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Dear Friends and Clients, The UAE is giving us new administrative tasks with its Economic Substance Rules. Before you get down to work on these new tasks, check to see if your business is really affected. We have listed this in detail in the 1st item of our newsletter. In general, UAE seems to be

Dear Friends and Clients, The network of the international community of multinational corporations’ attempt, in particular, to destroy the (legitimate) tax savings models is becoming ever stronger. The UAE has also joined the BEPS project aimed at combating tax evasion, but only with the minimum standard of 5 out of 15 possible conditions. Action 6

In order to promote foreign direct investment in selected sectors and thus the establishment of (onshore) businesses operating in these sectors in UAE-mainland, the statutory obligation, according to which a majority of the shares in a company must be held by UAE citizens, was relaxed in 2018 (Federal Law No. 19 of 2018 Concerning Foreign

Dear Friends and Clients, We expats in the Middle East have gotten a thick skin by now. Nothing can shake us so easily. The sabre rattling in the immediate neighbourhood leaves us as cool as some economic challenges. Most of us have made a living here and are not willing to give it up just

Dear Friends and Clients, We are happy to announce that we have created a new email domain that matches our corporate identity. From now on we ask to use instead of the old domain “SLG@strohallegalgroup.com“, to please use the new: SLGlaw.cc If you don’t know the lawyer or staff in charge please write to office@SLGlaw.cc.

Dear Friends and Clients, The (office) party is over. It marked our 14th year in this country and we welcomed over 40 guests who enjoyed themselves along with the relaxing atmosphere in the garden of our office villa. The outstanding and forward-looking speeches by the Austrian Commercial Counsellor, Mr. Bandera, and the financial expert, Gordian

Do you have an FZ-LLC or an onshore LLC in the UAE? Or maybe even an “International Company” (offshore) that generates profits? You are still taxable in your home country with your international income? Or are you now only subject to limited taxation in your home country? All of this makes a significant difference in

Dear Friends and Clients, The UAE has put in plenty of new incentives to boost business. Ras al Khaimah now offers a new symbiosis of a Free Zone and offshore company, Dubai awards 3 years business visas when buying or only paying the down payment on apartments. If you have a travel ban due to

Dear Friends and Clients, I was a little surprised to receive so many positive reactions to our December newsletter. Actually, this was my first introduction to a newsletter which did not refer to the content and news from the law and economy, but was more of a philosophical nature. Likewise, this time I will leave