Money, banking and tax
Planned scope: Bank accounts, cheques, credit, tax residency and treaties.
Planned topics (13)
Each topic becomes a page once it is checked against a primary source.
- Opening a bank account
- Conventional vs Islamic banks, exchange houses, finance companies
- Complaints against banks/insurers: Sanadak, free; complain to the institution first and wait 15 calendar days
- Central Bank consumer protection regulation
- Credit reports (Al Etihad Credit Bureau)
- Personal loans, credit cards, mortgages
- Bounced cheques and debt (relevant to rent cheques)
- Insurance (general)
- Taxes for individuals
- Double taxation agreements: 193 agreements per u.ae
- Tax residency certificate (FTA)
- Sending money home; exchange houses; foreign currency rules
- Financial fraud and scams