PwC Middle East

About PwC Middle East

The regional PwC Middle East practice serves clients in the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring markets across assurance, tax, legal, consulting and deals. A flagship inward-investment programme provides how-to-do-business guides and market entry support for foreign companies planning to establish or grow in the region, from initial assessment through setting up a local presence to ongoing compliance. The legal practice runs an entity governance and compliance team that handles entity formation, corporate structuring, secretarial support and liquidations for local and multinational groups. Tax teams cover UAE federal corporate tax, VAT, customs, excise, transfer pricing and international private wealth. Case examples include a US fintech entering the UAE and multinational groups managing entities across the Gulf. As part of the global PwC network, the practice has a regional leadership structure and publishes in English.

Services

For foreign entrants the firm offers market entry analysis, project management and local presence set-up, including entity formations and corporate structuring. Ongoing support includes legal entity management, secretarial filings, director appointments and beneficial owner filings. Tax and accounting services cover corporate tax, VAT registration and returns, transfer pricing, bookkeeping, payroll set-up, tax systems and e-invoicing. Immigration and visa applications, legal contracts and regulatory licensing for financial services are also described, alongside audit and assurance.

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