Guides & decks
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Short overview decks on each Arakan tool: what it does, how it works and how to start. Free to download, no sign-up. Read them yourself or send them to a colleague.
Comply · Overview deck
Arakan Comply overview
How Comply works out which UAE rules apply to a company, runs the compliance monitoring programme against them, and reports the results to the board.
For compliance officers, MLROs and finance directors at regulated UAE companies
Ledger · Overview deck
Arakan Ledger for accounting firms
How Ledger takes clients' paperwork however it arrives, reads and checks every line against UAE law, and turns one review into the VAT return, the books and the Corporate Tax work. With screens from a demo client's quarter.
For accounting firms, tax agents and corporate service providers with a VAT practice
Scout · Overview deck
Arakan Scout overview
How Scout turns a short description of a business into a written UAE setup advisory: the licence that fits, why, what it is likely to cost, and the source of every figure.
For founders setting up in the UAE, and the setup advisers who serve them
Verify · Overview deck
Arakan Verify overview
How Verify screens people and companies against official sanctions, PEP and other watchlists, takes a person through every possible match, and keeps the record of what was checked and decided.
For mLROs and compliance teams at UAE DNFBPs and other businesses with AML screening duties
More guides are on the way, including how UAE regulation is structured. Looking for something else? The Resources section has briefings, the lexicon and the free zones guide.