Monthly Bookkeeping
Every transaction recorded and reconciled in Xero, Zoho Books, QuickBooks or Odoo: bank, credit card and cash, with receipts captured the day they happen. Your books close by the 10th of each month, not the 10th of next quarter.
Monthly accounting, done for you
Accounting Services for Small Business in Dubai
Running a small business in Dubai leaves little room for month-end admin, yet the books still have to be right: VAT filed on time, corporate tax registered and returned, payroll through WPS, and numbers you can actually read. Our accounting services for small business in Dubai take that whole routine off your plate. One team handles your bookkeeping, VAT workings and filing, corporate tax, payroll and monthly reports, for one fixed monthly fee with no hourly billing. Most clients spend under an hour a month on finance, and their records are always ready for the bank, the FTA or an investor.
One fixed feeMonthly accounting from AED 2,000, no hourly billing
VAT + corporate taxWorkings, filing and returns handled
Under 1 hour a monthThat is all the finance admin we ask of you
What is included
What our small business accounting service includes
The full monthly finance routine for a Dubai SME, not just data entry.
VAT Workings & Filing
We prepare the workings, reconcile them to your books and file the return, then keep FTA-ready records for 7 years. Registration, voluntary registration and deregistration handled when the time comes.
Corporate Tax, Sorted
Registration, annual return and Small Business Relief checks, with 9% workings your auditor can trace. Even zero-revenue years get filed: the FTA still expects a return.
Payroll & WPS
Monthly payroll, WPS salary files, leave and gratuity accruals, and payslips your team can read. One less spreadsheet, one less deadline to miss.
Reports You Can Read
A monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash snapshot in plain language, plus our Founder Finance Brief: what changed, what it means, what to do next.
Cleanup & Software Setup
Behind on the books? We reconstruct backlogs and set up your chart of accounts properly, so month one starts clean instead of starting sorry.
How the month runs
Why small businesses in Dubai outsource their accounting
Most of our SME clients look the same on day one: the founder doing invoices between meetings, a spreadsheet that made sense in January, and a growing sense that something is off. Nothing is broken yet, which is exactly why it is the right time to fix it.
Outsourced accounting works because the maths works. An in-house accountant in Dubai typically costs AED 8,000 to 15,000 a month before visa, insurance and benefits. A monthly service gives you the bookkeeping, the VAT filings, the payroll and the reporting for a fraction of that, with no hiring risk and no single point of failure when someone resigns.
What changes day to day: almost nothing, and that is the point. You forward invoices and receipts (a photo on WhatsApp is fine), approve the payroll summary we send, and join a short monthly review where we walk through your numbers. The discipline, the deadlines and the detail sit with us.
- Month-end close by the 10th: reconciled books, every month
- VAT returns prepared, filed and archived with supporting records
- Corporate tax position reviewed quarterly, return filed annually
- Payroll run on your schedule, WPS-compliant
- A named accountant who knows your business, on WhatsApp
New to this? Read our small business accounting guide first: it walks through year one in plain language, including the honest DIY path.
Compliance, covered
VAT and corporate tax, without the fear
Two registrations cause most of the anxiety we see, so here is the plain version. VAT becomes mandatory within 20 business days of crossing AED 375,000 in taxable supplies over the previous 12 months. You can register voluntarily from AED 187,500, which lets you recover VAT on setup costs. Returns are usually filed quarterly. We track your rolling 12-month revenue, so registration never arrives as a surprise.
Corporate tax applies at 9% on profits above AED 375,000, and every taxable person must register and file an annual return, even in a zero-revenue year. Small Business Relief can reduce the bill to zero for eligible businesses, but it still requires registration and filing: relief is not an exemption from paperwork.
Miss the deadlines and the penalties are real: late registration alone can draw an AED 10,000 fine. Our job is making sure that never happens to you. Our VAT services and corporate tax teams handle the filings; you just see the confirmations.
Pricing
What small business accounting costs in Dubai
Monthly accounting for a Dubai SME typically runs from AED 2,000 a month on our plans, scaled to your transaction volume, staff count and entities. The honest drivers of price are how many transactions you have, whether payroll is included, and how far behind the books are when we start.
How it works
Up and running in 30 days
From first call to first clean month-end.
Free Finance Review
Thirty minutes on your numbers: where the books stand, what is missing, what it will cost to fix.
Cleanup & Setup
We reconcile the backlog, set up your software and chart of accounts, and register anything outstanding.
The Monthly Rhythm
Books close by the 10th, VAT and payroll run on schedule, receipts captured as they happen.
Review & Advise
A short monthly call on your numbers, and a direct line on WhatsApp between calls.
The honest comparison
| DIY software | BizNex | In-house accountant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical monthly cost | AED 100–300 (software) | From AED 2,000 | AED 8,000–15,000+ |
| Your time per month | 6–10 hours | Under 1 hour | Management overhead |
| VAT + corporate tax filings | You | Us | Them (if senior enough) |
| Monthly reports | If you build them | Done for you | Depends on the hire |
| Hiring risk | None | None | Visa, turnover, training |
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Figures are typical Dubai ranges; your quote is fixed after a free Finance Review.
Accounting FAQs
Small business accounting questions, answered
How much do accounting services cost for a small business in Dubai?
Our monthly plans start at AED 2,000, scaled to transaction volume, staff and entities. As a rough market guide, outsourced monthly accounting in Dubai typically falls between AED 1,500 and AED 5,000 for SMEs. The final number is fixed after a free Finance Review, so you never pay hourly or get surprise invoices. See our pricing and our accounting cost guide for the full breakdown.
What is included in monthly accounting for a small business?
Bookkeeping and reconciliations, VAT workings and filing, corporate tax registration and annual return, WPS payroll, and monthly management reports in plain language. Software setup and backlog cleanup are included at onboarding. It is the full monthly finance routine, not just data entry.
I am a freelancer with low revenue. Do I still need accounting services?
Honestly, maybe not yet. If you have no staff, are not VAT-registered and run under roughly 50 transactions a month, clean DIY bookkeeping plus an annual review can be enough. We will tell you that on the discovery call rather than sell you a plan you do not need. Our small business guide covers the DIY path too.
Can you fix a year of messy or missing books?
Yes, backlog reconstruction is one of our most common first projects. We rebuild the year from bank statements, invoices and receipts, reconcile everything and bring the books current, then move you onto the monthly rhythm. It costs more than starting clean, which is why we recommend not waiting.
Do you work with our existing accounting software?
Yes. We work in Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho Books and Odoo every day, and we can migrate you between them if your current setup is fighting you. Our accounting software team handles setup, chart of accounts and integrations.
How is this different from your bookkeeping page?
Bookkeeping is the foundation: recording and reconciling transactions. This service is the whole monthly accounting function built on top: VAT and corporate tax filings, payroll, management reports and advice. If you only need clean records, start with our bookkeeping service. If you want finance handled, you are in the right place.
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