Fractional Controller Services in the United Arab Emirates
We give you accrual-grade accounting and management reporting you can run the business on. Delivered to IFRS for UAE businesses, priced in AED.
Corporate tax turned the UAE controller role from optional into necessary. Someone has to own the IFRS close, keep free-zone and mainland activity separated, track related-party transactions, and maintain records for the seven years the FTA expects. We run the close, reconcile VAT to the returns already filed, and produce accounts the corporate tax computation can start from.
A fractional controller owns your month-end close, enforces internal controls, moves you to accrual accounting, and produces management reports leadership can actually use. It's the operational backbone beneath CFO-level strategy.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate tax return and paymentTaxable persons under the corporate tax regime | Annual | 9 months after the end of the relevant tax period | FTA |
| Accounting records retention | Annual | Maintained for at least 7 years and available to the FTA on request | FTA |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with FTA. This is general information, not tax advice.
Controller deliverables
- Month-end close ownership
- Accrual accounting & revenue recognition
- Management reporting packs
- Internal controls & approval policies
- Financial review & variance analysis
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The FTA maintains a list of accredited tax accounting software, and free-zone entities still need corporate tax records even where a 0% rate applies to qualifying income.
A worked example, in your currency.
A Dubai free-zone trading company, 2,400 transactions a month, quarterly VAT.
- In-house accountant (fully loaded, per month)
- 15,500 د.إ.
- Salt bookkeeping + VAT and corporate tax
- 6,200 د.إ.
- Monthly saving
- 9,300 د.إ.
Figures in AED. Free-zone status does not remove the corporate tax filing obligation, only the rate on qualifying income.
The framework your United Arab Emirates accounts are held to.
We prepare to IFRS, as required for UAE corporate tax reporting. These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
- RegulatorFTAFederal Tax AuthorityVAT and corporate tax registration, filing and records.
- RegulatorUAE Ministry of EconomyCommercial companies law and auditor registration.
- RegulatorADGMAbu Dhabi Global MarketFinancial free zone with its own reporting requirements.
- RegulatorDIFCDubai International Financial CentreFinancial free zone with its own reporting requirements.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
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Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.