Statutory audit, QFZP audit and special-purpose assurance — delivered through Ministry of Economy-registered audit firms across DIFC, ADGM, DMCC, JAFZA and other major free zone panels.
UAE audit and assurance covers statutory audit, QFZP audit and special-purpose assurance, delivered through firms registered with the Ministry of Economy and on free zone panels including DIFC, ADGM, DMCC and JAFZA. Mainland LLCs, free zone entities and entities seeking Qualifying Free Zone Person status face an annual audit obligation. Avyanco coordinates the full engagement.
Statutory audit is now broad-based in the UAE. Mainland LLCs under the Commercial Companies Law, free zone entities under most free zone regulators (DMCC, JAFZA, DIFC, ADGM, DAFZA, RAKEZ and others), entities seeking Qualifying Free Zone Person status under Corporate Tax, and any entity required to file audited financials with the Federal Tax Authority — all face an annual audit obligation. Audit must be delivered by a firm registered with the UAE Ministry of Economy, and by a firm on the relevant free zone regulator's approved panel.
Avyanco delivers audit through partner firms registered with the Ministry of Economy and the major free zone panels — DIFC, ADGM, DMCC, JAFZA and others. Clients get a single coordinated engagement: Avyanco's audit team prepares the workpapers, ties out balances, drafts the financial statements and manages the partner firm's review — the partner firm signs the audit opinion. The audit ties into the Corporate Tax computation and the wider compliance position.
Three primary engagement types.
Annual audit of IFRS / IFRS-for-SMEs financial statements for mainland LLCs and free zone entities under the relevant regulator's requirements. Required for most UAE entities.
Audit required to support Qualifying Free Zone Person status under UAE Corporate Tax Cabinet Decision No. 100 of 2023. Annual requirement for entities claiming the 0% rate on Qualifying Income.
Bank-required AUP, regulator-mandated special audits, due-diligence reviews, royalty audits and other non-statutory assurance engagements.
Five steps from planning to opinion.
Confirm the audit scope, regulator panel and timetable. Identify high-risk balances, related-party flows and significant accounting estimates.
Audit risk assessment, materiality determination and workpaper setup against the audit standards.
Substantive testing, controls testing and analytical procedures across the balance sheet and income statement. Tie-out to underlying accounting records.
IFRS / IFRS-for-SMEs financial statements drafted, partner firm review completed, management representation letter signed.
Audit opinion signed by the registered audit firm. Filed with the regulator, the FTA and the relevant free zone authority as required.
Audit as a coordinated engagement, not a year-end fire drill.
Audit delivered through partner firms registered with the Ministry of Economy and the major free zone panels.
Avyanco's team prepares workpapers, ties out balances and drafts financial statements — partner firm reviews and signs.
Monthly close and management accounts position the books for audit — no year-end reconciliation marathon.
Audit ties into Corporate Tax computation — QFZP qualifying-income, related-party flows and exempt income.
Every audit file is signed off by a partner-level reviewer before partner firm submission.
Audited financials packaged for UAE bank ongoing KYC, credit facility applications and group reporting.
Partner-led audit practice — Vikas Dhingra leads alongside Avyanco's accounting team.
Three things that come up in every audit engagement.
Avyanco prepares the workpapers, ties out balances, drafts financials. Partner firm reviews and signs. One coordinated engagement.
Partner audit firms registered with DIFC, ADGM, DMCC, JAFZA and other major free zone panels.
Audit ties into Corporate Tax, ESR and UBO — one coherent compliance position.
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Content prepared from publicly available UAE Ministry of Economy audit-firm registration guidance, the IFRS Foundation's IFRS and IFRS for SMEs standards, and UAE Federal Tax Authority Corporate Tax guidance as of June 2026. Avyanco Auditing LLC is independent of all UAE government authorities and audit standard-setters and is not itself a registered audit firm — audit opinions are signed by partner firms registered with the UAE Ministry of Economy.
Audit requirements, qualifying thresholds for Corporate Tax, free zone audit panel rules and Ministry of Economy audit-firm registration rules evolve. Always confirm the current rules for your specific entity directly with the relevant authority and a registered audit firm before acting on any fact on this page.
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