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John Casey

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John Casey is the Managing Director of Taxready.ae and Virtuzone Accounting and Tax, both prominent financial and tax advisory firms in Dubai. With more than 15 years’ experience in finance, taxation, and business consultancy, he has held senior roles at leading organisations such as Clyde & Co, KPMG Lower Gulf, and JBWere. A Chartered Accountant and graduate of the University of Otago, John possesses deep expertise in corporate finance, SME tax planning, and regulatory compliance across the UAE.

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Bookkeeping

WPS UAE: Payroll Compliance for Small Businesses

WPS UAE stands for the Wages Protection System in the UAE, the official salary transfer system used by private-sector employers to pay wages through approved financial channels. For small businesses, WPS compliance depends on accurate payroll data, timely salary transfers, and clean bookkeeping records. A company t…

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Tax Compliance

Liquidation Report UAE: Closure and FTA Rules

A liquidation report UAE companies submit is the liquidator’s formal record of how a business has dealt with its assets, liabilities, creditors, employees, tax accounts and closure obligations. It helps licensing authorities, shareholders, creditors and the Federal Tax Authority confirm whether the company is ready…

14 min read

Corporate Tax

UAE Investment Fund Tax Incentives in 2026

UAE investment fund tax incentives are tax rules that can reduce corporate tax for qualifying funds, fund managers, free zone entities and certain foreign investors. The UAE remains a powerful fund jurisdiction, but not because every fund is automatically tax free. The advantage now belongs to structures that meet…

16 min read

Corporate Tax

UAE Property Tax Depreciation Rule: 4% Relief

The UAE property tax depreciation rule is a corporate tax deduction for eligible taxpayers that hold investment property at fair value. Eligible corporate taxpayers may deduct the lower of 4% of original cost or tax written down value for qualifying investment property held at fair value. The taxpayer must elect th…

15 min read

VAT

Bad Debt Relief in the UAE: Reclaim VAT on Unpaid Invoices

Bad debt relief in the UAE lets VAT-registered suppliers reduce output VAT on eligible unpaid invoices when Federal Tax Authority conditions are met. To qualify, the supplier must have charged and accounted for VAT, written off the debt in its accounts, waited more than six months from the date of supply, and notif…

17 min read

Corporate Tax

Non-Deductible Expenses Under UAE Corporate Tax

Under UAE corporate tax, non-deductible expenses are business costs recorded in your accounts but not allowed to reduce taxable income. A payment can be genuine, properly invoiced, and recognized in the financial statements, yet still require an add-back in the corporate tax calculation. If a company misses that ad…

14 min read

Bookkeeping

Revenue Expenditure and Capital Expenditure in the UAE

For UAE businesses, the distinction between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure affects how costs are reported, deducted, and managed. It determines whether a cost reduces profit immediately, sits on the balance sheet, or is relieved over time through depreciation or amortization. That classification affect…

13 min read

VAT

ERP Systems for UAE VAT Compliance: Their Role, Limits, and Risks

ERP systems can strengthen invoice control, improve reporting speed, and bring greater visibility to VAT-sensitive transactions. They cannot, on their own, validate tax treatment, correct weak master data, or insulate a UAE business from filing risk. That distinction matters even more as the country moves toward ph…

9 min read

Audit Support

FTA Tax Audit in the UAE: Notice Period, Records, and Audit Process

An FTA tax audit in the UAE is not simply an administrative exercise. It tests how clearly a business can support its tax position, trace figures back to source records, and respond under scrutiny. Most businesses will receive at least 10 business days’ notice before an audit begins, but the real advantage lies in…

15 min read

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