UAE business & compliance guides

Clear, no-nonsense guides to running a business in the UAE — payroll, tax, compliance and company setup — written by Oakland, the UAE’s #1 Odoo Gold Partner. Every guide pairs with a free calculator or an Odoo workflow that automates the work.

Guides

UAE business setup: mainland vs free zone

Ownership, market access, cost and tax — how to choose the right structure for your UAE company.

WPS — the UAE Wage Protection System explained

Who must use WPS, how the SIF salary file works, deadlines and penalties — and how to automate it.

Free calculators

Gratuity / end-of-service calculator

Estimate UAE end-of-service benefits under Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021.

UAE VAT calculator

Add or remove 5% UAE VAT and see the net, tax and gross amounts.

UAE corporate tax calculator

Estimate UAE corporate tax (0% up to AED 375,000, 9% above).

ERP total cost of ownership

Model the real multi-year cost of an ERP — licences, implementation and support.

ERP ROI calculator

Estimate the return on an ERP investment from time saved and efficiency gains.

Run all of it in one system

Payroll, WPS, VAT, e-invoicing and corporate tax — Oakland configures Odoo to handle UAE compliance end to end, so the rules in these guides run automatically.

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