A chart of accounts for a Dubai trading company
Most UAE tax pain traces back to a chart of accounts built without Corporate Tax and VAT in mind. Here is a structure that avoids it.
Read insight ↗Preparing for your first UAE audit: the file your auditor wants
The audit belongs to your auditor. How smoothly it goes is decided by what you hand them on day one.
Read insight ↗When your audited accounts and your tax return disagree
Audit and tax are often done by different people at different times from slightly different data. That gap is what draws questions later.
Read insight ↗Choosing accounting software in the UAE: a practical comparison
QuickBooks, Xero, Zoho Books, Sage or Odoo. The right answer depends on VAT handling, multi-currency and whether you hold stock.
Read insight ↗Behind on your bookkeeping? A catch-up plan that works
Books months or years behind are common and fixable. The mistake is trying to bring everything current at once.
Read insight ↗A month-end close checklist for small UAE businesses
A fixed monthly close turns tax filing into a summary rather than an excavation. Here is the checklist to work through.
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