Accounting, Finance & Tax
Accounting & Bookkeeping Services in the UAE
Accounting run as a discipline — not an afterthought.
Clean books are worth far more than compliance. They're how you know your real margin, your real costs, and who owes you money. We run your entire accounting function — on one fixed monthly fee, anywhere in the UAE.
What's included
Your entire accounting function, run for you
Recording, reconciliations, receivables and payables, payroll and WPS, a disciplined month-end close — records kept audit-ready and FTA-ready at all times.
- Monthly bookkeeping on leading cloud accounting platforms — we work with what suits your business
- Bank, cash, supplier and customer reconciliations
- Receivables tracking with payment follow-ups
- Payroll processing and WPS submission
- A disciplined month-end close, with a one-page owner's summary in plain language
- VAT-ready and corporate-tax-ready records — filings handled by our tax team on the same retainer
- A structured handover from your previous accountant or records — nothing lost
- One named advisor who knows your file and answers you directly
Who it's for
Owner-managed businesses across the UAE — trading, hospitality, contracting, manufacturing, healthcare and professional services.
The difference
Most bookkeeping stops at data entry. Ours feeds your Owner's Cockpit — so the same numbers that satisfy the FTA also tell you, at a glance, how your business is doing.
The monthly rhythm
What an outsourced accounting month looks like
Outsourced accounting only works when it runs to a calendar. This is the rhythm we install in the first month and keep for as long as we work together.
Collect
Sales, purchase invoices, bank statements and petty cash reach us through a shared folder or your accounting system — weekly, not at month end.
Record & reconcile
Every transaction is posted and coded. Bank, cash, supplier and customer balances are reconciled, and anything unexplained comes back to you as a short query list.
Close
Accruals, prepayments, depreciation, payroll and inventory adjustments are booked so the month is genuinely finished — not left open for the auditor to fix.
Report
A one-page owner's summary: sales, gross margin, overheads, cash, who owes you and who you owe — with two or three points that need a decision.
Payroll & WPS
Payroll and WPS, handled with the books
Salaries are usually the largest cost line after purchases, and the one where a mistake is felt the same day. We run payroll as part of the monthly close rather than as a separate exercise.
- Monthly payroll calculation — basic, allowances, overtime, deductions and advances
- WPS salary file prepared in the format your bank or exchange house requires
- Leave salary, air ticket and end-of-service gratuity accrued every month, so the liability is never a surprise
- Payslips and a payroll register that ties to the ledger
- Final settlement calculations when someone leaves
Records the law expects
FTA-ready accounting records — what that means in practice
Since corporate tax arrived, bookkeeping in the UAE is no longer a private matter between an owner and a spreadsheet. The Federal Tax Authority can ask to see the records behind any VAT or corporate tax return.
| Requirement | What it means for your books |
|---|---|
| Accounting standards | Financial statements follow IFRS. Businesses with revenue up to AED 50 million may use IFRS for SMEs, and those up to AED 3 million may prepare accounts on a cash basis. |
| Record retention | Corporate tax records are kept for seven years after the end of the tax period; VAT records for at least five years. |
| Audited accounts | Required for corporate tax where revenue exceeds AED 50 million and for Qualifying Free Zone Persons — and often by your bank or free zone regardless. |
| Tax invoices | VAT invoices must carry the mandatory fields. A non-compliant invoice is penalised per document, so invoice templates are checked at handover. |
| E-invoicing | Structured e-invoices through an Accredited Service Provider become mandatory from 1 January 2027 for businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or more, and from 1 July 2027 for everyone else (provider appointed by 31 March 2027). |
Fees
How a fixed monthly fee is scoped
We quote a fixed monthly fee after seeing your trade licence, a recent VAT return and a month of bank statements. These are the drivers that move the number — nothing else does.
Transaction volume
Sales and purchase invoices, bank lines and petty cash vouchers per month.
Entities, branches and bank accounts
Each legal entity, branch and bank account adds reconciliation work.
Payroll headcount
Number of employees on payroll and WPS, and how variable their pay is.
Inventory and costing
Whether stock is tracked, how many locations, and how cost of sales is calculated.
Reporting depth
A one-page summary, a full management pack, or a live Owner's Cockpit dashboard.
Starting condition
Books that are months behind start with a one-off catch-up project, quoted separately.
Common questions
Questions owners ask
Our books are months behind — can you catch us up?
Do we need to change our accounting software?
How are fees set?
How much do accounting services cost in the UAE?
What is catch-up bookkeeping and how long does it take?
Do you come to our office or work remotely?
Can you work alongside our in-house accountant?
Is our financial data kept confidential?
Are you ready for UAE e-invoicing?
Who does the work
Every engagement is led personally by our principal advisor — a CISA-certified, MBA-qualified finance and audit professional with 15+ years inside UAE retail, F&B, manufacturing and construction groups. The person who diagnoses your business is the one who fixes it.
About →Related services
Often engaged together
VAT Registration & Filing
Registration, return filing, voluntary disclosures and FTA penalty reconsideration — on fixed fees.
Explore →Corporate Tax
CT registration, Small Business Relief assessment, taxable income computation and return filing.
Explore →Outsourced CFO & Owner's Cockpit
A fractional CFO and a live dashboard of sales, cash, costs and receivables.
Explore →This page is general information, not tax advice. Rules change — confirm your position against Federal Tax Authority and Ministry of Finance publications, or ask us to review your file.
Get a fixed monthly quote
Share your trade license and last VAT return on WhatsApp — we'll come back with a clear, fixed-fee proposal.