Dubai Business and Tax Advisors (DBTA)

About Dubai Business and Tax Advisors (DBTA)

Positioned between the Gulf and Europe, this advisory group runs its main office in Business Bay, Dubai, with a second Dubai address and links to London and Brussels. It speaks to first-time founders, family offices and wealthy investors from the UK, Europe and the GCC who want a base in the UAE, and also to UAE companies looking to open entities in France, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey or Luxembourg. The service range goes from jurisdiction selection and licensing through visas, banking introductions and structuring, then continues with bookkeeping, payroll, audit, transfer pricing, Corporate Tax and VAT. Further practices cover corporate finance, valuation and real estate advisory. The founder is an FCCA, and the website refers to ACCA-qualified and UK-qualified advisers. Only English appears to be used, no founding year is given, and a team page names about eight professionals.

Services

Formation covers mainland, free zone and RAK ICC holding companies, with document drafting, licence selection, investor and employee visas, Emirates ID and corporate bank account introductions. Tax and accounting work includes Corporate Tax, VAT, transfer pricing, bookkeeping, payables and receivables, payroll and financial statements. Audit offerings include statutory, internal, forensic and compliance audits. Additional services include due diligence, valuation, outsourced CFO support, property advisory and European company formation.

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

Published prices

• Dubai business setup from AED 12,000

As published by the firm. Prices change; the firm's quote is what counts.