Accounting software for Fujairah businesses on the east coast

A ship chandler might quote in USD, buy locally in AED and receive payment weeks later from an owner in Singapore or Greece. Each invoice needs the right currency, and the FX gain or loss on settlement needs to land in the right account. HelloBooks records the invoice in USD, keeps the AED value at the invoice rate, and posts the difference when the payment arrives.

Services supplied to vessels and to overseas principals can have specific VAT treatment, sometimes zero-rated and sometimes not. HelloBooks lets you set the treatment per line, but the decision rests with you and your tax agent; the agent will not guess on a marine supply it has not seen before and flags it for review.

A crusher selling 20mm aggregate to ready-mix plants in Dubai and Sharjah runs on volume and on credit. If it invoices AED 850,000 in a month and customers pay on 90 days, almost three months of revenue sits in receivables at any time. The AR ageing report shows who is behind, and reminders go out by email or WhatsApp on a schedule you choose.

Fuel, explosives, spare parts and plant hire make up most costs. Bills are captured from photos or email, approval rules hold large purchases until a manager signs off, and the agent answers questions such as "what did plant hire cost per tonne last quarter?"

• AR ageing by customer with automated reminders
• Approval rules on purchases above a set amount
• Cost-per-tonne reporting built from tags on bills

Fujairah Free Zone and Creative City both license companies in the emirate. A free zone company keeps the same kind of ledger but may have a different corporate tax position if it meets the FTA conditions for qualifying free zone persons, including audited financial statements. HelloBooks keeps the books that an auditor and a tax agent need; it does not decide which income qualifies.

For a custom chart of accounts for marine services, invoice templates in Arabic and English, or reports split by vessel or principal, book a call at /book-a-demo or email hello@hellobooks.ai.