Corporate Services
Registered Offices and Corporate Services
Today’s dynamic business landscape is constantly redefining traditional boundaries. YouFirst has been a leading provider of agile and customised solutions to hundreds of clients across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, helping them achieve business expansion goals.
YouFirst Corporate Services, backed by its strong global footprint, has successfully established exceptional international enterprise teams. These teams work with a diverse range of clients in their respective domestic markets with inimitable efficiency. They minimise all linguistic, cultural and technical barriers in cross-border engagements while guiding clients end-to-end in setting up businesses in UAE and UK.
Through our core services of company formation and international incorporation — which involve legalities, taxation, technology and accounting — we help businesses tap into the number of opportunities available to them within various business zones in the UAE and the UK. We provide every support that our clients need in their business expansion pursuits.
UAE Company Formation
Advantages of Company Formation within the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Access to a diversified economy
The UAE government has diversified its economy in the past four decades, opening up global business opportunities across varied sectors. It continues to raise perks for both experienced and budding enterprises.
A central point for world trade and commerce
With economic diversification and its reduced dependency on oil exports solely, the UAE has succeeded in becoming a real hub of booming business sectors such as tourism, construction, media & entertainment, etc.
Technologically advanced Community
The 2017 UAE Fourth Industrial Revolution Strategy has already positioned UAE as a global model in adopting cutting-edge technologies, which achieves sustainability while serving the society.
Free Trade Zones within the UAE territory
The Free Trade Zones developed by the UAE government have made UAE the most advantageous business destinations for investors, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and corporations alike.
Strict confidentiality
We value your need for privacy as a business. One of the several ways we customize our services is by respecting the exclusivity of your business and keeping your company data strictly confidential.
Rapid development of companies
The flexible and business-friendly policies of the UAE government allow companies in various sectors to grow at an unbelievable pace.
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Stating a Businesse in UAE : Taxes
The United Arab Emirates has long been considered by companies and entrepreneurs across the globe as the most lucrative destination to set up a business.
Low or no corporate taxes on profits gained for legal entities.
As there is no Federal CIT regime in the UAE, businesses are not required to file corporate tax returns.
No income taxation for Company owners and employees.
Company owners and employees in the UAE are not required to pay income tax, which also applies to freelancers and individuals living in the Emirates.
A higher level of service without the higher costs
UAE’s business-friendly policies have resulted into cost-effective, yet world-class facilities and services.
Contact us for hassle-free company setup
To save your time, costs, and hassles of UAE business setup, get in touch with highly experienced YouFirst experts today.
Formation of company in United Arab Emirates:
Any company formed within the UAE has to be supported by its respective incorporation jurisdiction. It’s important to have a full understanding of all your business type. Our expert consultants will help you choose the right option among the following:
Sole Proprietorship
General Partnership
Partnership in Commendams
Share Partnership
Public Shareholding Company
Private Shareholding Company
Joint Stock Venture
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Companies engaging in commercial activities, including trading, technical services, construction, etc.
Branches and Representative Offices
Free Zone Company
Offshore Company
Civil Company
Foreign Company Registration Options
A foreign company can set up its operations in the UAE as a registered company, branch, or representative office. It can also choose to appoint a commercial agent to sell or export its products here. New companies can also choose to operate from one of the many Free Zones, which is a self-regulated area, governed by its own set of regulations.
Foreign companies setting up business in areas other than Free Zones are subject to Foreign Ownership Restrictions under Commercial Companies Law (CCL), which mandates that a minimum of 51% of the total shares must be held by UAE nationals or companies wholly owned by them.
Requirements to Register a Corporation in UAE
Depending upon the size of a corporation that is looking to incorporate within the United Arab Emirates, one of the below licenses will be issued:
Commercial License:
Issued to a company to trade, export and import products / services within or outside UAE
Industrial License:
Issued to a company that has a registered business and physical setup within UAE
Professional License:
Issued to service-providers, professionals, and single-ownership companies within UAE
Below are the documents essential for a corporation to register within UAE:
- The Memorandum of Association
- Approved companies' name certificate
- UAE embassy attested personal due diligence of shareholders and directors of the new company including passport, address, three months' statement, resume and academic certificates
- Certificate of share capital deposit during a UAE corporate bank account
- Signed lease agreement for office premises of flexi-desk in UAE
- Service agreement with UAE citizen because the 51% local shareholder (mainland company only)
- Commercial service agreement with a UAE company to act as an agent for a free port company
Company Registration Process in UAE
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Step 1
We first help the you determine the categorgy of business from the Department of Economic Development (DED)
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Step 2
We then find the right legal form that matches the type of business activities and the location you choose
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Step 3
We help you choose a suitable trade name for your company’s products or services
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Step 4
We will tell you whether / if your business requires any minimum initial investment
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Step 5
We begin by getting a ‘no-objection’ from DED
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Step 6
Here we create a Memorandum of Association (MoA) & finalize your company’s physical address
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Step 7
We submit all your documents and get you a business license
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