Annual renewal of a DMCC company in 2023

Since 2003, Healy Consultants Group assists our multinational Clients to timely and accurately discharge their company’s annual company renewal obligations. In DMCC, this includes i) renewing licences and ii) completing accounting and tax obligations.

• DMCC renewal steps

  • Healy Consultants Group sends a renewal reminder, along with renewal invoice and bank account details, to our Client.
  • We acknowledge the Client’s payment, and e-mail the Client with a paid invoice, re-engagement letter and details about the engagement.
  • Healy Consultants Group pays the DMCC government renewal fee including i) trade license ii) lease and iii) establishment card.

• Independent statutory annual audit

  • A DMCC member company must upload the auditor’s signed and stamped Audited Financial Statements Summary Sheet and the Audited Financial Statements Report online within 90 days of the end of each financial year.
  • Every DMCC member company must ensure that their appointed auditor is registered as an Approved Auditor with DMCC Authority and is on the Approved Auditors List (AAL). These rules do not apply to auditors appointed to audit DMCC member companies registered as a branch company (provided such a company has a group auditor).
  • Healy Consultants Group will assist you to prepare an audited financial statement complying with all DMCC regulations and requirements.

• DMCC renewal fees

  DMCC renewal invoice PDF

  • Healy Consultants Group fees as follows:

  DMCC renewal services	Fees (US$)
  Company renewal fees	2,490
  Annual lease rental renewal	4,753
  Establishment card renewal fees	497
  License renewal fees	5,523

  Accounting, audit, and tax fees	Fees (US$)
  Active Company	4,950
  Dormant Company	1,950

• Multi-year renewal

  To minimize annual Government costs, our Clients can apply for multi-year trade license to avail of the following discounts i) 5% discount for a 2 year license renewal ii) 10% for a 3 year renewal and iii) 20% for 5 years renewal. To enjoy these Government discounts, it is necessary pay all Government fees in advance.

  Important note:

  • The above discounts, incentives and promotions are subject to the DMCC Free Zone Authority’s Terms and Conditions and may be amended by DMCC from time to time in its sole discretion as it deems fit.
  • Please contact Healy Consultants Group to confirm the continuity of the above cost saving offers and/or availability of any other promotions

• Accounting and tax considerations

  • Value Added Tax (VAT) was introduced in the UAE on 1 January 2018. The general VAT rate is 5%. VAT applies to the majority of goods and services transactions. The UAE imposes VAT on tax-registered businesses on a taxable supply of goods or services at each step of the supply chain.
  • A business must register for VAT if the taxable supplies and imports exceed the mandatory registration threshold of Dhs375,000. Furthermore, a business may choose to register for VAT voluntarily where the total value of its taxable supplies and imports (or taxable expenses) is more than the voluntary registration threshold of Dhs187,500.

• Legal and compliance considerations

  • DMCC companies must have economic substance in the UAE.
  • The DMCC company must file an ESR notification to the DMCC authority, and pass the Economic Substance Test.
  • If the company does not comply with ESR, it may be liable to the following penalties:
    1. Failure to file the ESR Notification within six months of the end of the financial year: Dhs20,000.
    2. Failure to file the ES Report within 12 months of the end of the financial year: Dhs50,000.
    3. Failure to pass the Economic Substance Test: Dhs50,000.