Company liquidation services in Dubai
A company is closed when each authority has cleared it, in order. We run that sequence to the deregistration certificate.
- Mainland
- Licensed liquidator required
- Visas
- Cancelled before closure
- FTA
- Tax deregistration first
- Ends with
- The deregistration certificate
Company liquidation services in Dubai take a company through closure in law. The shareholders resolve to dissolve, a licensed liquidator settles what the entity owes and the licensing authority issues a deregistration certificate. It does so once every sponsored visa is cancelled, the FTA has deregistered the company and the bank accounts are closed.
Company liquidation services by route
The route follows the type of company. The gold column is where the length of the closure is usually decided.
| Company | Closed by | What decides it | What it involves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mainland companyLLC and similar | DET or the emirate's economic department, with a licensed liquidator | What the company still owes, and how quickly creditors and authorities clear it | Shareholders' resolution, the liquidator's appointment, a creditor notice period, the final report and deregistration |
| Free zone companyAny UAE free zone | The free zone authority, under its own regulations | Whether the zone allows a shorter route for a company with no liabilities | The zone's closure application, clearances from the zone and the FTA, then the certificate |
| BranchOf a foreign company | The licensing authority that issued the branch licence | The parent company's attested resolution and the branch's own clearances | Visa, tax and bank clearances for the branch, then cancellation of its licence |
| Offshore companyRAK ICC or JAFZA Offshore | The registry, through the registered agent | Any assets, shares or accounts still held in the company's name | Assets transferred or released, accounts closed, then the registry's closure |
More on the steps in how to close a company in Dubai.
How close is your company to a clean closure?
Five questions on the company, its visas, its FTA filings and its bank accounts. The closure route and what decides the free zone company liquidation or mainland closure appear right here.
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- Send the result to an advisor in one tap
- Replies within two business hours, Monday to Saturday
What decides a clean closure
Authorities clear a closing company in sequence, and each one checks the clearances before its own. These are the points where closures most often pause.
Stopping trade closes the company.
The company exists until the deregistration certificate is issued, with renewals and filings still due until then.
The deregistration goes in first.
Visa cancellations, the FTA deregistration and bank closure letters come first, because the licensing authority asks for each of them.
Closing my account closes the company's.
Each corporate account is closed separately, with a letter from the bank for the file.
A dormant company owes nothing.
Renewal fines and unfiled returns can build on a quiet licence, so the first step is establishing exactly what is open. More on what happens if you don't renew your trade licence.
The tax side can wait until the end.
Corporate tax and VAT deregistration have their own deadlines after trading stops, and the licence cancellation waits on them.
Settled before the first filing
- Sponsored visas listed with their cancellation dates
- FTA returns and balances brought current
- Each bank account and lease identified for closure
The clearances, in order
Each authority signs off its own part. We collect every clearance into one file, which stays with you as proof the company is closed.
- Visas and work permitsCancelled with GDRFA or ICP and MoHRE for every sponsored person.
- Corporate tax and VATFinal returns filed and the FTA deregistration completed.
- Bank accountsBalances settled and a closure letter from each bank.
- Lease and utilitiesEjari cancelled and final utility bills settled where the company leased premises.
- Liquidator's reportThe creditor notice period completed and the final report issued.
- Deregistration certificateIssued by DET, the free zone or the registry, which ends the company in law.
The UAE company liquidation process
Each clearance depends on the one before it. We run them in sequence and keep the file moving between authorities until the certificate is issued.
Assessment
Licences, visas, FTA record, bank accounts, leases and any fines mapped
Company documents and access to its records
Resolution and liquidator
The shareholders' resolution drafted and the liquidator appointed
Signatures from the shareholders
People and premises
Visas and work permits cancelled, lease and utilities closed
Each employee's handover dates
Tax and bank
Final returns, FTA deregistration and closure letters from each bank
Final bank statements
Certificate
The deregistration filed and the certificate collected for your file
Final approval to file
You get a written quote once we have assessed the company. It only changes if the closure plan does, such as a branch that also needs closing.
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Company closure questions
Not sure what is still open? Tell us the licence status and any visas, and an advisor replies on WhatsApp.
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Tell us what is still open
In fifteen minutes we go through the licence, visas, FTA filings and bank accounts, and set out the clearances and their order.
On the call
- The closure route for your company
- What the company still owes, and to whom
- A written quote before any work starts
