Bookkeeping services in Dubai, priced by transaction volume

How bookkeeping pricing works in Dubai

Most bookkeeping firms in Dubai price by transaction volume, and so do we. A transaction is usually a single line on a bank statement, a sales invoice or a supplier bill. A consultancy that issues ten invoices a month needs far less work than a shop with hundreds of card payments a day.

Your fee is fixed each month for your volume band. If your business grows or slows down for more than a short period, we review the band with you rather than sending surprise invoices. Our cost calculator gives you an estimate in a minute.

Our monthly bookkeeping prices

These prices are per month, in AED and excluding 5% VAT. They cover our Accounting & Bookkeeping service, so the same fee also includes management reports and year-end financial statements.

Up to 50 transactions a month: AED 350. 51 to 100 transactions: AED 500. 101 to 200 transactions: AED 750. 201 to 300 transactions: AED 950. 301 to 500 transactions: AED 1,200. Over 500 transactions: custom quote.

If you also take VAT returns and corporate tax with us, a 10% bundle saving applies to the recurring fees.

Catch-up and backlog bookkeeping

Many Dubai companies are set up, start trading and only think about their books when something forces the issue: a VAT registration, a corporate tax return, a bank request or a free zone audit. By then there may be a year or more of unrecorded activity.

Catch-up bookkeeping starts from your bank statements. We rebuild each month in order, match payments to invoices and receipts where you have them, and give you a clear list of what is missing. Where documents cannot be found, we agree a sensible treatment with you and note it. Catch-up work is quoted after a short review of your records.

Your corporate tax return is due within 9 months of the end of your tax period, and you cannot prepare it without accounts. While we catch up, we also check that your company is registered for corporate tax, because late registration carries a penalty of AED 10,000.

Cloud bookkeeping software

We keep your books in cloud software, so you can log in at any time and see the same numbers we do. If you already use Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Xero, Tally or Odoo, we normally work in your system. If you are still on spreadsheets, we help you choose a package and set it up.

Bank feeds bring transactions in automatically, and receipt capture apps let your team photograph a bill instead of keeping paper. That saves time on both sides and means fewer lost documents at the end of the quarter.

The UAE is moving to e-invoicing from 2027, with invoices exchanged as structured data. Clean customer records, consistent item descriptions and correct tax codes in your bookkeeping system now will make that change much easier later.

Why accurate books matter for VAT and corporate tax

Your VAT return is built from your ledgers. Returns are usually quarterly and due by the 28th day after the period ends, so if sales or purchases are coded wrongly, the error goes straight onto the return. Good bookkeeping means each return can be prepared quickly and checked against the ledger.

For corporate tax, your taxable income starts from your accounting profit. If you plan to claim Small Business Relief, your revenue must be AED 3 million or less in the current and all previous tax periods, so you need an accurate revenue figure for every year.

You must keep accounting and tax records for at least 7 years for corporate tax. The general VAT rule is 5 years, and real estate VAT records must be kept for 15 years. Cloud records with attached documents make this simple.