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When does VAT apply to Business Set up in Dubai?

December 8, 2025December 9, 2025 - by Mark Donald

Starting a business set up in Dubai involves a spectrum of legal, administrative, and financial considerations. Among these, understanding Value Added Tax (VAT) is crucial for ensuring compliance from day one. Implemented in the UAE on January 1, 2018, VAT is an indirect tax applied to most goods and services, and its implications for new and existing businesses in Dubai are significant, requiring careful attention to registration thresholds, compliance obligations, and operational adjustments.

Overview

VAT in the UAE is a consumption tax introduced on January 1, 2018, at a standard rate of 5%.
Businesses engaged in taxable supplies must register for VAT if their taxable supplies and imports exceed AED 375,000 annually.
Voluntary VAT registration is possible for businesses exceeding AED 187,500 in taxable supplies and imports.
Free zone businesses are generally subject to VAT, though specific ‘designated zones’ can offer certain VAT benefits for goods movement.
VAT impacts invoicing,

Japan Travel

Beyond the Golden Route: Why Japan Demands a Certified Specialist

November 29, 2025December 9, 2025 - by Mark Donald

Japan is currently the world’s most desirable travel destination. It is the bucket-list trip of the decade—a place where the past and future collide in a way that feels almost hallucinatory.

But for the sophisticated traveler, Japan presents a unique paradox: it is incredibly safe, yet incredibly inaccessible.

While anyone can book a flight to Tokyo, accessing the “real” Japan—the one you see in documentaries, with the silent bamboo forests, the private tea ceremonies, and the hidden sushi counters—is nearly impossible for an outsider. The barrier isn’t just language; it is trust. Japan operates on shinyo (trust) and shokai (introduction).

If you are planning a trip of a lifetime, you cannot rely on a guidebook written three years ago. You need a certified travel advisor for custom Japan itineraries. Here is why the “DIY” approach in Japan is a recipe for a generic, stressful vacation, and how a certified …

Travel Tips

The Truth About Worldschooling: How We Balance 9-to-5 Jobs with Global Education

November 20, 2025December 9, 2025 - by Mark Donald

It is 8:55 AM on a Tuesday. I am currently sitting in a small Airbnb in Lisbon, desperately trying to angle my laptop so the pile of drying laundry behind me isn’t visible on my Zoom background. My 8-year-old is asking—loudly—where his swim goggles are, despite the fact that we are going to a museum, not the beach. My 12-year-old is complaining that the Wi-Fi is “laggy” and she can’t load her coding class.

I mute my microphone, take a deep breath, and smile at the camera.

Welcome to the glamour of full-time travel.

If you scroll through Instagram, you might think our life is a montage of sunsets, perfectly behaved children gazing at ruins, and parents typing effortlessly on laptops while sipping coconuts. And sure, those moments exist. But if you are looking for a worldschooling family travel blog for digital nomads that paints a picture of perfection, you …

Travel Tips

The Invisible Woman? Think Again. Why My 50s Are My Golden Age of Travel

November 11, 2025December 9, 2025 - by Mark Donald

Society tells women a very specific story about aging. It tells us that once the children are grown, the career is peaked, and the hair turns silver, we are supposed to fade quietly into the background. We are supposed to become “invisible.”

To that, I say: Good.

Because while the world wasn’t looking, I was booking a one-way ticket to Lisbon.

If you had told me at 25 that my most adventurous years would begin at 55, I would have laughed. Back then, travel was a chaotic mix of heavy backpacks, cheap hostels, and anxiety. Now? It is silk scarves, direct flights, and the kind of deep, resonant confidence that only comes from living five decades on this earth.

I started this journey because I realized I had spent thirty years being a “we.” I was a wife, a mother, a daughter, an employee. I was the Chief Caretaker of …

Travel Advisor

Why You Need a Luxury Travel Advisor for Multi-Generational Family Vacations

November 5, 2025December 9, 2025 - by Mark Donald

You have a vision. It is likely a sunny afternoon in Tuscany, or perhaps a crisp evening on the deck of a private charter in Alaska. In this vision, the wine is breathing, the children have looked up from their screens, your parents are laughing comfortably, and—most importantly—you are relaxed. You aren’t checking your watch, you aren’t adjudicating an argument about where to eat dinner, and you certainly aren’t on hold with an airline.

The dream of the extended family vacation is one of the most powerful motivators in travel. It is about legacy, bonding, and creating a shared narrative that will last long after the suitcases are unpacked.

However, the reality of executing that dream often feels more like a corporate merger than a holiday.

When you try to coordinate the schedules, dietary restrictions, mobility needs, and sleep patterns of three different generations, the joy often evaporates before you …