Virtual CFO Services in the United Arab Emirates
We help you see cash crunches 90 days out and make decisions with confidence. Delivered to IFRS for UAE businesses, priced in AED.
The 9% corporate tax regime made UAE financial planning real. The return and the payment both fall nine months after the tax period, so cash has to be reserved through the year rather than found at the end of it. A virtual CFO models the taxable position across free-zone and mainland entities, tests the qualifying-income assumptions, and keeps VAT in the same forecast.
Senior financial leadership without the senior salary. We build your KPI dashboard, run rolling cash-flow forecasts, and sit with you every month to translate the numbers into decisions — pricing, hiring, runway, and growth.
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 |
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.
Virtual CFO deliverables
- Custom KPI dashboard
- Rolling 13-week & 90-day cash forecasting
- Monthly strategy review call
- Unit-economics analysis (CAC / LTV)
- Board & investor reporting packs
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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.
Virtual CFO in United Arab Emirates
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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.