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Accounting services in Dubai delivered by the Velmont Crest UAE practice — FTA-compliant filings for SMEs

Accounting Services in Dubai · UAE-Licensed Practice

Accounting services in Dubai for UAE SMEs and free zone entities.

Get bookkeeping services in Dubai, VAT services UAE and corporate tax services UAE, plus e-invoicing setup, audit assistance Dubai, payroll and WPS, CFO advisory Dubai, AML compliance UAE and business setup advisory Dubai — alongside specialist compliance support for transfer pricing, Economic Substance, excise tax, tax residency certificates and company liquidation. Fixed retainers quoted upfront, built around FTA deadlines and audit-ready records.

30+
UAE SMEs supported
100%
On-time FTA filings
AED 0
Late-filing penalties
8+
Accounting experience

What we do

Eighteen engagements, one practice keeping your filings clean.

Monthly bookkeeping services Dubai SMEs rely on, VAT services UAE filings, corporate tax services UAE registration, audit assistance, payroll and WPS, plus specialist compliance work — transfer pricing, Country-by-Country Reporting, Economic Substance, excise tax, tax residency certificates, company liquidation and AML compliance UAE support. Each one is a separate engagement, run by the same UAE-licensed practice.

What's included

What full-scope accounting services in Dubai should cover.

A complete engagement runs on four layers. The base layer is monthly bookkeeping: transactions recorded, bank and card accounts reconciled, and the books closed by the 5th business day so decisions get made on current numbers. On top of that sits the tax layer — VAT returns prepared and filed inside the FTA's 28-day window, corporate tax registration and the annual return tracked against your licence date (due nine months after your financial year ends), and e-invoicing readiness as the UAE mandate phases in. The third layer is reporting: management accounts, cash-flow visibility and audit-ready workpapers that don't need rebuilding when the auditor arrives. The fourth is the situational and specialist compliance work — backlog cleanup, AML and goAML compliance for DNFBPs, payroll and WPS, business setup advisory, transfer pricing documentation, Country-by-Country Reporting, Economic Substance assessments, excise tax returns, tax residency certificates, company liquidation, and CFO-level support when a decision needs finance thinking behind it.

The eighteen services above are those layers broken into engagements you can start separately. Most Dubai SMEs begin with one — usually bookkeeping or a corporate tax return that's suddenly due — and add scope as the relationship proves itself. Each service page sets out the deliverables, the process and the questions we get asked most, so you can size the work before you talk to anyone.

Monthly accounting process

What a month with us actually looks like.

This is the monthly rhythm we run for UAE SMEs that want clean bookkeeping, FTA-ready filings and management numbers in hand before the decisions get made.

  1. Clean opening review

    We review your chart of accounts, VAT registration status, prior filings, bank feeds and open receivables before we start the monthly close. If the books came from another accountant, we flag gaps first so the handover does not hide old risks.

  2. Monthly bookkeeping cycle

    Your invoices, bills, receipts, payroll entries and bank transactions are recorded and reconciled every month. The goal is simple: bookkeeping services Dubai SMEs can trust before VAT, corporate tax or audit work begins.

  3. FTA and management review

    We check VAT treatment, expense classifications, corporate tax exposure and working papers before deadlines. You get useful management accounts, not just a spreadsheet sent after the month has already gone cold.

  4. Advisor-led next actions

    When a transaction needs attention, we explain the accounting, VAT or tax treatment in plain language. That keeps decisions moving without waiting for audit season or an FTA query to reveal the issue.

UAE SME accounting partner — Dubai handshake confirming the Velmont Crest accounting, VAT and corporate tax engagement

Why UAE SMEs choose us

Why owners keep staying.

Finding the right accounting partner in Dubai isn't easy. Plenty of firms offer the same list of services. Here's what keeps UAE SMEs with Velmont Crest: accuracy, FTA compliance and support they can actually reach.

  1. Everything under one roof

    Monthly bookkeeping, VAT filing, corporate tax preparation, audit support, bank account setup, PRO services. One practice holds all of it. Accounting services in Dubai shouldn't mean managing four separate providers who never talk to each other.

  2. Compliance without the stress

    Every VAT-201, every corporate tax return, every FTA deadline for your UAE entity sits on our calendar, not yours. Submissions land accurate and on time. And when the rules shift, we've usually read the change before it reaches your inbox.

  3. Real-time visibility into your numbers

    Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Tally, Odoo, whichever you run. Your management accounts are there when you want them, not held back for month-end. Cloud accounting UAE setup shaped around mainland or free zone reporting.

  4. Industry-specific experience

    Real estate, trading, IT, restaurants, logistics, free-zone entities. Each sector runs differently, and we've learned how, right down to the high transaction volumes and the multi-entity group structures that trip up generalist firms.

  5. Direct WhatsApp access to your team

    Same-day answers from the people actually keeping your books. Got a VAT or corporate tax question before you commit to a transaction? Message us, get a reply in plain English. A real one, not a ticket number.

  6. Bank-ready monthly reporting

    Clean financial statements, reconciled ledgers, supporting schedules, ready for a loan application or an investor review the moment you need them. Honestly, this is where most SME books fall apart, so it's where we're strictest.

  7. Issues flagged before deadlines

    We look at transactions during the month, while there's still room to move, rather than after the quarter has slammed shut. VAT exposure, a missing document, a corporate tax risk, whatever it is, you hear about it early enough to fix it.

  8. Transparent, fixed monthly pricing

    Fixed monthly retainers quoted to your scope and agreed upfront, sized for small and mid-sized UAE businesses. No hidden charges, no surprise invoice at quarter-end, no lock-in that traps you. You know the number from day one and it stays the number.

  9. Audit-ready records all year round

    The books get reviewed monthly, exposure gets flagged early, and the working papers stay organised the whole way through. So when audit season lands, the records are already sitting there waiting. Nobody scrambles.

Mainland and free zone support

Mainland, free zone, or both?

A small Dubai mainland company, a free zone consultancy and a trading group do not need the same accounting playbook. We shape the monthly close, VAT review and corporate tax file around the entity type and the decisions the owner needs to make.

  • Dubai mainland companies

    A mainland business usually wants accounting services in Dubai that tie sales, expenses, payroll, VAT filing and trade licence activity into one connected picture. We keep the monthly records lined up with your invoices and bank movements. So when a decision comes up, the numbers you're looking at are current.

  • Free zone entities

    Free zone companies live and die on documentation, particularly around qualifying income, substance and related-party dealings. We handle DMCC, JAFZA, IFZA, Meydan, RAKEZ and the rest, with accounting built around the compliance evidence a reviewer will actually ask for. Not just ledger entries that balance.

  • Growing SME groups

    Once you're running several entities, company-level bookkeeping and group-level visibility have to stay separate, or it all collapses into one unreadable file. We keep them apart. So you can watch cash, margins, intercompany balances, VAT exposure and corporate tax readiness without operational noise drowning the signal.

  • UAE-licensed practice
  • DED approved
  • FTA-compliant filings
  • AML compliance advisory

Featured case study

One JLT café, four quarters, zero queries.

VAT services Dubai case study — single-outlet café FTA filing workpapers

Hospitality · Single-outlet café (JLT)

Quarterly VAT filings moved on time. FTA queries down to zero.

ChallengeQuarterly VAT filings consistently 4–6 weeks late under the prior accountant. Mixed-rate revenue (dine-in vs delivery vs zero-rated exports) handled inconsistently, triggering FTA queries on every return.

Outcome100% on-time filings across the last four cycles. First eligible input-tax refund (AED 11,400) processed within 22 days. Zero FTA queries since handover.

AED 11,400

First eligible refund recovered

Client voices

More real outcomes

Three handovers we're still proud of.

  • Zero VAT penalties since 2024 onboarding.

    Specialized Technology and Industrial Trading - F.Z.E

    Tech & Industrial F.Z.E

    • VAT
    • Bookkeeping
    • Audit
  • 12 consecutive on-time FTA filings.

    Yellow Rock Trading LLC

    Trading

    • VAT
    • Corporate tax
    • Audit
  • Backlog of 14 months reconciled in 4 weeks.

    Jajoo Rashmi Group

    Industrial Group

    • Backlog
    • Monthly close
    • Audit

UAE industries we serve

Eight sectors we know well.

  • Trading & wholesale
  • Restaurants & F&B
  • Real estate
  • IT & SaaS
  • Freight & logistics
  • Free zone entities
  • Consultancy
  • Retail

Compliance readiness

Three filings, one ledger underneath.

Our accounting services in Dubai are built so VAT returns, corporate tax filings, e-invoicing readiness and audit schedules come from the same clean monthly records.

  • VAT services UAE

    VAT registration, VAT-201 returns, input-tax checks, refund support, FTA query responses. Before anything gets filed, we go back through the source documents, so if the FTA asks for evidence six months later, the return still stands up.

    Try the UAE VAT Calculator
  • Corporate tax services UAE

    Corporate tax registration, small business relief checks, taxable income preparation, return support. The trick is keeping the accounting records in a shape that makes the annual tax computation easy to defend, and that starts long before the return is due.

    Try the Corporate Tax Calculator
  • E-invoicing setup advisory

    UAE e-invoicing is far less painful when your master data and invoice workflows are already clean. We go through your accounting software, your invoice fields and your approval flow, hunting for the readiness gaps before mandatory rollout reaches your daily billing.

    Generate a UAE tax invoice
  • Audit assistance Dubai

    Schedules, reconciliations, ledger support and auditor query responses, prepared across the year rather than crammed in at the end. Audit season is a lot quieter when the monthly bookkeeping already has working papers sitting behind every key number.

    Track VAT-201 deadlines

Ready to switch?

Tired of chasing your accountant for last quarter's numbers?

Services FAQ

What owners actually ask us first.

Short answers for owners comparing accounting services in Dubai, VAT support, corporate tax filing and bookkeeping retainers.

  • What accounting services do Dubai SMEs usually need?

    Most Dubai SMEs need monthly bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, VAT filing, corporate tax preparation, management reports and audit assistance. Some businesses also need e-invoicing setup advisory, payroll and WPS, AML compliance UAE support, CFO advisory Dubai or business setup advisory Dubai. Others reach us for specialist compliance — transfer pricing documentation, Country-by-Country Reporting, Economic Substance assessments, excise tax returns, a tax residency certificate or company liquidation — depending on their activity and licence type.

  • Can Velmont Crest take over from another accountant mid-year?

    Yes. We start with a handover review of opening balances, bank reconciliations, VAT filings, receivables, payables and prior working papers. If there are gaps, we separate cleanup work from the monthly accounting cycle so current compliance does not fall behind.

  • Do mainland and free zone companies need different accounting support?

    Yes. Mainland companies usually focus on VAT, payroll, receivables, payables and corporate tax filing. Free zone companies often need extra attention around qualifying income, audit-ready records, substance, related-party transactions and documentation for corporate tax status.

  • How do VAT, corporate tax and e-invoicing connect?

    They all depend on clean accounting data. VAT needs correct invoice treatment, corporate tax needs reliable profit and expense records, and e-invoicing needs structured invoice fields. Strong monthly bookkeeping reduces rework across all three.

  • How much do accounting services in Dubai cost?

    Velmont Crest monthly retainers are quoted to each business — the fee tracks transaction volume, VAT filing needs, corporate tax scope, audit assistance and advisory support. We price fixed monthly work upfront in writing so SMEs can budget clearly.

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