Wireless telecommunications activities

Under the UAE Corporate Tax framework for Free Zone Persons, telecommunications services are generally categorized as Excluded Activities. This ensures that income derived from the regulated domestic market is taxed at the standard rate. Forensic focus is on the 'place of consumption' and 'regulatory licensing' which prevents these activities from being treated as Qualifying Income even if the service provider is located in a Free Zone.

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Misclassification of domestic retail wireless roaming charges or data services as international wholesale traffic to bypass the 9% corporate tax rate

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