https://www.imperial-grp.com/insights.htmlUAE tax and business insightshttps://www.imperial-grp.com/insights/2026-10-09-uae-vat-executive-regulation-amendments.htmlhttps://www.imperial-grp.com/insights/2026-10-09-uae-vat-executive-regulation-amendments.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Cabinet Decision No. 149 of 2026 clarifies how VAT applies to composite supplies, employee costs, medical products and capital assets, with most changes in force from 1 October 2026.https://www.imperial-grp.com/insights/2026-10-08-uae-top-25-global-innovation-index.htmlhttps://www.imperial-grp.com/insights/2026-10-08-uae-top-25-global-innovation-index.htmlThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000The UAE has risen five places to 25th in WIPO's Global Innovation Index 2026, ranking first in the world for start-up funding, entrepreneurship policies and high-tech investment.https://www.imperial-grp.com/insights/2026-10-08-uae-e-invoicing-countdown.htmlhttps://www.imperial-grp.com/insights/2026-10-08-uae-e-invoicing-countdown.htmlThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000The UAE's move to mandatory e-invoicing is one of the region's most ambitious tax modernisation projects. Here is the timeline and what businesses should do now.https://www.imperial-grp.com/insights/2026-10-08-sovereign-retail-sukuk-nasdaq-dubai.htmlhttps://www.imperial-grp.com/insights/2026-10-08-sovereign-retail-sukuk-nasdaq-dubai.htmlThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000The Ministry of Finance's five-year retail T-Sukuk attracted AED 285 million in orders against a AED 50 million target, with investors from 110 nationalities, and now trades on Nasdaq Dubai.https://www.imperial-grp.com/insights/2026-10-08-small-business-relief-extended-to-2029.htmlhttps://www.imperial-grp.com/insights/2026-10-08-small-business-relief-extended-to-2029.htmlThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000Resident businesses with revenue up to AED 3 million can keep electing to be treated as having no taxable income for tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2029.