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Description

Owner-Manager Status: Structuring Remuneration Wisely and Securely

One day to quantify the trade-off between salary and dividends instead of repeating last year's choice out of habit

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Expert
  • Up to 6 participants

Owner-managers often pay themselves the way they always have. The choice between salary and dividends is settled at year-end without a full costing, and the consequences surface later: thin long-term retirement provision, unsuitable protection cover, or a change of legal form decided without measuring its effect on employment and end-of-service obligations.

This 7-hour programme is designed for experienced practitioners. It compares the frameworks attached to the main owner-manager profiles in the UAE, builds a complete costing of the salary versus distribution trade-off, and factors in workplace savings and supplementary retirement arrangements. It closes with the formalities and governance records that make each decision defensible.

Learning objectives

  • Compare the social and employment frameworks attached to the main owner-manager profiles
  • Quantify the trade-off between salary and dividend distribution
  • Measure the effect of remuneration choices on retirement provision and protection cover
  • Integrate workplace savings and supplementary retirement plans into the overall structure
  • Secure decisions through employment formalities and governance documentation
  • Align the remuneration structure with the owner-manager's wider wealth objectives

What makes this programme different

A quantified comparison built on a real owner-manager case brought by participants
An annual remuneration review template ready to use with your clients
A review of long-term effects on retirement provision and protection cover

Programme

1Choosing the owner-manager's status

Applicable frameworks and tax consequences

  • Applicable regime according to the legal form and the role actually performed
  • Basis of contributions and treatment of distributions
  • Effects of changing the legal form during the company's life
  • The case of an owner-manager holding several mandates

2Balancing salary and dividends

Total cost | cash flow and accrued entitlements

  • Building a full costing from both the company and the individual perspective
  • Effect of the trade-off on accrued entitlements and retirement provision
  • Impact on personal borrowing capacity
  • Choosing the payment rhythm across the financial year

3Completing remuneration and securing decisions

Savings | supplementary retirement and formalities

  • Workplace savings and end-of-service arrangements available to owner-managers
  • Supplementary retirement and protection contracts
  • Benefits in kind and business expense treatment
  • Governance decisions and documents to retain

Who is it for

Accountants · legal advisers and wealth management consultants · as well as owner-managers and finance directors responsible for remuneration decisions.

Prerequisites

A sound grasp of personal tax principles and of the employment and end-of-service frameworks applicable to company directors.

Dates & locations

24 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.