PAR → DXB · FOUNDER GUIDE · OCTOBER 2026
Leaving France for Dubai 🇦🇪 as a founder
9% corporate tax above AED 375k (≈ €91k) · 0% personal income tax · 0% on dividends. No personal income tax at all. Your dividends are just… yours.
What you'd keep vs France
Solo founder, 100% owner, whole profit paid out as dividends each year. How the math works.
| PROFIT | TAX IN 🇫🇷 | TAX IN 🇦🇪 | KEEP IN 🇦🇪 | VS FRANCE / YR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €100K | 41.2% | 0.8% | €99,187 | +€40,430 |
| €250K | 47.4% | 5.7% | €235,687 | +€104,147 |
| €500K | 53.4% | 7.4% | €463,187 | +€230,328 |
| €1M | 53.7% | 8.2% | €918,187 | +€455,078 |
ENTRY TICKET
Free-zone company + investor visa
- Cost
- ≈ AED 21–29k the first year (≈ €5–7k)
- Timeline
- 2–4 weeks
REQUIREMENTS
- —Set up a free-zone or mainland company
- —Medical test + Emirates ID
- —90+ days a year with a home and a business there to be UAE tax resident (or 183 days)
THE HEADLINE PROGRAM
Golden Visa
Buy AED 2M (≈ €485k) of property and get a long-term renewable residence. You keep the property; permit fees are ≈ AED 1,640.
GDRFA Dubai — Golden visa (real estate)THE CATCH
We apply the 9% above AED 375k. If your revenue stays under AED 3M (≈ €728k), Small Business Relief can take it to 0% until 2029. Dubai rent can eat a chunk of the rest.
SOURCES
Simplified simulation, not tax advice. You own 100%, so France's exit tax on your shares applies. Outside the EU you usually have to request the deferral and give guarantees. It's wiped if you keep your shares 2 years after leaving (5 if they're worth over €2.57M). Moving tax residency means actually living there, not just a mailbox.