Bookkeeping Services in Dubai
Monthly books kept the way the FTA expects — reconciled to your bank and ready for every VAT return and your Corporate Tax return. For free-zone and mainland companies.
Request your fixed-fee quote
A named person replies on WhatsApp — usually within the hour.
Your tax returns are only as good as your books
UAE Corporate Tax starts from your accounting profit, and every VAT return depends on correctly recorded invoices. Books that don't reconcile are the most common reason returns are filed late or wrong — and the FTA can ask for the records behind any figure.
Every month, and at year-end
We work in your accounting system or ours, and you keep full access to your books.
Monthly
- Sales, purchases and expenses recorded from your invoices and receipts
- Bank and card accounts reconciled
- VAT tracked per transaction, including the emirate of each sale
- Monthly profit and loss and balance sheet
- Questions answered on WhatsApp
Year-end
- Year-end close with accruals, prepayments and depreciation
- Financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs, with prior-year comparatives
- Figures ready for your Corporate Tax return
- Audit file prepared where an audit is required
- Records organised for the retention periods the law requires
UAE record-keeping requirements
Records can be kept electronically or by a third party like us, but the business stays responsible for them and the FTA must be able to access them.
| Requirement | Rule |
|---|---|
| Accounting standard | IFRS; IFRS for SMEs allowed with revenue up to AED 50 million |
| Cash-basis accounting | Allowed with revenue up to AED 3 million (otherwise accrual) |
| Audited financial statements | Revenue above AED 50 million, every Qualifying Free Zone Person, and tax groups |
| Corporate Tax records | Keep for 7 years after the end of the tax period |
| VAT records | Keep for 5 years after the tax period — longer during audits, disputes or refund claims |
| Failing to keep records | AED 10,000 penalty; AED 20,000 for a repeat within 24 months |
Three steps, done for you
Scope your volume
Tell us roughly how many invoices and bank transactions you have a month. You get a fixed monthly fee.
Set up the books
We set up or clean up your chart of accounts and bring past months up to date.
Monthly close
Each month we record, reconcile and send you the numbers — ready for VAT and Corporate Tax.
A named person on your file — not a call-centre
Fixed fees, published
Monthly filing plans are listed below. One-off work is quoted upfront — no bait pricing, no surprise upsells.
A named person
Automation keeps books audit-ready; a real person owns your file end to end.
Free-zone & mainland
Registration, filing and compliance for both, across all seven emirates.
Checked rules
Our pages and filings follow current FTA rules — including the 2026 changes.
R. Vigneshraj, Founder & CEO, KWS Fintech Services. Every return and application is reviewed before it reaches the FTA, and you deal with the same small team on WhatsApp — not a ticket queue.
Fixed monthly fees for managed filing
Pick the filing you need. Fees are fixed per month and agreed before we start.
VAT returns
- VAT return prepared and filed on EmaraTax every period
- Sales and purchase VAT reconciled before filing
- Deadline tracked — filed by the 28th
- Questions answered on WhatsApp
VAT + Corporate Tax
- Everything in both plans
- One point of contact for every filing
- VAT and Corporate Tax figures kept consistent
- Questions answered on WhatsApp
Corporate Tax
- Corporate Tax return prepared and filed on EmaraTax
- Small Business Relief and free-zone position checked
- Deadline tracked — 9 months after year-end
- Questions answered on WhatsApp
One-off services — VAT and Corporate Tax registration, VAT deregistration, Tax Residency Certificates, goAML and excise — are quoted as a fixed fee before we start. Government fees, where they apply, are paid at cost.
Get bookkeeping sorted
Fixed fee, a named person, filed on time — message us now.
Message us on WhatsAppFrequently asked questions
Do I need accrual accounting for UAE Corporate Tax?
Not always. Businesses with revenue of AED 3 million or less can prepare financial statements on a cash basis. Above that, accrual accounting is required.
Which accounting standard applies in the UAE?
IFRS. Businesses with revenue of AED 50 million or less may use IFRS for SMEs instead.
How long must UAE businesses keep accounting records?
Corporate Tax records must be kept for 7 years after the end of the tax period. VAT records must be kept for 5 years, and longer during audits, disputes or refund claims.
How much does bookkeeping cost in Dubai?
We charge a fixed monthly fee based on your transaction volume, agreed before we start. If you also want us to file your VAT and Corporate Tax returns, those are fixed monthly plans from AED 299.
Rules on this page last checked against Federal Tax Authority, Ministry of Finance and FIU publications on 1 October 2026.