Three nations' jargon, one honest dictionary. No term left mysterious.
Income and costs recorded when earned or incurred — not when cash moves. The grown-up default for companies.
Spreading an intangible cost over its useful life, a slice at a time.
What the tax system thinks you paid for an asset. Sell above it, that's gain; get it wrong, that's an argument.
The complete record of everything your business did with money. Ours balance daily.
Splitting a property into faster-depreciating parts to accelerate deductions.
Britain's company tax return.
Deducting an asset's cost over its working life — sometimes all at once, when the rules allow.
Two countries taxing the same income. Treaties and credits exist to stop it; planning makes sure they do.
Owing a US state sales tax because you sold enough there, no office required.
Quarterly prepayments the US expects when no employer withholds for you.
The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion — Americans abroad shielding earned income from US tax, conditions attached.
A UAE jurisdiction with its own rules; 0% only when income actually qualifies.
HMRC's requirement that VAT records live in software with digital links.
Monthly accounts made for decisions, not just compliance.
A connection to a tax jurisdiction strong enough that it may tax you.
The IRS maths that taxes backdoor Roth conversions when pre-tax IRA money exists alongside.
Our one-page weekly: cash, runway, receivables, anything unusual.
Proving the books match the bank, line by line. We do it daily.
Where a tax system decides you live — which may not be where you think.
A US tax status that can trim self-employment tax once profits justify it.
The US day-count formula that can make a visitor a tax resident.
Value-added tax — 20% standard in Britain, 5% in the Emirates, charged on top and remitted.
The UAE's Wage Protection System — payroll proven, electronically.
Definitions explain concepts, not current-year figures. Rates and thresholds move; meanings mostly don't.