Auditors and chartered accountants in Dubai

Bookkeeping records daily financial transactions. Accounting analyses, classifies and reports those records to explain performance and support business decisions.

VAT-registered businesses maintain sales, purchase and VAT records, collect VAT where applicable, and remit the net amount or claim eligible refunds through their filings.

Professional auditors provide independent assurance, examine financial reporting and controls, and help businesses meet stakeholder and regulatory requirements.

Services commonly include bookkeeping, financial reporting, statutory and internal audit, VAT, Corporate tax, transfer pricing and business advisory.

An audit firm examines financial statements and supporting evidence, considers relevant controls, reports its opinion and may identify practical areas for improvement.

Businesses need to understand registration, taxable income, available reliefs, return deadlines, record keeping and related requirements such as transfer pricing.

For most taxable persons, the rate is 0% on the first AED 375,000 of taxable income and 9% on the amount above it. Eligible resident persons with revenue of no more than AED 3 million in the current and all previous tax periods may elect Small Business Relief; it is available for tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2029. A natural person conducting a UAE business is within Corporate tax scope when business turnover exceeds AED 1 million in a calendar year. Free-zone and other special rules require separate assessment.Ministry of Finance: tax rates ↗Ministry of Finance: Small Business Relief extension ↗FTA: natural persons ↗

Consider regulatory approvals, relevant sector experience, service depth, responsiveness, transparent scope and the ability to support your business as it grows.

Requirements vary by authority and the company’s circumstances. Some free zones require audited financial statements for annual filing or licence renewal. Confirm your specific authority’s rule and any auditor eligibility requirement before appointing a firm.

DMCC member companies must submit audited financial statements within six months after each financial year. JAFZA FZE and FZCO establishments must provide an updated audit report annually. Auditor eligibility and the procedure for branches can differ, so check the entity type and the relevant authority’s current rules before appointing an auditor.DMCC audit submission guidance ↗JAFZA audit-report guidance ↗

Fees depend on the entity, transaction volume, condition of the records, reporting framework, group structure and required deadline. Ask for a written scope that identifies the deliverables and any separate accounting cleanup.

It evaluates process risks and tests controls across areas such as revenue, purchases, payroll, inventory and compliance to reduce errors and improve reporting reliability.

Valuations may support fundraising, M&A, shareholder exits, ESOPs, impairment testing, litigation and other commercial or reporting decisions.

It can include registration, computations, timely filings, accurate records, transfer pricing documentation and responses to authority queries for VAT, Corporate tax and other applicable taxes.

They can include related-party transaction review, arm’s-length benchmarking, transfer pricing policy and disclosure preparation, Local File and Master File documentation, and support with authority queries, depending on the business’s circumstances and applicable requirements.