Abu Dhabi

Accounting Firms in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi group that keeps the holding company on Al Maryah and the plant in Mussafah often lets one spreadsheet decide which entity incurred the cost. Project provisions, inventory and staff recharges are the lines a later audit and corporate-tax return will both read. A monthly close should name the licence. If a buyer has asked for management accounts by a tender date, that date is the brief, not a generic year-end. Tell us which entity employs the people.

ISZ Global matches you with vetted firms. You appoint. We do not file, we do not sign an audit, and we do not take a success fee. The shortlist is free for owners.

Books are not the return

Bookkeeping keeps the records the tax agent and the auditor later use. The person who keeps the books should not also be the auditor of the same entity. Which company issues the invoice is a tax fact, not a convenience.

Questions owners ask

Does ISZ Global do this work?

No. We introduce vetted firms. The firm you appoint does the work under its own licence. The shortlist is free for owners.

Will one Abu Dhabi ledger cover two licences?

Only if you can still show which licence owns each balance. The tax return is per entity.

Sources

  • Taxable persons must file a corporate tax return for each tax period within nine months from the end of that period. The same deadline generally applies for payment of any corporate tax due. Source: UAE Ministry of Finance — Corporate Tax in the UAE (https://mof.gov.ae/en/public-finance/tax/corporate-tax-in-the-uae/). Last reviewed 2026-10-29.
  • UAE VAT is charged at a standard rate of 5%. A resident business must register with the FTA when the value of taxable supplies and imports exceeds AED 375,000 over the previous 12 months, or is expected to exceed that amount within the next 30 days. Voluntary registration is available from AED 187,500 of taxable supplies, imports or taxable expenses. The person must apply within 30 days of becoming liable. Source: FTA — VAT registration (https://tax.gov.ae/en/services/vat.registration.aspx). Last reviewed 2026-10-30.

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