Qarar by BRev · free decision check · rules as of 5 November 2026
Type a few facts about your company and one decision. Qarar shows what it moves across the Emiratisation target, corporate tax, VAT, pension and gratuity, and your cash runway, before you commit. It runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to us or stored.
| Figure | Now | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emiratis required | 5 | 6 | +1 |
| Emiratis that count | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Short of the target | 5 | 5 | No change |
| Contribution exposure a year | AED 600,000 | AED 600,000 | No change |
Now: No Emiratis employed, so no Nafis support applies.
After: Nafis support is not counted. Nafis's own pages still describe the 2021 scheme, and the September 2026 reform (new salary top-up ceilings; employers now pay their own pension share) is reported by the press but not yet on an official page. The pension cost shown under People cost is the full employer share, which is what the reform requires. Confirm any top-up with Nafis (800 62347) before counting on it.
| Figure | Now | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate tax for the period | AED 47,250 | AED 38,745 | −AED 8,505 |
| Taxed at 9% (after the 0% band) | AED 525,000 | AED 430,500 | −AED 94,500 |
| Profit room left in the 0% band | AED 0 | AED 0 | No change |
Already VAT registered: the decision does not change the registration position.
| Figure | Now | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll a year | AED 84,000 | ||
| Gratuity accrual a year | AED 0 | ||
| Employer pension (GPSSA) a year | AED 10,500 | ||
| People cost a year | AED 94,500 |
Now: List staff with their basic and gross salaries to cost gratuity and pension.
| Figure | Now | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash on hand | AED 500,000 | AED 500,000 | No change |
| Net cash outflow a month | AED 20,000 | AED 27,875 | +AED 7,875 |
| Runway | 25.0 months | 17.9 months | −7.1 months |
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An estimate from the published rules and the facts above. Not a tax assessment, a MoHRE ruling or advice.
Questions people ask
Not always. MoHRE’s target is a share of your skilled jobs, so a skilled hire also grows the base. On the example company, 50 skilled staff means a 2026 target of 5 Emiratis; hire one into a skilled job and the base is 51, the target rounds up to 6, and the shortfall stays at 5. Qarar shows that before you sign.
For a company with 50 or more workers, MoHRE charges a contribution for each Emirati short of the target: AED 10,000 a month, AED 120,000 for 2026, following the AED 1,000 yearly rise MoHRE announced in January 2023. The 2026 deadline is 31 December.
From 1 July 2026 an Emirati paid below the AED 6,000 minimum wage does not count toward the target (MoHRE, 31 December 2025). Qarar still costs that hire, because the salary is real, but gives it no quota credit and says so.
No. It is an estimate from the published rules and the facts you type. Each result is marked as a settled rule, derived from the rule, or still to confirm, and every assumption is listed under the figures.
An ICV score needs the certificate’s own figures: spend by supplier, payroll and investment. A few fields cannot stand in for them honestly. The free ICV calculator takes the full inputs.
No. Nafis’s official pages still describe the 2021 scheme, and the September 2026 changes are reported only in the press. Until an official page states the amounts, Qarar shows Nafis as to confirm and counts the full employer pension share.
Sources · read 5 November 2026