Under UAE Corporate Tax Consultation Document, a wide range of definitions are provided but broadly a related party is an individual or entity that has a pre-existing relationship with a business through ownership, control, or kinship (in the case of natural persons).
A person will be considered as ‘connected’ to a business if he or she is an individual who directly or indirectly has an ownership interest in, or controls, the taxable person, a director or officer of the taxable person, An individual related to the owner, director, or officer of the taxable person to the fourth degree of kinship or affiliation, including by birth, marriage, adoption, or guardianship.