Keep your records
Save your invoices, receipts and business bank statements so your transactions can be explained.
ACCOUNTING & ONGOING SUPPORT
Accounting & ongoing support in Dubai
Your company is set up. We help you understand what to keep, what needs doing and when—with accounting specialists and one contact to guide you.
Send a short enquiry. We’ll reply by email.
What happens after your company is set up?
Running a company means keeping track of the money coming in, the money going out and the tasks that need attention.
Understand your numbers
Keep track of what customers pay you, what your business spends and what is still unpaid.
Know your next tasks
Check which accounting, tax and renewal tasks apply to your company, and when they need attention.
A simple example
- You send an invoice.
- Your customer pays.
- You save the invoice and check that the payment matches it.
An invoice tells your customer what they need to pay.
What you do. What we help with.
You tell us
- What your company does.
- Whether it has started trading.
- How you currently keep invoices and receipts.
- Whether you already work with an accountant.
- Which tasks you need help understanding.
We help you
- Understand the support your business needs.
- Connect with accounting specialists for the agreed work.
- Understand which records they need.
- Keep track of agreed tasks and next steps.
- Understand what is included in your quote.
Your quote explains who handles each task, what is included and what you need to provide. Company Dubai coordinates the work with accounting specialists.
Company not registered yet? Read about company formation in Dubai. Ongoing support is agreed separately, not included automatically.
Bookkeeping, accounting and tax—what do they mean?
Bookkeeping: record the everyday money
Bookkeeping is the day-to-day record of your sales, purchases, payments and receipts.
See more details: Bookkeeping: record the everyday money
In practice it means every invoice you send, every bill you pay and every movement in your business bank account is written down and matched up. Good bookkeeping is what makes later reports and tax work possible.
Accounting: understand the bigger picture
Accounting uses those records to prepare reports and show how the business is doing.
See more details: Accounting: understand the bigger picture
Reports pull the records together so you can see income, costs and what is owed to and by your company. The same reports are usually the starting point for tax work.
Corporate tax: check your company’s tax tasks
Corporate tax is a federal UAE tax on business profits. Registering, filing a return and paying tax are separate tasks.
See more details: Corporate tax: check your company’s tax tasks
Registering means the company is known to the Federal Tax Authority. Filing a return means reporting figures for a period. Paying tax means transferring any amount due. A company can have a filing duty even in a period where no tax is payable. Whether and when each task applies depends on the company and the current rules, so we check your situation rather than assume.
VAT: check whether it applies
VAT is a tax that can apply to sales of goods and services. Not every company is registered for it.
See more details: VAT: check whether it applies
Whether a company must register, may register voluntarily, or does not need to register at all depends on the applicable rules and the business’s own situation — what it sells, where, and the value of those sales. Being in a free zone does not by itself remove tax duties. We look at your case with a specialist instead of applying a single rule to everyone.
Official information
Corporate tax and VAT are federal UAE taxes, not separate Dubai taxes. Rules change, and what applies depends on your company. Check the Federal Tax Authority pages above, and we’ll go through your situation with a specialist.
A simple routine for your business
Three simple habits to help you stay organised.
Save the paperwork
Keep invoices, receipts and other business records together.
Keep the records up to date
Share the agreed information with your accounting specialist and answer questions about anything missing.
Review the next tasks
Check which reports, submissions or renewals are coming up and who is handling them.
Records can be kept digitally, which usually makes them easier to share. Saving files somewhere is not the same as completing bookkeeping or a tax submission — a specialist still does that work. Please don’t send financial documents, passwords or tax-portal access through the enquiry form.
Understand what your support includes
Regular help
Regular accounting help
The agreed bookkeeping and reporting work, done on a regular basis.
See what this covers: Regular accounting help
For example, recording your transactions for each period and preparing the agreed reports. Your quote says what is included and how often the work is done.
Agreed tasks
Help with individual tasks
A registration, a return, or work to organise older records — where this is needed and agreed.
See what this covers: Help with individual tasks
This work is agreed for your situation, because the effort depends on your company and the state of your records. Nothing starts before you agree to it.
Agreed separately
Other ongoing support
Coordination around renewals, or separate specialist services, where offered and agreed.
See what this covers: Other ongoing support
This might include keeping track of a licence renewal date or introducing a specialist for something outside accounting. We tell you who does the work and what it costs first.
Your quote explains which of these services you receive. Here are four questions to ask:
- What work is included?
- How often will it be done?
- What do I need to provide?
- What is charged separately?
There are three different kinds of amount to keep apart: fees for professional work, any official charges that apply, and tax that your company itself owes. Not every registration involves a government fee. Where a specialist partner does the work, we say so and explain any referral fee we receive before you agree to anything.
Not sure what support you need? Tell us about your company.
Plan my setupYour next steps, explained.
Tell us about your company
Send a short enquiry. You do not need to know the accounting terms.
Understand your quote
We’ll reply by email and explain the proposed help, who handles it and what it costs.
Get your support organised
Once the work is agreed, we help coordinate the next steps with the relevant specialists.
Questions about accounting and ongoing support in Dubai
Related pages: company formation, residency & Emirates ID and business bank account support.
What is the difference between bookkeeping and accounting?
Bookkeeping records the everyday money: the invoices you send, the bills you pay and the movements in your business bank account. Accounting uses those records to prepare reports and explain how the business is doing. In practice the same specialist often does both, and your quote says which parts are included.
Can I contact you if my company has just been formed?
Yes. It is a good moment to get organised, before the paperwork builds up. Tell us what your company does and how you keep invoices and receipts today, and we’ll explain the support that fits.
What if I already have an accountant?
That is fine. You can keep working with them. We can help with a specific task or with understanding what still needs attention, and we will say clearly where your existing accountant is the right person to ask.
What records should I keep?
As a rule, keep anything that explains a business transaction: sales invoices, purchase invoices and receipts, contracts and your business bank statements. How long each type of record must be kept depends on the rules that apply to it, so there is no single retention period that covers everything. We check the requirements relevant to your company with a specialist.
Does every company need to register for VAT?
No. VAT registration depends on the applicable rules and your company’s own situation, including what it sells, where, and the value of those sales. Some companies must register, some may choose to register voluntarily, and some do not need to. We check your case rather than assume.
If my company has no tax to pay, could it still have tax tasks?
Yes, that is possible. Registering, filing a return and paying tax are separate things. A company can be required to register and to file for a period even when the amount payable is nil. What applies to you depends on your company and the current rules.
Can you help if my records are not organised?
Often, yes. The work needed is assessed first — a specialist looks at what exists and what is missing — and then the scope and price are agreed before anything starts. We do not quote a catch-up job without seeing what it involves.
Is accounting included with company formation?
Not automatically. Company formation and ongoing accounting support are separate pieces of work. Your quote makes clear which of them you are paying for.
How will you contact me?
We’ll reply by email to discuss your company and the next steps.
Tell us what your business needs
You do not need to have everything organised first. Send a short enquiry, and we’ll reply by email.
What happens next?We’ll review your enquiry and reply by email with any questions and the next steps.
- 1. Your plans
- 2. Your contact details
Help with: Accounting & ongoing support