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Company Liquidation & Licence Cancellation in Ajman & Dubai: Close Your Company Properly
Cancel your licence and close your obligations in Ajman or Dubai without leaving loose ends. Closure roadmap, clearances coordination and final compliance support.
What Is Company Liquidation and Licence Cancellation?
Company liquidation is the formal process of winding up a UAE company: settling what it owes, closing its registrations and cancelling its trade licence with the authority, so no obligations remain open. Licence cancellation is the final regulatory step of that process, and it is the step that produces the cancellation certificate.
Many owners believe that letting a licence expire is the same as closing the company. It is not. An expired licence does not erase the company’s obligations, and fines, visa liabilities, tax registrations and bank accounts can continue to create consequences for the owners. Problems often surface years later, for example when an owner applies for a new licence, a visa or a bank account and finds an unresolved past company on record.
A proper closure follows a sequence. Employee visas must be cancelled and staff entitlements settled. Contracts and tenancy are ended. VAT and corporate tax registrations are closed with the Federal Tax Authority, with all returns filed and any balance paid. The bank account is closed once dues are settled. Only then can the licence be cancelled. In some cases a liquidator or a final audit report is required.
What We Help You Coordinate
Closure Assessment
We review your licence, staff, liabilities, contracts and tax status, and give you a realistic list of what must be done and in what order.
Visa and Labour Cancellations
We handle the cancellation of employee and owner visas and the establishment card, in line with labour rules.
Tax and Authority Clearances
We coordinate the deregistration of VAT and corporate tax where relevant, and help you prepare final returns.
Licence Cancellation
We submit the cancellation to the authority and obtain confirmation, and we give you a closure checklist for your records.
When Companies Choose to Close
Owners close companies when a business has run its course, when partners part ways, when a project ends, when they relocate, or when they are restructuring into a new entity. Some owners also close dormant companies they no longer use, which is sensible, because dormant companies still carry renewal, tax and compliance duties.
Ajman or Dubai: What to Weigh
Company Liquidation in Ajman
Closure requirements follow the Ajman Department of Economic Development or the relevant free zone. Free zones may require clearance letters, and mainland authorities may ask for specific approvals. We confirm the exact checklist with the relevant authority before we start.
Company Liquidation in Dubai
In Dubai, closure goes through the Department of Economy and Tourism or the free zone, and the order of steps matters, for example ending the tenancy registration and clearing the labour file before cancellation. We map the sequence for your licence.
Our Process: A Simple Process, Clearer Next Steps
01
Assess
We review the licence, liabilities, staff and registrations.
02
Prepare
We prepare cancellations, clearances and any audit or liquidator documents.
03
Submit
We coordinate with each authority in the correct order.
04
Close
We confirm cancellation and give you a closure checklist.
Key Information to Have Ready
Gather your trade licence and memorandum of association, details of employees and visas, and your VAT and corporate tax numbers if registered. Bank account details and a list of outstanding contracts are also needed, along with a shareholder resolution to close the company. Exact requirements depend on your selected authority and circumstances.
Costs, Timelines and Common Mistakes
What Affects Liquidation Cost
The cost depends on the company’s size and history. It may include authority fees, audit or liquidation charges, outstanding fines, final tax filings and our service fee. We provide an itemised proposal, and we tell you honestly if there are liabilities that need to be settled first.
How Long It Takes
It depends on staff, tax clearances, bank closure and whether an audit or liquidator is required. We estimate the timeline once we review your company.
Mistakes We Help You Avoid
The usual ones are letting the licence expire instead of cancelling, leaving VAT or corporate tax registrations open, forgetting employee visa cancellations, and closing the bank account before final dues are paid.
Why Work With Biz & Viz
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