Is Audit Mandatory in the UAE? A Four-Question Test for 2026
Most UAE businesses need an audit, but not all of them. The rules come from three places: the company law for mainland companies, the rules of your free zone, and the corporate tax law. If any one of them applies to you, you need audited accounts. If none of them does, the law does not […]
Special Audits UAE: When You Need One
Special Audits UAE: When a Standard Audit Isn’t Enough Quick answer: A special audit, also called a special purpose audit, is any audit engagement scoped outside your mandatory annual statutory audit. The term covers several genuinely different engagement types: Agreed Upon Procedures, forensic audits, liquidation audits, compliance audits, and inventory audits, each answering a different […]
Forensic Accounting in the UAE: When Do You Need a Fraud Investigation?
Quick answer: Forensic accounting becomes necessary in the UAE when a business faces suspected fraud or embezzlement, a shareholder or partnership dispute, financial misstatements that don’t add up, or a legal matter requiring an expert report for Dubai Courts or DIAC arbitration. It’s a distinct discipline from a regular audit, forensic work has to be […]