Company Setup in UAE — From Estimate to First Filing
Mainland & Free Zone. Real All-In Pricing. Compliant From Day One.
Anyone can sell you a license. The AED 5,750 package usually costs over AED 18,000 by the time you can actually operate — and the broker is gone before your mandatory Corporate Tax registration (AED 10,000 penalty if missed). We map your full first-year cost upfront — licence to bank account — and your books run from day one. You register with the authority; we prepare and guide every step.
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Everything Your Setup Includes
One bundle from trade name to first filing — including the compliance steps license brokers leave out.
From Idea to Operating Company
Three steps, fixed fees, no detours through five different vendors.
Free Structure Consult
We map your activity, team size, banking requirements, and budget to the right structure — mainland or a shortlist of free zones — and give you the real all-in first-year cost for each option.
We Map Every Cost and Step
Trade name, licence, MOA, company files, and team onboarding — plus the compliance layer brokers skip: Corporate Tax and VAT, mapped before the deadlines. You register with the authority; we prepare and guide every step.
You Operate, Books Running
Bank account application supported, bookkeeping live from day one (first 3 months included), and your filing calendar set. From day 90 you choose any fixed monthly plan — quoted upfront.
Fixed Advisory Fee. Third-Party Costs at Cost.
License and zone fees vary — from around AED 5,750 in northern-emirate free zones to AED 12,500+ in Dubai zones, plus roughly AED 12,000 in first-year extras most quotes hide. With us the all-in Year-1 estimate is one flat figure — quoted upfront in your 2-minute estimate, including Corporate Tax registration support, a VAT assessment, and your first 3 months of bookkeeping. You see every receipt. Want the zone-by-zone numbers? See our 2026 guide to UAE free zone setup costs.
The License Is the Easy Part
The UAE crossed one million active business licenses in 2025, and Dubai alone issues roughly nineteen thousand new ones every quarter. Getting licensed has never been easier — which is exactly why the setup industry competes on sticker price. The AED 4,888 and AED 5,750 packages are real, but they are license-only numbers: no registration extras, no onboarding paperwork, no office product, and none of the compliance a company legally needs the moment it exists.
That compliance layer is where new founders get hurt. Corporate Tax registration is mandatory for every company — including free zone entities — and missing it costs AED 10,000 before you have earned a dirham. Cross the VAT threshold without registering and the penalties compound. Operate in a DNFBP sector — real estate, precious metals, corporate services — and AML registration is required too, with fines from AED 50,000. None of this appears in a license broker's quote, because the broker is paid when the license prints.
Setting up with Sky Sigma inverts that. We are an FTA-registered accounting firm — clients across DMCC, IFZA, RAKEZ, JAFZA, SHAMS, and the mainland — and the setup we deliver is the one we will have to live with as your accountants: correct activity wording, a banking-ready KYC file, tax registrations done inside their deadlines, and books running from day one. Your first three months of bookkeeping are included, and from there our monthly plans are fixed and quoted upfront. One team, from trade name to your first Corporate Tax filing — with our accuracy guarantee in writing.
Flat All-In Year-1 Pricing
One flat estimate per route — quoted upfront, third-party costs at cost, every receipt shown.
Free Zone
Flat, all-in fee — quoted in your 2-min estimate
- License and zone fees at cost — 45+ free zones compared
- Corporate Tax registration support
- VAT registration assessment
- Corporate bank account application support
- First 3 months of bookkeeping included
Mainland
Flat, all-in fee — quoted in your 2-min estimate
- DET (Dubai Economy) licensing guidance, fees at cost
- Corporate Tax registration support
- VAT registration assessment
- Corporate bank account application support
- First 3 months of bookkeeping included
Then a fixed monthly accounting plan — first 3 months of bookkeeping included in every setup bundle.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about company formation, free zones, and first-year costs in the UAE.
Know Your Real Setup Cost Before You Sign Anything.
Tell us your business activity, how many people you plan to bring on, and where your customers are. You get a written comparison of your best 2–3 options — mainland and free zone — with the genuine all-in first-year cost of each, and the compliance calendar your new company will carry. Free, and yours to take anywhere.