Frequently Asked Questions

Your free month covers full bookkeeping for 30 days — every transaction categorized and reconciled, IFRS-compliant P&L / Balance Sheet / Cash Flow statements, plus a tax & VAT health-check on your books. You also get direct WhatsApp access to a Chartered Accountant partner. No credit card. No contract. No obligation. If we earn your trust, we keep going. If we don't, your books are yours.

No problem — we handle the entire transition. We coordinate with your existing accountant, transfer your books and data into our system (Zoho, QuickBooks, Xero, Tally, or SAP), and pick up where they left off. Most clients switch in 7-10 working days with zero gap in coverage. Your old firm doesn't need to know we're talking to you until you're ready.

Backlog cleanup is one of our most-requested services. Whether you're 6 months behind or 10 years of unreconciled records, we do a full assessment, cost it transparently, and reconstruct your books to IFRS standard before going forward. One client cleared 2 years of backlog in 38 days — clean enough that Series A investors complimented their books during diligence.

Standard onboarding takes 7 working days. Day 1: 30-minute call to understand your business and pull your last 90 days of transactions. Day 2-5: We set up your cloud accounting, reconcile opening balances, and configure reporting templates. Day 7: First clean P&L delivered. For urgent deadlines (FTA audit, banking, investor due diligence), we can compress to 48 hours.

Yes. We're authorized to work with companies registered in DMCC, IFZA, DIFC, ADGM, RAKEZ, JAFZA, and other UAE Free Zones — alongside Mainland (DED) and offshore entities. We understand each jurisdiction's specific requirements: ESR notifications, UBO updates, audit thresholds, and QFZP (Qualifying Free Zone Person) analysis for Corporate Tax purposes.

Zero setup fees. Zero hidden charges. What you see in our pricing tiers is what you pay — period. Year-end statements, tax filings, FTA correspondence, ad-hoc questions, monthly reports — all included in your fixed monthly fee.

Our Startup (AED 999/mo) and Growth (AED 2,500/mo) tiers cover the vast majority of UAE SMEs and growing businesses. The Scale tier is custom-quoted per scope — typical engagements range from AED 5,000-25,000/month based on entity count, transaction volume, and advisory scope. M&A, due diligence, and fundraise advisory are quoted as one-off projects.

Yes — Corporate Tax is included in our Growth and Scale tiers (and available as an add-on for Startup). We handle CT registration with FTA, annual filing, transfer pricing documentation, QFZP analysis for Free Zone entities, and Small Business Relief assessment. We've structured CT compliance for 200+ UAE entities.

Your data is stored in enterprise-grade cloud accounting platforms (Zoho Books, QuickBooks Online, Xero) with bank-level encryption and audit trails. Access is role-based and partner-supervised. We never share client data for any other purpose. Your data is always yours — full export at any time, with no exit fees.

No hard feelings. No exit fees. No locked-in contracts. We hand over your books in your preferred format (Excel, Zoho export, QB backup), help you transition to whoever's next, and wish you well. That's The Shaikh Way™.

Absolutely. The free month is our recommended way to experience our bookkeeping — but if you're ready to hire now, contact us or call +971 50 393 2745. Scale-tier, audit, and M&A clients often skip the trial and go straight to a scoped engagement with a partner.

We work with Zoho Books, QuickBooks Online, Xero, Tally, and SAP. We set up your cloud accounting from scratch, migrate from your previous firm, or optimise an existing setup. Software choice depends on your transaction volume, entity structure, and reporting needs — we'll recommend the right fit during onboarding.