We are Aurifer. We are a boutique tax and technology services firm established in Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai and Riyadh.

Qatar has amended more of its tax framework in the past twelve months than in the several years before it. A capital gains relief for corporate restructurings, a new mechanism allowing treaty relief to be applied directl...

On 14 July 2026, the UAE Federal Tax Authority issued Directive on Tax Transactions No. 3 of 2026 for Value Added Tax on the Method of Converting the Value of Digital Currencies into UAE Dirham. The Directive provides th...

What the FTA’s Private Clarifications Reveal About the 0% Free Zone Regime The UAE’s free zone Corporate Tax regime was designed to preserve the competitive advantage that has attracted global businesses to the Emirates...

Under the UAE’s Corporate Tax Law, investment funds that meet certain conditions may be treated as Qualifying Investment Funds (QIFs) and benefit from an exemption from Corporate Tax (CIT). The fund itself is treated as an Exempt Person, while at the investor level, natural persons may fall within the personal investment income exclusion, UAE corporate investors may avail of the participation exemption, and distributions to foreign investors are generally subject to a 0% withholding tax rate.