What SME Accounting Solutions Covers
SME Accounting Solutions is an all-in-one retainer that combines bookkeeping, VAT filing, Corporate Tax filing, and payroll management into a single monthly engagement. Instead of managing four separate vendors or juggling a part-time bookkeeper with no oversight, you get one dedicated tax expert who owns your entire compliance calendar and flags issues before they become FTA penalties.
- Monthly bookkeeping — bank reconciliation, invoice recording, and management accounts.
- Quarterly or monthly VAT return preparation and filing under Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017.
- Annual Corporate Tax return preparation and filing under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022.
- Monthly payroll processing, WPS file generation, and end-of-service calculations.
- Ongoing FTA deadline tracking so no return, payment, or registration is ever missed.
- Direct WhatsApp and email access to your dedicated accountant, not a rotating call centre.
Who This Service Is For
This retainer is built for owner-managed SMEs and free zone companies that have outgrown ad-hoc bookkeeping but aren't ready to hire a full finance department. It suits businesses in IFZA, DMCC, Meydan, SHAMS, JAFZA, and mainland LLCs alike, particularly once VAT registration and Corporate Tax obligations both apply.
- Startups and SMEs with 20–500 transactions per month needing consistent monthly bookkeeping.
- VAT-registered businesses that need reliable, on-time quarterly filings.
- Any taxable person now required to file annual Corporate Tax returns under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022.
- Businesses with 1–50 employees needing accurate monthly payroll and WPS compliance.
- Owners who want a single accountable partner instead of coordinating separate bookkeepers, tax agents, and payroll processors.
- Companies preparing for a bank loan, investor due diligence, or visa renewals that require up-to-date financial statements.
Why Bundle Bookkeeping, VAT, Corporate Tax, and Payroll
VAT, Corporate Tax, and payroll are not independent workstreams — they all draw from the same underlying ledger. A payroll error misstates your Corporate Tax deductible expenses; an unreconciled bank account produces an incorrect VAT return; a missed small business relief election affects both your tax liability and your cash flow planning. Handling these separately, with different providers working from different data, is where SMEs lose accuracy and money.
Because one team maintains your books, prepares your VAT return, files your Corporate Tax return, and runs payroll, numbers reconcile automatically across all four functions — no year-end surprises from mismatched figures.
- Consistent chart of accounts across bookkeeping, VAT, and Corporate Tax reporting.
- Payroll costs flow directly into monthly management accounts and annual tax computations.
- A single compliance calendar covering VAT return due dates, Corporate Tax filing deadlines, and WPS salary cut-offs.
- Faster turnaround when the FTA raises a query, since one team already holds the full financial picture.
Volume-Based Pricing
Because a business issuing 15 invoices a month has very different needs from one processing 400, we price SME Accounting Solutions by monthly transaction volume rather than a flat fee for every client. This keeps costs proportionate for early-stage businesses while scaling fairly as you grow. Payroll is priced per employee and added to the base retainer.
| Tier | Monthly Transactions | Typically Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Up to 30 | New free zone company, low transaction volume, 0–3 staff |
| Growth | 31–100 | Established SME with regular sales and supplier activity, 4–15 staff |
| Scale | 101–300 | Multi-channel businesses, trading companies, 16–40 staff |
| Enterprise | 300+ | Higher-volume operations or multiple entities, 40+ staff |
Every tier includes bookkeeping, VAT filing, annual Corporate Tax filing, and payroll for the covered headcount. View exact indicative ranges on our pricing page or packages, or use the corporate tax, VAT, and payroll calculators to estimate your underlying tax and salary obligations before requesting a quote.
What Your Compliance Calendar Looks Like
Once onboarded, you receive a single annual compliance calendar mapping every recurring obligation, so there is never ambiguity about what is due and when.
- 1Monthly: bank and payment gateway reconciliation, invoice and expense recording, management accounts delivered by the 10th of the following month.
- 2Monthly: WPS-compliant payroll processing and salary transfer files submitted before each pay cycle.
- 3Quarterly (or monthly, depending on your registration): VAT return preparation, review, and submission ahead of the 28-day FTA deadline.
- 4Annually: Corporate Tax return preparation and filing within 9 months of your financial year-end, including small business relief eligibility checks where applicable.
- 5As needed: end-of-service benefit calculations, gratuity accruals, and new-hire payroll setup.
Onboarding and Ongoing Process
- 1Discovery call — we review your trade licence, current bookkeeping software, transaction volume, and headcount to confirm the right tier.
- 2Data migration — we import historical records or, if books are behind, scope a backlog accounting project to catch up first.
- 3System setup — cloud accounting software, bank feed connections, and payroll WPS setup are configured under your entity.
- 4Monthly cycle begins — reconciliation, management accounts, and payroll run on a fixed schedule with a dedicated tax expert reviewing every output.
- 5Quarterly and annual filings — VAT returns and the Corporate Tax return are prepared, reviewed with you, and submitted before FTA deadlines.
Why Choose Tax Easy UAE
Tax Easy UAE serves SMEs across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, and RAK entirely online. Every filing is reviewed by a tax expert before submission, pricing is transparent and volume-based with no hidden add-ons, and you keep the same dedicated point of contact across bookkeeping, VAT, Corporate Tax, and payroll rather than being passed between departments.
- Single retainer replacing four separate vendors
- Volume-based pricing that scales fairly as your business grows
- Every VAT and Corporate Tax filing reviewed by a tax expert before submission
- WPS-compliant payroll with no missed salary cycles
- Typical WhatsApp response time under 30 minutes during business hours
Worked Example: Growing Trading SME
A DMCC-based trading company with 8 staff and roughly 90 monthly transactions previously used a freelance bookkeeper, a separate tax agent for VAT, and processed payroll manually. After moving to the Growth tier of SME Accounting Solutions, bookkeeping and payroll were consolidated into one monthly cycle, a missed VAT input recovery of AED 12,400 was identified during reconciliation, and the business's first Corporate Tax return correctly applied small business relief, reducing prep time from three weeks to five days.