTA approved tax agency
  • 17 compliance services
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Check your obligations

Share the activity on your trade licence and we will confirm which obligations apply.

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What we handle

We can inspire and Offer Different Services

Two regimes with real teeth: goAML for anti-money-laundering reporting, and Economic Substance for proving your UAE entity does what its licence says. Miss either and the penalties arrive by email, without warning. We register you, write the policy, and file on your behalf.

goAML Compliance Services

Registration on the UAE FIU's goAML portal, the policy behind it, and every report it demands, suspicious transactions, suspicious activity, fund freezes and partial name matches.

With a team of experts in the Accounting sector, making sure the accuracy of your financial records and statements, and that you are compliant with Accounting standards.

Economic Substance Regulation

Proving your UAE entity genuinely carries out the activity its licence describes, the test, the notification, the report, the records behind it, and the appeal if a penalty lands.

We provides comprehensive taxation services, including VAT & Corporate Tax registration, compliance & tax return filing. Our expert team ensures that your business remains compliant.

The dates that carry penalties

None of these are invoiced or reminded. They fall due whether or not anyone in your business is watching for them.

  • goAML registration

    Required before you can file anything at all. Registration is not annual, but the reporting that follows never stops.

  • Suspicious transaction reports

    Filed as soon as suspicion arises. There is no monthly window to wait for.

  • ESR notification

    Within six months of your financial year end.

  • ESR report

    Within twelve months of your financial year end, where the test applies to you.

Why it matters

A penalty arrives without a warning letter

Neither regime sends a reminder. The first many businesses hear of a goAML or ESR breach is the penalty itself, and by then the argument is about mitigation rather than compliance. The work to stay clear of both is small, predictable, and far cheaper than the appeal.

  • Registered, screened and filed by us in your name
  • A written AML policy your auditors can actually see
  • Appeals prepared where a penalty has already landed
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Government Agencies

We work closely with all Government Agencies

  • Federal Tax Authority, United Arab Emirates
  • Dubai Economy and Tourism
  • Department of Economic Development, Dubai
  • Dubai Customs
  • General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, Dubai
  • Ministry of Justice, United Arab Emirates
  • Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai

Company formation, licensing, visas, customs codes and tax registration all pass through these authorities. Start a company setup.

Answers

Compliance questions

What business owners ask before they discover an obligation the hard way.

01Does goAML apply to my business?

It applies to designated non-financial businesses and professions, real estate agents and brokers, dealers in precious metals and stones, auditors, and corporate service providers. If you are unsure whether your licence puts you in scope, tell us the activity on it and we will tell you plainly.

02What happens if we have nothing suspicious to report?

Registration and a written AML policy are still required, and so is ongoing screening. Having nothing to report is not the same as having nothing to do, the obligation is to look, and to be able to show that you looked.

03Who has to file an ESR notification?

Any UAE entity carrying on a Relevant Activity, including entities in free zones and offshore. The notification comes first; only entities that then meet the test file a full report.

04We have already been fined. Is it too late?

No. ESR penalties can be appealed, and reconsideration is a defined process with a deadline. Bring us the penalty notice and we will tell you whether an appeal is worth making before you spend anything on it.

05Do you file on our behalf or just advise?

We file. Registration, notifications, reports and appeals are submitted by us in your name, and you get the confirmation for your records.

Not here? Ask Vigor, and a specialist picks it up from there.

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