Tax prep support
Tax planning support
Finbryn models Qualifying Free Zone Person structuring, the Small Business Relief election, and mainland-versus-free-zone trade-offs against your actual revenue and activity mix, for your FTA-approved tax agent to confirm before anything changes. Planning happens ahead of a tax period closing, while a structuring or timing decision can still change the outcome.
Tax working papers
Illustrative client · August 2026
AED
- Year-end books closed and reconciledDone
- Fixed asset and depreciation scheduleDone
- Book-to-tax adjustments listedDone
- Supporting schedules for the preparerIn progress
- Handed to the signer for review and filingNext
Illustrative. An example of the document, not a client's figures.
Planning looks ahead, preparation looks back
By the time a Corporate Tax return is filed, most of the decisions that set the figure are already locked in. Planning happens earlier, while a choice about structure, timing or election can still move the outcome, using the same reconciled books rather than a separate exercise built from scratch each year.
Qualifying Free Zone Person structuring
Keeping a 0% rate on Qualifying Income depends on the actual mix of a free zone entity's revenue, not just its licence. We model how mainland-sourced income, related-party transactions and passive income each affect that mix, so a structuring decision, adding a mainland branch, changing a customer contract, is made with the Corporate Tax consequence visible in advance rather than discovered at filing time.
The Small Business Relief election
Electing Small Business Relief removes Corporate Tax entirely for an eligible period, but it is only available while revenue stays at or below AED 3,000,000 in the current and every prior tax period, and only for periods ending on or before 31 December 2026. We model whether growth this year is likely to close that door next year, so the election is a deliberate choice rather than a default that quietly stops applying.
Mainland versus free zone, revisited
The right jurisdiction at formation is not always the right one three years later, once customers, funding and hiring plans change. We revisit the mainland-versus-free-zone question against the entity's current trading pattern, not the assumptions it started with.
UBO and Economic Substance on the same calendar
A UBO register update and, for a Relevant Activity, the Economic Substance Regulations notification and report sit on an annual calendar that changing ownership or a new activity can quietly move. We flag those dates alongside the tax planning conversation rather than as a separate afterthought.
Where this fits
This pairs with Corporate Tax return preparation once a structuring decision is made, and with business setup and compliance for the filings that follow. An FTA-approved tax agent confirms any position before it is relied on. See pricing for planning engagement rates.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: Tax planning support
How is this different from Corporate Tax return preparation?
Return preparation reports what already happened in a closed tax period. Planning happens earlier, while a structuring or timing decision can still change this period's outcome.
Can you help decide between a free zone and a mainland licence?
Yes, we model the trade-off against your actual trading pattern, funding and Qualifying Free Zone Person eligibility rather than a default answer.
Will you tell us if Small Business Relief stops applying?
Yes, we track your revenue against the AED 3,000,000 ceiling each period and flag when growth is likely to close the election before it happens, not after.
Do you confirm the final tax position yourselves?
No. We model the options and the numbers; your FTA-approved tax agent confirms the position before it is relied on or filed.
Is this different from tax preparation?
Preparation reports what already happened. Planning looks ahead so this year's return has fewer surprises on it.
When should planning start?
Mid-year is usually the best window, early enough to still change an outcome, late enough to work from real numbers.
What is included in tax planning support?
Tax planning support covers mid-year projection of income and liability and entity-structure comparison when growth changes the picture. The exact scope is agreed and set out in writing before work starts, so you know precisely what is and is not covered before the first deliverable arrives.
How is tax planning support priced?
Pricing for tax planning support depends on your transaction volume, the software you use, and how much cleanup is needed before ongoing work starts. Current ranges are published on the pricing page, and your exact fee is confirmed in writing before anything begins.
Industries
- Startups and VC-backed companiesBookkeeping and reporting for early-stage, venture-backed companies watching burn, runway and investor reporting closely.
- Real estate and property managementBookkeeping for property owners and managers tracking income, expenses and reserves at the level of each individual property.
Next step
Talk to the team that would run your books
A short call covers your setup, your software and what a first month would look like. You get a written scope and price after it.