Most founders plan the setup carefully and give the exit about ten minutes. Closing a UAE free zone company is more than letting the licence lapse. For most companies it means a full liquidation, with a notarised shareholder resolution and a creditor notice period before the licence can go. Exactly what that involves is set by your own zone. One thing is not: Corporate Tax deregistration sits with the Federal Tax Authority, on a three-month deadline that applies wherever you