Assistant Manager - UAE Corporate Tax - CA

Experience:

Around 1 year in UAE Corporate Tax. Structuring experience not required.

Role:

Preparation and filing of UAE Corporate Tax Returns, with supporting CT advisory work.

Responsibilities:

- Prepare and file UAE CT Returns. Review financial statements and trial balances, identify allowable and disallowable items, exemptions, deductions, reliefs and adjustments, and prepare the disclosures reported to the FTA. Draw up the client data request for each filing.

- Work directly from the primary law: Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022, Cabinet Decisions, Ministerial Decisions, FTA Decisions and FTA guides.

- Assess which regime fits a client on its facts: Small Business Relief, Qualifying Free Zone Person, mainland, or tax transparent treatment.

- Apply Qualifying Group Relief, Business Restructuring Relief, Participation Exemption, Tax Groups and Tax Losses.

- Support new entity set-ups by coordinating with the corporate service provider or registered agent: confirm the tax consequences of the chosen vehicle and jurisdiction, supply the tax inputs the agent needs, and follow the incorporation through to completion. You are not expected to know the filing procedure yourself.

- Resolve client CT queries and support the India tax structuring team on UAE questions.

Required:

Hands-on CT return preparation and filing; ability to read UAE CT legislation and FTA guidance without relying on summaries; ability to read financial statements; research and analytical capability. Treaty or international tax exposure is an advantage, not a requirement.

Qualification:

CA, CA Finalist, ACCA or equivalent.

Growth:

Exposure to international tax, India-UAE transactions and structuring will follow based on capability.