Comprehensive accounting, financial reporting, and advisory services for UAE entities — from daily bookkeeping through IFRS-compliant financial statements to strategic CFO-level advisory.
Accounting is the record that every filing on this site rests on. Corporate tax starts from accounting profit, VAT returns are reconciled to the ledger, audited statements are now compulsory for many companies, and payroll must clear the Wage Protection System on a fixed date. The six services here run from bookkeeping through financial statements, audit support and payroll to management reporting and outsourced CFO advisory. A new company usually needs the first two; a company with staff adds payroll; a company that must be audited or that reports to a board or a bank adds the rest.
The standards are set by the Ministry of Finance. Ministerial Decision No. 114 of 2023 requires a taxable person to apply International Financial Reporting Standards, allows IFRS for SMEs where revenue does not exceed AED 50 million, and allows cash-basis accounting where revenue does not exceed AED 3 million. Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 requires all records and documents supporting the return to be kept for seven years after the end of the tax period in a form that lets the Federal Tax Authority verify taxable income; the Commercial Companies Law separately requires accounting records at the head office for five years. Bookkeeping therefore means more than entering invoices: it is a document trail organised so the seven-year test can be met, which is how we set up every ledger.
Audit is no longer a choice for many. Ministerial Decision No. 84 of 2025 requires audited financial statements, for tax periods beginning on or after 1 January 2025, from every taxable person with revenue above AED 50 million and from every Qualifying Free Zone Person whatever its revenue; tax groups prepare audited special-purpose statements. The free zones add their own rules: RAKEZ requires audited statements prepared by RAKEZ approved auditors within six months of year-end, and DMCC requires its approved auditors and a six-month deadline. The financial statements page covers IFRS preparation to audit-ready standard; the audit support page covers auditor selection, fieldwork and the registrar filings.
Payroll is governed by the Labour Law and the Wage Protection System. The UAE Government portal, citing Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026, states that salaries for the previous month are due on the first day of each Gregorian month and that employers must transfer at least 85 per cent of total wages due on time; MOHRE’s escalation for late payment begins within days and reaches suspension of new work permits. End-of-service gratuity accrues on the basic wage from the first year and belongs in the accounts as a provision. Our payroll service generates the WPS file, provisions gratuity and leave, and prepares final settlements within the 14-day window the law allows.
Management reporting and CFO advisory turn the records into decisions. For a free zone company the monthly pack must show qualifying against non-qualifying revenue, because the 0 per cent rate is lost for five tax periods if the de minimis limit is breached; for every company it should flag the AED 3 million, AED 50 million and AED 200 million revenue lines that switch on Small Business Relief, audit and e-invoicing, and transfer pricing files respectively. E-invoicing itself arrives in phases: the Ministry of Finance confirms that businesses with revenue above AED 50 million must fully implement the system by 1 January 2027, having appointed an accredited service provider by 30 October 2026, with smaller businesses following from 1 July 2027. Outsourced CFO work covers group structures, interest deductibility, tax groups, funding and investor readiness; the directors remain responsible for the accounts, and our job is to give them a pack they can sign. The table shows the rule and deadline behind each service.
| Service | Standard or rule | Deadline or threshold | Who needs it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping | Records sufficient to support the tax return; FTA record list | Records kept 7 years after the tax period; cash basis allowed up to AED 3m revenue | Every company and taxable natural person |
| Financial statements | IFRS; IFRS for SMEs up to AED 50m revenue | Attached to the corporate tax return 9 months after year-end | Every taxable person except Small Business Relief electors |
| Audit support | Ministerial Decision No. 84 of 2025; free zone approved-auditor lists | Mandatory above AED 50m revenue and for every Qualifying Free Zone Person; zone filings within 6 months | Larger companies, free zone companies relying on 0%, mainland LLCs under company law |
| Payroll and WPS | Labour Law; Wage Protection System | Wages due on the 1st of the following month; at least 85% transferred on time | Every employer registered with MOHRE |
| Management reporting | Monthly close reconciled to ledger; qualifying revenue tracking | Revenue flags at AED 3m, 50m and 200m; de minimis test per tax period | Boards, free zone companies, growing groups |
| CFO advisory | Corporate tax law on groups, interest and losses | Transfer pricing files above AED 200m; e-invoicing from 1 January 2027 above AED 50m | Groups, funded companies, companies preparing for investors or sale |
Cloud bookkeeping on Xero or QuickBooks to the FTA’s record-keeping list, with the seven-year document trail and VAT classification built in.
IFRS and IFRS for SMEs financial statements, standalone and consolidated, prepared to the standard auditors, registrars and banks expect.
Monthly packs, KPI dashboards, variance analysis and cash forecasts that track qualifying revenue and the AED 3m, 50m and 200m thresholds.
Auditor selection from the approved lists, pre-audit preparation, fieldwork coordination and filing with the free zone or registrar within the deadline.
WPS files cleared for the first of the month, gratuity and leave provisioning, overtime by time of day and final settlements within 14 days.
Group tax design, interest deductibility, tax groups, transfer pricing documentation, funding and investor readiness at board level.
Answers drawn from the published rules of the UAE authorities and regulators. Each answer links to its official source. Last reviewed 5 November 2026.
IFRS. Ministerial Decision No. 114 of 2023 requires a taxable person to apply International Financial Reporting Standards for corporate tax purposes and allows a taxable person whose revenue does not exceed AED 50 million to apply IFRS for SMEs instead; a business with revenue of AED 3 million or less may keep its accounts on a cash basis. The Commercial Companies Law points the same way by requiring international accounting standards for periodic and annual accounts. The choice is made per tax period and must be applied consistently, and it determines the format of the statements attached to the return. We prepare under full IFRS unless a client qualifies for and chooses IFRS for SMEs, and we document the choice.
Source: Ministry of Finance — Ministerial Decision No. 114 of 2023 on the Accounting Standards and Methods for Corporate Tax Purposes (accessed 3 November 2026)
For corporate tax, in two cases set by Ministerial Decision No. 84 of 2025: a taxable person that is not a tax group and derives revenue exceeding AED 50 million in the tax period, and any Qualifying Free Zone Person regardless of revenue; a tax group prepares audited special-purpose statements. The decision applies to tax periods starting on or after 1 January 2025. Company law and the free zones add their own duties: every mainland LLC must appoint an auditor each year, and RAKEZ and DMCC require audited statements from an approved auditor within six months of year-end. A company outside all of these still needs proper financial statements to file; only the audit differs. We check which test applies before year-end.
Source: Ministry of Finance — Ministerial Decision No. 84 of 2025 on Audited Financial Statements (accessed 3 November 2026)
Seven years for corporate tax. Article 56 of Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 requires a taxable person to maintain all records and documents for seven years following the end of the tax period they relate to, in a form that supports the return and lets the Federal Tax Authority readily ascertain taxable income. The Commercial Companies Law separately requires accounting records to be kept at the company’s head office for at least five years, and the Tax Procedures rules extend the period where there is a dispute, an audit or a voluntary disclosure. The longer period governs in practice, so we organise every client’s ledgers and document archive so that the full seven-year trail can be produced on request.
Source: Federal Tax Authority — Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses (accessed 3 November 2026)
On the first day of the following month. The UAE Government portal, citing Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026 on the Wage Protection System, states that salaries for the previous month are due on the first day of each Gregorian month and must be paid through the WPS via banks, exchange houses or financial institutions authorised by the Central Bank. Employers must transfer at least 85 per cent of the total wages due on time, after lawful deductions, to be compliant. MOHRE monitors electronically from the day after wages fall due, and its measures escalate from alerts to suspension of new work permits and fines. We generate the WPS file so it clears before the first of the month.
Source: UAE Government portal (u.ae) — Payment of salaries/wages (accessed 3 November 2026)
In phases from 1 January 2027. The Ministry of Finance confirmed in 2026 that businesses with annual revenue above AED 50 million must fully implement the electronic invoicing system by no later than 1 January 2027, while extending their deadline to appoint an Accredited Service Provider from 31 July 2026 to 30 October 2026. Businesses below AED 50 million appoint a provider by 31 March 2027 and implement from 1 July 2027, with government entities following in October 2027. Revenue is measured on the financial statements for the most recent accounting period, so your bookkeeping decides which phase applies. We check the revenue band, select the provider and align invoice data with the mandatory fields.
Source: Ministry of Finance — Ministry of Finance announces targeted amendments to eInvoicing system decisions (accessed 3 November 2026)
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