On 27 September 2026, 15 UAE firms published entry bookkeeping plans from AED 200 to AED 3,099 a month, and 10 of them start below AED 1,000. The spread comes from what is inside the fee: the number of transactions, the VAT return, the Corporate Tax return and payroll. Whatever you pay, Corporate Tax records must be kept for 7 years.
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24 bookkeeping providers listedThere is no official tariff. These are the prices UAE firms publish on their own websites, checked on 27 September 2026, and what moves a company from one end of the range to the other.
| What you buy | Published prices | What decides the price |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan for a small trading company | AED 200 to AED 3,099 a month; median AED 829 | Number of transactions, and whether the VAT and Corporate Tax returns are included |
| Plan for about 100 transactions a month | About AED 300 to AED 3,413 a month | Low end: books only. High end: books plus the VAT return and the Corporate Tax return |
| Dormant or minimal-activity company | From AED 49 a month at one firm, sold as a yearly package | A nil or near-nil Corporate Tax return |
| Catch-up of a missed year | From AED 1,500 or AED 2,500 plus VAT at two firms; a third charges its monthly fee for each missed month, less 25% | Number of months and transactions, bank accounts and the state of the records |
| VAT return billed separately | AED 149 to AED 1,000 a return | Some plans include it, others bill every return |
| Corporate Tax return billed separately | From AED 249; AED 1,500 to AED 5,000 at one firm, by return type | Small Business Relief, standard or free zone return |
| Payroll | AED 59 to AED 100 per employee a month, where priced | Headcount and WPS salary files |
Published by 15 UAE firms on their own websites on 27 September 2026. Five say 5% VAT is added to the fee; none says it is included; the rest do not say.
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We help entrepreneurs, SMEs and international companies enter, structure and grow in the UAE with clearer business, tax and legal decisions. Our work is built around one practical idea: clients…
A&A Associate was established in 2016 and works on both sides of a line most firms pick one of: company formation on one side, accounting and audit on the other.…
We work with people who want to start something real in the UAE but do not want the process to turn into confusion, missed steps and expensive backtracking. A lot…
Alliance Prime is a tax and accounting practice in Dubai whose defining credential is registration as an approved tax agent with the Federal Tax Authority. That status is narrower than…
Arnifi approaches company formation as a software problem as much as a paperwork one. Alongside the usual incorporation, visa, attestation, accounting, legal, banking and liquidation services, it publishes a set…
Avyanco is a corporate advisory firm that came out of the 2020 wave of UAE setup practices but has built itself wider than most of that cohort. It is licensed…
Our work counts for most where a business needs more than basic bookkeeping or a single tax filing. Plenty of companies in the UAE arrive with one urgent need, then…
We are usually the right fit for founders who want one provider to carry the setup process from first route selection into the practical tasks that follow after licensing. A…
We are usually the right fit for founders and internationally mobile business owners that want UAE company setup to be part of a wider market entry plan, not only a…
CLA Emirates has practised in the UAE since 2005 and is among the larger independent accountancy firms in the country, with a headcount well into the hundreds. It reached that…
We are usually the right fit for founders who want to move quickly, but do not want speed to create messy decisions that hurt them later. A lot of businesses…
We are usually the right fit for businesses that want accounting, audit and tax support to become a working finance system rather than a collection of deadline driven tasks. A…
EZONE is a business setup consultancy licensed by Dubai's Department of Economic Development. The name is shared with a number of unrelated businesses in the UAE and internationally, from restaurants…
We are usually the right fit for businesses that need UAE tax work to be practical, structured and closely tied to the way the company actually operates. A lot of…
We work with businesses that want more than a fast licence and a short email chain. In our experience, the real pressure usually starts after the company is registered. Documents…
We are most useful when a founder or operating business wants the UAE setup path to feel less fragmented and more operational from day one. A lot of providers stop…
We help founders, small businesses, investors and international companies set up and operate in the UAE with a structure that makes sense not only at registration stage, but also after…
We usually matter once a business has moved past the stage where a straightforward setup conversation covers what it needs. Clients come to us once audit, tax, reporting, transaction support,…
Helen and Sons is a business setup consultancy with nineteen years of trading behind it, working from the northern side of the UAE market across Sharjah, Dubai and Ajman. Longevity…
Our fit tends to begin once a business is past the first setup questions and has landed in the financial, tax and compliance layer that decides whether operations stay clean…
KBA Accounting and Bookkeeping Services works across the finance and compliance layer for UAE companies, and its published credential list is unusually specific: certified VAT consultants with the Federal Tax…
We help people who want to start a business in the UAE without getting lost in paperwork, mixed advice and unnecessary delays. Many founders come to us when they already…
We are a practical fit for businesses that need cleaner finance operations in the UAE, not only basic bookkeeping. A lot of companies start with scattered records, late reports and…
We are usually the right fit for founders, investors and families that want the UAE setup path to feel more structured before it starts moving quickly. A lot of businesses…
Outsourcing bookkeeping does not move these duties to the firm: the company stays responsible for them.
| Rule | What it requires | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate Tax records | Keep for 7 years after the end of the tax period, also under Small Business Relief | Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022, Art. 56 |
| VAT and other tax records | 5 years after the tax period; 4 more during a dispute or audit and 2 more while a refund claim is undecided; 15 years for VAT records on real estate | Cabinet Decision No. 74 of 2023, Art. 3; VAT Executive Regulation, Art. 71 |
| Company books | Kept at the head office for at least 5 years; every mainland LLC and joint stock company is audited every year | Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2021, Art. 26 and 27 |
| Accounting standard | IFRS; IFRS for SMEs allowed up to AED 50 million revenue; cash basis allowed up to AED 3 million | Ministerial Decision No. 114 of 2023 |
| Audited statements for Corporate Tax | Revenue above AED 50 million, or any Qualifying Free Zone Person | Ministerial Decision No. 84 of 2025 |
| Free zone audits | DMCC, RAKEZ, JAFZA and Dubai South require an audit every year; IFZA asks for audited statements at renewal unless turnover is up to AED 3 million and staff is 9 or fewer | Each authority's own regulations and guides |
| Fine for not keeping records | AED 10,000; AED 20,000 for a repeat within 24 months, for VAT and for Corporate Tax | Cabinet Decision No. 40 of 2017 as amended; Cabinet Decision No. 75 of 2023 |
RAKEZ also fines AED 2,500 for audited statements filed later than 6 months after the year end, and Dubai South AED 5,000 and AED 15,000 for a missed audit. More on these duties in the accounting requirements guide.
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Checked 27 September 2026. Prices come from 15 UAE firms' own websites on the same date.
Short answers with the law or the published prices behind each one, checked 27 September 2026.
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