Corporate tax workflow for UAE accounting firms

At onboarding or the start of each year, record the facts that change the computation. Doing this in month one avoids surprises in month nine.

• Corporate tax registration and tax period
• Mainland, free zone or qualifying free zone person
• Revenue band: is small business relief (revenue up to AED 3 million, tax periods ending by 31 December 2029) likely to be elected?
• Related parties and connected persons, for transfer pricing
• Tax losses brought forward
• Whether audited financial statements are required

Close the year as you would any month, then add the year-end steps: inventory count, fixed asset review, end-of-service provision, accruals and any audit adjustments. The AI agent then drafts the computation from the ledger, starting with accounting profit and listing the accounts that usually need adjustment, such as client entertainment, fines, donations and related-party charges.

Taxable income above AED 375,000 is taxed at 9%, and the first AED 375,000 at 0%. The agent applies the bands, but every adjustment is a judgement for the reviewer.

The reviewer confirms each adjustment against the law and FTA guidance, checks elections such as small business relief, and prepares a short summary for the client. After client approval, a registered tax agent or the client files the return on EmaraTax.

• Adjustments supported by ledger detail
• Elections and reliefs documented
• Free zone revenue split checked against the de minimis limit where relevant
• Client approval recorded
• Return filed and payment made within 9 months of year end

Start December year-end computations in February, not August. Schedule clients by complexity: simple small business relief cases first, free zone and group cases later with senior reviewers. HelloBooks keeps each client's ledger and draft computation in one place, so work can be paused and picked up without losing context. Firms that want a house computation template across all clients can request it through /book-a-demo.