Audit Firm in Dubai
and UAE Company Formation

A UAE-licensed audit firm examines your financial statements and issues an independent opinion on whether they give a true and fair view under IFRS. That opinion is what free zones accept for licence renewal, what banks read when assessing a facility, and what the Federal Tax Authority relies on if it opens a corporate tax assessment. It is a review of records you have kept, not an investigation — which is why the condition of your bookkeeping decides both the fee and the timeline. AONE BIZ holds the audit licence in-house rather than subcontracting it.

DMCC, DAFZA, JAFZA, SHAMS, DIFC and ADGM require audited accounts for annual licence renewal, and IFZA, Meydan and RAKEZ require them for many licence categories. Several zones also maintain an approved auditor list — submitting a report from a firm not on that list means rejection and a restart. Zones have tightened these rules rather than relaxed them, so confirm with your own authority each year instead of relying on what was true at incorporation.

Fees track transaction volume and the state of the records, not your revenue. A single entity with reconciled monthly books starts around AED 6,500. A trading company with inventory and several bank accounts typically starts around AED 12,000. Group consolidations are quoted individually. Where the books need reconstructing before an audit can begin, we scope and price that separately so you can see the two costs side by side rather than discovering one buried in the other.

A free zone licence with one visa allocation typically lands between AED 12,500 and AED 25,000 in year one, depending on the zone and activity. A Dubai mainland LLC usually starts around AED 18,000 to AED 30,000 once DED fees, name reservation, initial approval, MOA notarisation and Ejari are included. The figure moves with your activity list, visa count and office requirement — so AONE BIZ issues an itemised quotation that separates government fees from our professional fee before you commit to anything.

With complete documents, most free zone licences are issued in three to seven working days. A Dubai mainland LLC generally takes seven to fourteen working days because of name reservation, initial approval and MOA notarisation. Activities needing external approvals — healthcare, education, financial services, food — add two to six weeks. We flag those dependencies in the first call, not halfway through.

It comes down to who your customers are. If you sell to UAE-based businesses, government entities or retail customers, mainland gives you unrestricted access without a local service agent for most activities. If you export, serve overseas clients or run a consultancy, a free zone is usually cheaper and faster, and may qualify for the 0% Qualifying Free Zone Person corporate tax rate. We model both against your actual revenue mix before recommending one.

Yes. Every taxable person — including free zone companies claiming the 0% rate — must register with the Federal Tax Authority and file a corporate tax return, even at nil tax. Registration deadlines are tied to your licence issue date and late registration carries an AED 10,000 penalty. Small Business Relief may apply if revenue stays at or below AED 3 million per tax period. AONE BIZ handles registration, elections and filing as one package.

Most free zones — including DMCC, DAFZA, JAFZA and SHAMS — require audited financial statements each year for licence renewal. Mainland LLCs must maintain proper books under Commercial Companies Law and audited accounts are frequently requested by banks, investors and the FTA during tax assessments. AONE BIZ includes licensed auditors in-house, so bookkeeping and audit are not split between two firms with two versions of your numbers.

We prepare and submit the application, but the bank makes the decision. What we control is the quality of the file: a clear business rationale, verifiable source of funds, clean shareholder KYC and realistic turnover projections. That preparation is why our submissions are approved far more often than direct applications. Typical timeline is three to eight weeks depending on the bank and shareholder nationalities.

Yes. We operate from Dubai and Sharjah and handle licensing, visas, accounting, tax and audit for clients across all seven emirates — Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah — including the free zones inside each.

Most setup agencies stop at the trade licence and hand you off. We are a chartered accounting and audit practice first, which means the same firm that registers your company also keeps its books, files its tax and signs its audit. You get one accountable team across the entire lifecycle, and advice that considers what your structure will cost you in year three — not just what is fastest to sell in week one.