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Accounting plans, standard fees and starting prices. Specialist work is quoted. Prices are in AED and exclude VAT where applicable; external charges are separate.
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Accounting plans
Starting monthly fee by plan.
Annual payment is 11 times the agreed monthly fee with standard onboarding included. Higher-volume or complex work is quoted.
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| Up to 50 | From AED 750 | From AED 1,350 | From AED 2,750 |
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Accounting & getting started
Open the estimator| Introductory service and eligibility check Tell us what you need. We will discuss the likely service route and the information needed to proceed.A detailed document review or technical assessment is quoted separately when needed. Subscribers — Essentials: Free · Growth: Free · Complete: Free | Complimentary |
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| Document-readiness review A review of your agreed application documents with a short list of missing items and next steps.The paid review fee is credited against MERAKI fees when you proceed with the same service. Subscribers — Essentials: AED 200 · Growth: AED 200 · Complete: AED 200 | AED 200 per review |
| Standard accounting onboarding Set up the accounting relationship and opening records for your agreed plan.One entity, one cloud ledger and a clean opening trial balance. Backlog and migration are separate.Included with annual accounting payment. For monthly payment, onboarding is charged separately. Subscribers — Essentials: Included annually · Growth: Included annually · Complete: Included annually | AED 1,000 one-off |
| Cloud accounting migration Move agreed opening balances and records to your selected accounting system.Starting scope: one entity, one ledger and one year of clean import files.Software subscriptions, custom integrations and record reconstruction are quoted separately. | From AED 2,500 per project |
| Backlog accounting Bring earlier accounting records up to date and reconcile the agreed periods.Starting scope: up to 50 transactions per month of records; periods and missing evidence are reviewed before quoting.The quote reflects the periods, record condition and reporting required. | From AED 2,500 per project |
| Annual financial statements preparation Prepare annual financial statements from completed, reconciled accounts.One entity and financial year, using reconciled accounts. Book repairs, valuations and consolidation are separate.Independent audit is separate. Subscriber pricing applies to the same entity and records maintained by MERAKI. Subscribers — Essentials: From AED 2,000 · Growth: From AED 2,000 · Complete: From AED 2,000 | From AED 2,500 per year-end |
| Audit preparation and coordination Organise the accounts and supporting schedules and coordinate the audit process.Independent audit work and the auditor’s fee are confirmed separately. | Request a quote |
| Independent audit coordination Coordinate an independent audit with an appropriately licensed auditor.The auditor, engagement and fee are confirmed before you proceed. | Request a quote |
| Virtual CFO support Financial planning, cash-flow insight and management advice tailored to your business.The reporting and advisory work is agreed in your proposal. | Request a quote |
Standard and starting fees, excluding VAT where applicable.
Tax & e-invoicing
Open the estimator| Corporate tax registration assistance Prepare your corporate tax registration information and coordinate the application.One entity, complete documents and one routine query round. FTA registration is free; this is MERAKI’s assistance fee.MERAKI professional fee. Tax registration and annual tax returns are separate services. | AED 500 per application |
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| VAT registration assistance Review the registration information, prepare the application and support the submission process.One simple entity, eligibility and evidence review, and one routine query round. Groups and complex import cases are separately scoped. FTA registration is free; this is MERAKI’s assistance fee.Registration is separate from VAT return filing. One-off MERAKI professional fee; not return filing. FTA registration itself is free. The same standard fee applies in the setup estimator. | AED 750 per application |
| Corporate tax return — annual revenue up to AED 3 million Corporate tax calculation, return preparation and submission support for annual revenue up to and including AED 3 million. Includes a Small Business Relief election where eligible.One entity and tax period with completed accounts. Relief eligibility is checked separately from the professional-fee revenue tier.AED 500 per return for annual revenue up to and including AED 3 million, for subscribers and standalone clients. Bookkeeping, annual statements and specialist tax matters are separate. | AED 500 per return |
| Corporate tax return — annual revenue above AED 3 million Corporate tax calculation, return preparation and submission support for annual revenue above AED 3 million.One entity and tax period with prepared accounts and routine adjustments. Group, cross-border, transfer-pricing and qualifying-free-zone work need separate scoping.From AED 2,000 per return for annual revenue above AED 3 million, for subscribers and standalone clients. Final scope is agreed by proposal; bookkeeping, annual statements and specialist tax matters are separate. | From AED 2,000 per return |
| Complex corporate tax Corporate tax support for group structures, restructuring and non-routine tax positions.Technical review and deliverables are agreed before work begins. | Request a quote |
| Free-zone corporate tax support Review qualifying free-zone conditions, income and the related corporate tax work.Any audit or transfer-pricing work is identified separately in the proposal. | Request a quote |
| Corporate tax structure review Review your business structure and agreed corporate tax questions.Advice and any implementation work are scoped separately. | Request a quote |
| Quarterly VAT return Prepare the quarterly VAT return and support submission after your approval.Starting standalone scope: up to 150 clean transactions across the whole quarter and one routine correction round. Larger volumes are quoted; included plan work follows the agreed bookkeeping scope.Included in Growth and Complete for the entity and periods covered by the agreed accounting service. Essentials receives the subscriber rate. Subscribers — Essentials: From AED 500 · Growth: Included · Complete: Included | From AED 750 per return |
| Monthly VAT return Monthly VAT return preparation and submission support for businesses assigned monthly filing.Starting scope: up to 150 clean transactions in the return month. Bookkeeping and complex tax positions are separate.Growth and Complete subscribers pay only the monthly-filing upgrade, in place of quarterly filing. Subscribers — Essentials: From AED 500 · Growth: From AED 350 · Complete: From AED 350 | From AED 750 per return |
| Nil VAT return: quarterly filing Prepare and support submission of a genuinely nil-activity VAT return after reviewing the records.A nil quarterly return is already included in Growth and Complete. Subscribers — Essentials: AED 200 · Growth: Included · Complete: Included | AED 250 per return |
| Nil VAT return: monthly filing Prepare and support submission of a genuinely nil-activity monthly VAT return after reviewing the records.The subscriber nil-return fee replaces the monthly VAT filing fee or upgrade for that period. Subscribers — Essentials: AED 200 · Growth: AED 200 · Complete: AED 200 | AED 250 per return |
| Complex VAT registration Registration support for groups and applications with additional documentation needs.We confirm the application route and fee from your circumstances. | Request a quote |
| VAT refund support Prepare the VAT refund application and supporting evidence and assist with submission.One reconciled claim and an agreed evidence pack. Reconstruction, disputes and extensive authority queries are separate.Refund approval and timing are determined by the authority. | From AED 1,500 per claim |
| Corporate tax and VAT deregistration support Prepare the relevant deregistration applications and agreed final returns from completed closing records.One entity with completed closing records; the proposal identifies each application and final return.Closing accounts and company closure work are separately scoped. | From AED 2,500 per project |
| Voluntary disclosure support Review the issue, prepare supporting information and coordinate the appropriate disclosure route.Technical advice and submission responsibilities are confirmed in the proposal. | Request a quote |
| Tax reconsideration support Organise evidence and prepare supporting information for a tax reconsideration request.Formal representation is handled by the appropriately authorised professional you appoint. | Request a quote |
| Tax penalty-waiver support Review the relevant route and prepare the agreed supporting information for a waiver request.The authority determines eligibility and outcome. | Request a quote |
| Tax dispute support and coordination Help organise your records and coordinate with the tax agent or legal representative you appoint.Formal representation and court work are handled under a separate professional engagement. | Request a quote |
| Urgent tax and accounting support Review an urgent records or tax matter and agree the practical next steps.We confirm scope and feasibility before accepting the engagement. | Request a quote |
| VAT health review Review agreed VAT records and processes and provide findings and recommended actions.Starting scope: one entity, four quarters, up to 600 clean transactions and agreed risk sampling. Includes a findings memo and one discussion; not an audit opinion.Remediation and formal representation are separately scoped. | From AED 3,500 per review |
| Tax enquiry and response support Prepare records and supporting information for an authority enquiry.Any formal representation is arranged under a separate authorised engagement. | Request a quote |
| Transfer pricing support Transfer-pricing disclosure, benchmarking and documentation support matched to your transactions.The required documents, specialist review and external data costs are agreed in the proposal. | Request a quote |
| Tax Residency Certificate application support Prepare an evidence-ready Tax Residency Certificate application and support the submission process.One individual or company, one period and one routine query cycle, using an evidence-ready file.Authority charges and specialist treaty advice are separate. | AED 750 per application |
| Treaty and cross-border tax advice Specialist advice on an agreed treaty or cross-border tax question.Relevant jurisdiction, evidence and professional input are confirmed before engagement. | Request a quote |
| Excise tax support Excise registration, records and return support suited to your products and activities.The specialist scope and responsibilities are confirmed before work begins. | Request a quote |
| E-invoicing readiness assessment Review your agreed invoicing workflow and provide a readiness and gaps assessment.One entity, one ledger, up to 20 sample invoices and a written gap list.Implementation and software subscriptions are separate. | AED 1,500 per assessment |
| Cloud e-invoicing setup Configure a supported cloud invoicing connection with basic readiness review and testing.One entity and ledger, one supported connector and one agreed test cycle. Custom code and ERP work are separate.Provider subscriptions, usage and custom development are separate. | From AED 3,500 per project |
| ERP e-invoicing integration Scope and coordinate e-invoicing integration with your ERP and selected provider.Discovery, implementation and support are agreed in the proposal. | Request a quote |
| E-invoicing exception review Review agreed invoice data and report exceptions for follow-up.One monthly review of up to 50 invoices for one entity, with an exception list and discussion. Not real-time monitoring.Software, live monitoring and corrective implementation are separately scoped. | From AED 250 a month |
Standard and starting fees, excluding VAT where applicable.
Payroll & HR
Open the estimator| Payroll and WPS administration Payroll calculations, payslips, gratuity accrual and WPS file or submission coordination for your agreed team.One entity, one regular monthly payroll run and two correction rounds. Off-cycle runs and employee disputes are separate.Salary funding, bank or exchange charges and specialist employment work are separate. Subscribers — Essentials: Standard price · Growth: Included for agreed team · Complete: Included for agreed team | From AED 500 a month |
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| Final-settlement calculation Calculate a final settlement from approved salary, leave and service records.One leaver, using approved salary, leave and service records. Payment processing is not included.Disputed entitlements or legal advice are separately scoped. Subscribers — Essentials: AED 200 · Growth: AED 200 · Complete: AED 200 | AED 250 per leaver |
| Standard employment contract assistance Prepare information for a standard employment contract or routine administrative amendment.Authority charges and bespoke legal drafting are separate. | AED 350 per document |
| Employee handbook preparation Adapt an employee handbook to your agreed business policies and operating needs.One entity, template adaptation and two revisions. Bespoke legal drafting and jurisdiction-specific legal review are separate.Specialist legal review is arranged separately where required. | From AED 4,500 per project |
| Bespoke HR documentation Develop tailored HR policies and employment documentation with the appropriate professional input.Deliverables and any specialist review are agreed before you proceed. | Request a quote |
| Emiratisation administration support Support agreed workforce records, reporting and administrative requirements.Starting scope: one entity and up to 3 routine administrative hours a month. No rollover; additional work is quoted.Recruitment, employment costs and specialist advice are separate. | From AED 1,500 a month |
| Employer-of-record coordination Coordinate an employer-of-record solution with an appropriately licensed provider.The employer, service responsibilities and full costs are identified before you proceed. | Request a quote |
| Recruitment coordination Coordinate recruitment requirements with an appropriately licensed recruitment provider.The provider, placement fee and engagement terms are agreed before proceeding. | Request a quote |
Standard and starting fees, excluding VAT where applicable.
Business setup & PRO
Open the estimator| Free-zone company formation Company formation coordination with standard bank-application support included.Starting scope: one natural-person shareholder and one ordinary activity, without visas. Standard bank-application support remains included.Authority charges, premises, visas and tax or accounting services are separate. | From AED 2,500 per project |
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| Mainland company formation Mainland formation coordination with standard bank-application support included.Starting scope: one natural-person shareholder and one ordinary service activity. Standard bank-application support remains included.Authority charges, premises, visas, external approvals and tax or accounting services are separate. | From AED 5,000 per project |
| Offshore formation coordination Coordinate an offshore formation route with the relevant registered agent.Registered-agent and authority charges are confirmed in the proposal. | Request a quote |
| Bank account application support Help select a suitable banking route, prepare the KYC information and coordinate the application.One screened company, one bank application, a KYC pack, two query rounds and up to 5 delivery hours. A second bank, complex evidence or attendance is separately scoped.Standard support is included with MERAKI free-zone or mainland formation. Bank approval and account terms are decided by the bank. Subscribers — Essentials: From AED 1,000 · Growth: From AED 1,000 · Complete: From AED 1,000 | From AED 1,500 per application |
| Establishment-card assistance Prepare and coordinate the agreed company establishment-card application.Authority charges are separate. | AED 500 per application |
| Investor visa assistance Coordinate the application documents and processing steps for your selected investor-visa route.Authority, medical, ID, insurance and related third-party charges are separate. | From AED 1,250 per visa |
| Employee visa assistance Coordinate the agreed employee-visa application and supporting documents.Work-permit, authority, medical, ID, insurance and related charges are separate. | From AED 1,000 per visa |
| Family visa assistance Coordinate a family-visa application and supporting documents.Authority, medical, ID, insurance and attestation charges are separate. | From AED 750 per dependant |
| Visa renewal assistance Prepare and coordinate the agreed visa renewal.Authority, medical, ID, insurance and related charges are separate. | From AED 750 per visa |
| Golden Visa assistance Start with a complimentary discussion of the likely route, then receive a proposal for application support.Detailed evidence review and authority or third-party charges are agreed before proceeding. | From AED 4,000 per application |
| Document-attestation coordination Coordinate the agreed document-attestation route.Authority, embassy, courier and translation charges are separate. | From AED 250 per document |
| PRO support Ongoing coordination of agreed routine government and company administration.Up to 5 staff, 3 routine digital tasks and 3 task hours a month, whichever limit is reached first. No rollover; visas, fieldwork and complex projects are separate. A task is one document-ready digital authority transaction, up to one execution hour including one routine query or resubmission. Correcting a MERAKI-caused error does not use a new paid task.New visas, visa renewals, authority charges and specialist projects are quoted separately. | From AED 750 a month |
| Extended PRO support A broader ongoing administration service matched to your company’s needs.Up to 20 staff, 6 routine digital tasks and 6 task hours a month, whichever limit is reached first. No rollover; extra work needs advance agreement. A task is one document-ready digital authority transaction, up to one execution hour including one routine query or resubmission. Correcting a MERAKI-caused error does not use a new paid task.The included work and separate authority or project fees are agreed in your proposal. | From AED 1,500 a month |
| Free-zone licence renewal support Coordinate a routine free-zone licence renewal.One unchanged licence with complete records. Amendments and overdue issues are separately scoped.Authority and free-zone charges are separate. | From AED 1,000 per renewal |
| Mainland licence renewal support Coordinate a routine mainland licence renewal.One unchanged licence with complete records. Amendments and overdue issues are separately scoped.Authority, premises and external-approval charges are separate. | From AED 1,500 per renewal |
| Licence amendment coordination Coordinate activity, name, ownership or company-document changes.Authority, legal and external-approval work is identified in the proposal. | Request a quote |
| Trademark application coordination Coordinate the application process with the appropriate intellectual-property professional.Professional and authority-stage charges are confirmed before you proceed. | Request a quote |
| Free-zone closure coordination Coordinate the accounting, tax, employee and authority steps needed for an agreed closure route.Any required liquidator, independent report and third-party charges are identified separately. | Request a quote |
| Mainland closure coordination Coordinate a company closure route and the required clearances.Liquidator work, independent reports and authority charges are confirmed in the proposal. | Request a quote |
| Liquidator and report coordination Coordinate the appointment and reporting requirements with an eligible independent professional.The appointed professional, engagement and fee are confirmed before you proceed. | Request a quote |
Our fees only. Government fees are passed on at cost and shown separately in your quote.
Compliance
Open the estimator| goAML registration assistance Prepare registration information and assist with the goAML registration process.One eligible entity, complete documents and one routine query round. The client appoints its officer and retains reporting decisions.Officer appointments and ongoing compliance services are separate. | AED 500 per application |
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| UBO register assistance Prepare or update the beneficial-ownership register from the information you confirm.One simple, single-layer ownership register or update. The client confirms ownership and control; complex structures are quoted.Complex ownership reviews and any authority charges are separately scoped. | AED 500 per update |
| AML readiness programme An agreed programme of AML policies, risk assessment, staff training and periodic readiness reviews.Starting first-year scope: one low-complexity entity, policies and risk assessment, training for up to 5 staff and four 2-hour readiness reviews. Live cases, reporting decisions and MLRO appointment are separate.Officer appointments, operational compliance support and screening subscriptions are separately agreed. | From AED 7,500 first-year programme |
| MLRO appointment coordination Coordinate a proposed MLRO appointment and service scope with an appropriately qualified provider.The officer, responsibilities and appointment requirements are confirmed before engagement. | Request a quote |
| ICV application support Prepare the ICV information and coordinate the application with an approved certifying body.One entity and period with clean audited financial information. Certification and any required audit are separate appointments.Certification and any required audit fees are confirmed separately. | From AED 4,500 per project |
| Historic ESR review Review historic-period economic-substance records and any related authority matters.The periods and work are agreed after the initial discussion. | Request a quote |
Standard and starting fees, excluding VAT where applicable.
Ready packages
Open the estimator| Launch setup Free-zone company formation with standard bank-application support included.One standard free-zone formation and one bank application. Accounting, tax and authority charges are separate.Authority charges, premises, visas, accounting and tax services are separate. | From AED 2,500 per project |
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| Launch with investor visa Launch setup plus investor-visa and establishment-card application assistance.The standard Launch scope plus assistance for one investor visa and one establishment card; external charges remain separate.Authority, visa, card, medical, ID, insurance and related charges are separate. | From AED 4,250 per project |
| Catch-up: six months Six months of bookkeeping, annual statements for the agreed financial year and an eligible Small Business Relief return.Six months, up to 50 transactions per month, one financial year, annual statements and one eligible Small Business Relief return. More complex records are re-quoted.The records and tax position are reviewed before a final quote. Other return types are quoted as a replacement. | From AED 6,950 per project |
| Catch-up: twelve months Twelve months of bookkeeping, annual statements and an eligible Small Business Relief return for the agreed year.Twelve months, up to 50 transactions per month, one financial year, annual statements and one eligible Small Business Relief return. More complex records are re-quoted.Record reconstruction and a different tax-return route are scoped before acceptance. | From AED 10,950 per project |
| Multi-year catch-up Bring multiple years of accounts and related reporting up to date.Each financial year and tax period is identified in your proposal. | Request a quote |
| Year-end and audit coordination Coordinate annual accounts, the agreed tax-return work and an independent audit where required.The independent auditor’s engagement and fee are confirmed separately. | Request a quote |
| New employer onboarding Set up the agreed employment administration, contracts and initial payroll arrangements.Visa, authority, bank and specialist legal costs are identified separately. | Request a quote |
| Cloud e-invoicing package Supported cloud setup, basic readiness review, testing and agreed post-launch exception reviews.One supported cloud connector, basic readiness and a test cycle, plus six monthly reviews of up to 50 invoices. Software, provider usage and custom development are separate.Software, provider subscriptions, usage and custom development are separate. | From AED 4,500 per project |
Standard and starting fees, excluding VAT where applicable.
Launch bundle
For new free zone companies.
All ready packagesTerms
How our fees work.
Starting prices
Scope, records and complexity are reviewed before a written quote. Higher-volume or complex work stays within the same three plan names.
Annual payment
Twelve months cost 11 times the agreed monthly fee. Standard onboarding is included annually; monthly payment has a separate AED 1,000 onboarding fee.
Subscriber benefits
Benefits apply to the same entity and agreed work. Discounted annual statements require completed books maintained by MERAKI for the relevant period. Corporate tax returns are separate and priced by annual revenue.
No duplicate work
Included work, alternative return routes and any paid readiness credit are reconciled before you accept a proposal. Routine support allowances do not limit correction of MERAKI-caused errors or create an extra charge for those corrections.
Before you proceed
Timing, responsibilities, scope and separate charges are agreed in the engagement. Website selections are enquiries, not orders or professional appointments.
Government fees
Licence, visa, FTA and ministry fees are passed on at cost with receipts, never marked up.
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