Accounting for e‑commerce and trading companies in the UAE
We reconcile every Shopify, Noon and Amazon.ae payout to the orders behind it, cost your stock with freight and duty, and keep the VAT on imports in order.
- Fixed monthly fees Agreed in writing before we start.
- Office in Business Bay ParkLane Tower, Park Regis.
- Filed on EmaraTax We submit your VAT and corporate tax returns.
- WhatsApp replies In working hours, Monday to Saturday.
What we fix in the first month
Online sellers rarely lose money on the product. They lose it in fees, returns and cash on delivery that nobody matched back to the orders.
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Payouts booked as sales
Marketplaces and payment gateways pay out after commission, fulfilment fees, refunds and reserves.
We match each settlement report to its orders, with sales, fees, refunds and reserves on separate lines.
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Cash on delivery left with couriers
Couriers remit cash in batches and net of their charges, so missing amounts go unnoticed.
We match COD orders to courier remittances and list unpaid balances by age every week.
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No landed cost
Freight, customs duty and clearing charges sit in overheads, so product margins look better than they are.
We add them to the cost of stock, so the margin on each product is real.
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Stock counted once a year
Stock in your warehouse, in marketplace fulfilment centres and in transit is never reconciled.
We reconcile stock by location every month and flag slow-moving lines.
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Import VAT missed or claimed twice
VAT on customs declarations is left out of the return, or recovered from both the declaration and the agent's invoice.
We match customs declarations to the VAT return, so import VAT is declared and recovered once.
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Exports without evidence
Missing shipping and exit documents make the VAT treatment of an export hard to support.
We file the evidence against each export invoice as it is posted.
What your monthly report shows
We agree five or six measures with you in the first month and keep them stable, so the trend means something.
- Contribution per order After product cost, fees, shipping and payment charges.
- Fees as a share of sales By marketplace and payment channel.
- Return and refund rate By channel and by product line.
- Stock days How long stock sits before it sells, by product line.
- COD outstanding Cash still with couriers, by courier and by age.
The full pack adds profit and loss against budget, cash and ageing. See MIS reporting
Tax points we check
Each point is taken from the law or FTA guidance named under it.
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Registering before the threshold
Registration is mandatory once taxable supplies and imports pass AED 375,000 over the previous 12 months. You can register voluntarily above AED 187,500, and taxable expenses count towards that figure.
Source: FTA, registration for VAT
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E-invoicing: B2B in scope, B2C not yet
Sales to consumers are out of scope until the Minister decides otherwise. Sales to businesses are in scope: with revenue below AED 50 million, you appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 31 March 2027 and go live by 1 July 2027.
Source: Ministerial Decisions 243 and 244 of 2025, as amended by Ministerial Decision 66 of 2026
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Reverse charge without self-invoices
Since 1 January 2026, businesses no longer issue self-invoices under the reverse charge, but they must keep the supporting documents. We file them with each entry.
Source: Federal Decree-Law 16 of 2025
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Old VAT credit balances
Excess refundable VAT must be claimed within five years of the end of its tax period. For older balances covered by the transitional rule, the last date is 31 December 2026.
Source: Federal Decree-Law 17 of 2025
Frequently asked questions
Ask us on WhatsAppHow do I record Amazon.ae or Noon payouts?
Record the gross sale for each order, then the marketplace's commission, fulfilment and other fees, refunds and any reserve held back as separate items. The payout is the net of all of these, and it should agree to the settlement report to the dirham.
Should I register for VAT before I reach the threshold?
You must register once taxable supplies and imports pass AED 375,000 over 12 months, or are expected to in the next 30 days. You can register voluntarily above AED 187,500, which can make sense if you import stock and want to recover the VAT on it.
Does e-invoicing apply to my online store?
Sales to consumers are out of scope of the e-invoicing system until the Minister decides otherwise. If you also sell to businesses, those B2B sales are in scope from your phase date, and your suppliers will start sending you structured e-invoices.
Which platforms do you work with?
We work from Shopify, Noon and Amazon.ae settlement reports, payment-gateway statements and courier COD reports. You keep your systems; we need the same reports from you each month.
Match every payout to the orders behind it
Send us one month of marketplace settlement reports and bank statements. We will propose a set-up and a fixed monthly fee.
