Dubai

Accounting Firms in Dubai

The Dubai failure mode is one bookkeeper and three licences. The Jebel Ali company holds the stock, the Business Bay company employs the people, and the DMCC company sends the invoice because its bank account was opened first. That allocation is what the FTA will ask about. A monthly pack should show which entity owns the cost. English management accounts for a shareholder abroad do not replace the file the tax agent will file from. Say how many trade licences are live before we shortlist.

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.

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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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