Partner-level attention
I read the regulations so you are never surprised by them.
Managing Partner, Brooks ME
Mazahir Arsiwala
UAE tax and compliance, made simple for the people who own the business.
Most UAE owners don't get fined for breaking the law. They get fined because a deadline moved, a rule changed, or a portal profile wasn't updated, and nobody told them in time. That is the problem I solve.
Clients
200+
UAE SMEs kept compliant by the Brooks ME team.
FTA-approved Tax Agent
3 regimes
VAT, Corporate Tax and Excise.
Qualifications
3
CA (ICAI), ACA (ICAEW) and CAMS (ACAMS).
One team, from the books to the filing to the defence.
What we handle at Brooks ME
- Corporate TaxRegistration, returns, transfer pricing
- VAT & ExciseReturns, refunds, voluntary disclosures
- Audit & IFRSAssurance and accounting
- AML, ESR, UBOPolicies and filings
- Outsourced CFOAdvisory for owners
Newsletter
Taxation Made Simple UAE
A weekly read for owners and finance leads.
1,400+
In the office
Every FTA and Cabinet decision, turned into action.
The lesson I repeat most
Also heard on Talk 100.3
Your tax compliance is not just a number on a return. It is a gate in front of your licence, your immigration file, and your travel.
Writing.
All posts on LinkedInVAT · Case study · May 2026
Same TRN. Wrong name on the invoice.
29,911
Impressions. A supplier invoiced a sister company inside a VAT group under the parent's name and said the TRN made it fine. It did not.
VAT + Corporate Tax · Case study · Jun 2026
One branch, two tax personalities.
19,880
Impressions. A UAE branch charged its overseas head office 5% VAT. A person cannot supply to itself, yet Corporate Tax treats that branch as separate.
VAT · Update · Feb 2026
Article 54 (bis): a valid invoice is no longer enough.
13,451
Impressions. Since 1 January 2026, if your supplier evades tax and you missed the red flags, the FTA can reject your input tax.
VAT · Update · Oct 2026
The supplier checks you now need.
Since 1 October, FTA Decision No. 13 of 2026 is in force. Check each supplier at the first deal and every 12 months, or risk being treated as if you should have known.
AML · Results · Oct 2026
Three AML penalties. AED 1.3M waived.
Prompt remediation and solid documentation changed the outcome for three clients of Spicer Pegler.
Corporate Tax · Transfer pricing · Sep 2026
Interest-free doesn't mean risk-free.
Money moving between family group companies on a handshake can fall under transfer pricing. Put a loan agreement in place and check Article 31 before year-end.
Corporate Tax · Audit · Sep 2026
Your tax return is only as solid as your audit.
Why the audit, IFRS treatment and the Corporate Tax return have to line up before the filing deadline.
Corporate Tax · Opinion · Jun 2026
Your salary doesn't lower your tax. Proving the role does.
When you pay yourself, the law sees a connected person, not an employee. The deduction rests on a real role at a market rate.
VAT · Opinion · Jun 2026
That 0% on your export isn't automatic.
An export advance starts a 90-day clock. Miss it and the 5% comes out of your own margin.
Corporate Tax · Case study · Jun 2026
A free zone licence is a door, not a guarantee.
AED 6.2 million of mainland sales broke the de minimis limit. One breach costs the 0% rate for five tax periods.
Corporate Tax · Opinion · Jun 2026
Small in Dubai. Still inside Pillar Two.
The 15% top-up tax applies to groups with EUR 750 million in revenue. The test is at group level, not yours.
VAT · Case study · May 2026
The AED 47,000 that blocked a trade licence.
A filed return is not a paid one. DED's renewal check returned an FTA block flag. Cleared in six working days.
Two firms. One standard.
Brooks ME for tax, advisory and CFO work. Spicer Pegler for audit and assurance. Both from Dubai, for businesses across the UAE.
Let's talk.
If compliance feels like a fire drill, it doesn't have to. Send me a message and tell me what's on your mind.
Or email
i@mazahir.pro