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By S.R.O. 1976(I)/2026, SECP has made the Companies (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Regulations, 2026. No company, including a foreign company, may promote or carry on multi-level marketing, pyramid, Ponzi or referral schemes, whether physically or online. Genuine direct selling is not restricted.
Read the guideUAE businesses with revenue below AED 50 million must appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 31 March 2027. New accreditation rules took effect on 1 October 2026, and in late October the Ministry of Finance published a checklist for choosing a provider and the list of mandatory e-invoice fields.
Read the guideOn 31 October 2026 SECP marked 39,704 companies "Inactive by Registrar" after four years without annual returns and/or financial statements. Until they file and regain active status, they cannot open new bank accounts, access financial services or register changes in their directors.
Read the guideSince 27 October 2026, private-sector establishments in Saudi Arabia with five or more accountants must fill at least half of their accounting jobs with Saudi nationals, up from 40%. The timetable to 2029, who counts and an HRSD worked example.
Read the guideUAE private-sector salaries for each month are due on the first day of the next month, and at least 85% of total wages must be paid on time through the WPS. The day-by-day measures MoHRE takes against late payers, and who is excluded.
Read the guideThe 25% Corporation Tax rate stays, but capital allowances, VAT and payroll all change. The measures that matter to UK companies owned from Pakistan or the Gulf, and to overseas firms selling services into the UK.
Read the guideVAT-registered businesses in the UK will have to issue and receive VAT invoices as structured e-invoices from 1 April 2029. The roadmap published with Budget 2026 sets out the network, the scope and the dates to plan around.
Read the guideA PDF of the accounts is no longer enough. From tax year 2026, the financial statements filed with a company's return must be in a structured, electronically readable format, and FBR's draft rules of 27 October 2026 explain how.
Read the guideBusinesses that must integrate with FBR's computerised system can claim 10% of what they actually invest in the integration as a tax credit. FBR's final rule 33U, issued on 26 October 2026, sets the conditions.
Read the guideAnnounced on 25 October 2026: the monthly wage a Saudi employee must earn to count as one full worker under Nitaqat rises from SAR 4,000 to SAR 5,000, and then to SAR 6,000. What private-sector employers should review now.
Read the guideThe FTA's new Top-up Tax guide sets out who must register for the UAE's 15% domestic minimum tax and when. Groups with a calendar-year 2025 must register on EmaraTax by 30 November 2026, or face a AED 10,000 penalty per entity.
Read the guideOn 22 October 2026 SECP advised companies to comply with section 10 of the Lawyers Welfare and Protection Act, 2023: retain a practising advocate on retainer and report the appointment on Form-9, or face action.
Read the guideThe date for large UAE businesses to appoint an e-invoicing provider has passed, and e-invoicing starts on 1 January 2027. Cabinet Decision No. 173 of 2026 resets the penalties, and Ministerial Decision No. 197 of 2026 eases the rules for tax groups.
Read the guideUAE businesses must now verify suppliers and supplies before claiming input VAT, and can recover VAT on six types of employee expenses only if strict conditions are met. A practical summary of FTA Decisions 13 and 17 of 2026.
Read the guideTwo Saudi deadlines to act on: the waiver of late registration, filing and payment fines runs only until 31 December 2026, and businesses with VAT-able revenue above SAR 187,500 must integrate with FATOORA by 1 February 2027.
Read the guideFBR gave individuals, AOPs and others whose returns were due on 30 September a second extension, to 31 October 2026. That date has now passed. What it covered, the cost of missing it and how to file now.
Read the guideSince 15 October 2026, income tax and sales tax audits assigned to FBR's National Faceless Centre run entirely through IRIS, with three separate officers and no face-to-face contact. What changes, and how to be ready.
Read the guideNew rules set a minimum taxable income for YouTubers, influencers and other creators, based on views as well as actual earnings. How the formula works, with a worked example.
Read the guideDirectors must verify their identity, accounts move to software-only filing in 2028, and Corporation Tax runs at 19% to 25%. What owners of UK companies based in Pakistan or the Gulf need to keep on top of.
Read the guideThe UK's biggest employment law reform in a generation is arriving in stages. What has already changed, including the harassment duty from 30 October 2026, and the confirmed 2027 dates, including fire and rehire from March 2027.
Read the guideHow the UAE's 9% Corporate Tax and 5% VAT work in practice — who must register, when returns are due, how free zone companies keep the 0% rate, and what the 2027 e-invoicing mandate means for your business.
Read the guideZakat or income tax, VAT at 15%, withholding on payments abroad and the FATOORA integration waves — what businesses dealing with Saudi Arabia need to know, in one practical guide.
Read the guideIFRS 18 gives every income statement the same structure, defines operating profit and brings "adjusted" performance measures into the audited accounts. Here is what changes, and why 2026 figures already matter.
Read the guideAppointment letters, minimum wages, EOBI, provincial social security, salary tax, hours, leave and gratuity — the employment obligations every Pakistani employer should have under control.
Read the guideWho must comply, how to go live, what each invoice must show, the 72-hour cancellation rule and the penalties as tightened by the Finance Act 2026 — in one practical guide.
Read the guideThe new slabs, what changed from last year, five worked examples and practical tips for salaried taxpayers — with a calculator to check your own figures.
Read the guideA field-by-field guide to a compliant sales tax invoice in the digital invoicing era — and the mistakes that cost buyers their input tax.
Read the guideTougher penalties, exempt supplies and advance receipt invoices written into section 23, a register of simulated invoice issuers, electronic scrutiny, stock transfer notes and, from 15 October 2026, faceless sales tax audits — the changes that matter.
Read the guideCompany type, name, documents, online filing and the first 90 days after incorporation — a clear path from idea to a registered company.
Read the guideWith e-invoices feeding Annex-C automatically, your books and FBR's data must agree. A ten-step monthly routine that keeps them aligned.
Read the guideA month-by-month view of what a private company must file and hold each year — with SECP, FBR and provincial authorities.
Read the guideFour ways to meet FBR's digital invoicing requirement, compared on cost, control, privacy and effort — plus the questions to ask any software vendor.
Read the guideFrom gathering documents to submitting the wealth statement — a clear walkthrough for individuals, with the mistakes that most often lead to FBR notices.
Read the guideSubsidiary, branch or liaison office? The structures available, the regulators involved and how to keep the door open for repatriating profits.
Read the guideBeing on the ATL lowers the tax deducted on banking, vehicles and property. How to check your status, and how to get back on the list if you filed late.
Read the guideMost FBR notices are resolved with a timely, well-documented reply. Here is how to read a notice, what to send, and what never to do.
Read the guideYou do not need a big-company bureaucracy to protect your business. Ten controls that prevent most losses — and how to introduce them without slowing down.
Read the guideYour company's size and public interest decide how it reports. A guide to the classification and the frameworks — and what changes when you cross a threshold.
Read the guideSECP is phasing in global sustainability disclosure standards for listed companies and, from 2027, licensed non-listed public interest companies. Who is covered, when, and a five-step readiness plan.
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