The tax landscape in the Middle East and North Africa is intricate and evolving, and the tax authorities are becoming increasingly active. Moores Rowland UAE is the leading tax law firm in the region. We help clients navigate the complexities and find solutions.

With more specialist tax lawyers than other regional firm, a presence on the ground in ten jurisdictions and ability to advise on all tax issues, it is no surprise that Moores Rowland UAE works on the largest and most complex tax matters.

Unrivalled tax expertise

We work with multinational corporations operating across the MENA region on the full range of tax work. We also support businesses based in our region on both domestic tax and advice on tax implications if they are expanding into other regions.

We offer a full service tax practice and advise on all taxes in the MENA region, as well as providing litigation advice and support. We work across all sectors and also help governments develop and draft tax legislation.

Our close working relationships with government and tax authorities means that we have a strong understanding of the legislation and can offer clear, practical advice.

Our diverse, multi-lingual team includes lawyers, economists and accountants.

Award winning tax lawyers

Our clients choose us because of our expertise in the full range of tax work and unrivalled regional presence across 10 jurisdictions: the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco.

The depth of knowledge of our team are consistently ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Global, a preeminent global ranking system for law firms and lawyers, for the Middle East. Moores Rowland UAE has also been awarded Middle East Tax firm of the year for the last three consecutive years (2020 to 2022) as well as the UAE Tax Firm of the Year (2022 to 2024) by the highly prestigious International Tax Review, a global tax publication. The tax practice won the ‘Tax Team of the Year’ award at the 2024 LexisNexis Middle East Legal Awards. The International Tax Review has continued to rank the tax practice as Tier 1 in tax controversy in the UAE.

 Our tax services

• M&A – tax structuring, due diligence and SPA support
• Corporate tax
• Zakat
• VAT
• Withholding tax
• International tax structuring
• Customs duties
• Transfer pricing
• Litigation
• Assistance for governments in developing and drafting tax legislation