Creation Business Consultants

About Creation Business Consultants

Headquartered in Business Bay, Dubai, this advisory group also lists a DIFC office, a Riyadh office and locations in Hong Kong, China, the UK, Australia, the USA and South Korea. It describes itself as Australian and British owned and managed, with a tax department in-house and a long track record in the MENA region. Its audience is multinational groups, mid-sized companies and entrepreneurs entering the UAE or Saudi Arabia, including US firms planning a relocation, and the website is published in English with Chinese versions. Services run from onshore, free zone and DIFC structures to corporate sponsor arrangements, holding vehicles, foundations and trusts, followed by accounting, payroll, VAT and corporate tax support. Group restructuring, liquidations, mergers and acquisitions advice and transfer pricing sit alongside licensing, banking and visa applications. The firm states that it is a private adviser rather than a government body, and that approvals remain with the authorities. No fixed prices are published and no individual partner is named on the pages reviewed.

Services

Formation work covers mainland, free zone, DIFC and other GCC structures, branches, representative offices, holding companies, SPVs, foundations and trusts, plus local sponsor arrangements. Tax offerings include corporate tax, VAT, excise, economic substance, withholding tax, transfer pricing, international tax, M&A tax and dispute support. Operational services cover accounting and bookkeeping, HR and payroll with WPS handling, PRO services, visas, licence renewals, liquidations, corporate banking introductions, and Saudi company registration including Iqama processing.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✓ VAT: offered
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✕ Audit: not listed
• ✓ Bank account assistance: offered
• ✓ Residency and visas: offered
• ✕ Corporate secretarial: not listed
• ✕ Virtual office: not listed