VAT-ready Books: Transaction Review & Bookkeeping Support
We review your bookkeeping transactions to confirm correct VAT treatment, reconcile VAT-ledgers, and prepare clear adjustments and evidence notes to support UAE VAT compliance and reporting.
Overview
AL SAHRAA reviews your recorded sales, purchases and journals to verify VAT codes, tax rates and exemption treatments against UAE VAT rules. We focus on transaction-level accuracy so your VAT ledgers match underlying documents. Our team reconciles VAT control accounts, matches invoices to ledger entries and identifies missing or misclassified transactions. Where adjustments are required, we document the supporting rationale and provide bookkeeping entries or recommendations for your accounting file. We work with common accounting systems (Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Xero, Tally) and can coordinate with your accountant or in-house bookkeeper to implement corrections or deliver completed adjustment journals. Deliverables typically include a shortlist of exceptions, an adjustments workbook, reconciliation worksheets and a findings summary to support subsequent VAT returns or audit inquiries.
What to prepare
- Accounting ledger export (sales, purchases, journals) for the review period
- VAT return filings and VAT ledgers (output/input tax)
- Sales invoices and credit notes supporting sampled transactions
- Purchase invoices, import documentation and supplier statements
- Bank statements for the review period
- Chart of accounts and any VAT coding guide in use
- Access or export from your accounting system (CSV/Excel or direct access)
How the process works
- Initial intake: scope review, sample period and access to accounting files and VAT ledgers
- Data extraction: pull sales, purchase and journal transactions from your accounting system
- Transaction review: verify VAT codes, rates, exemptions and supporting invoices
- Reconciliation & exceptions: reconcile VAT control accounts and list mismatches with evidence
- Adjustments & handover: propose bookkeeping entries, provide worksheets and a findings summary
Why clients choose AL SAHRAA
- Admin-reviewed quotations before you proceed.
- Document coordination and progress tracking in one portal.
- Support for business, compliance, visa, insurance, and IT-related requests.
- Clear request history, updates, and delivery follow-up.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly do you check during a VAT transaction review?
We verify VAT rates and codes, confirm exemptions or zero-rating support, match invoices to ledger entries, reconcile VAT control accounts and flag misposted or missing transactions.
How long does a typical review take?
Turnaround depends on volume and data quality. Small volumes with clean exports can take a few days; larger or backlog reviews may take one to several weeks. We provide an estimated timeline after scoping.
Will you make bookkeeping adjustments directly in our system?
We can either provide adjustment journals and clear instructions for your bookkeeper or implement adjustments directly if granted access. The approach is agreed during scoping.
Can this review help with FTA audit readiness?
Yes. Our reconciliations, documented exceptions and supporting evidence workbook help demonstrate robust bookkeeping practices and provide organized materials for auditors.
Do you support businesses using Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Xero or Tally?
Yes. We work with those systems and can extract data, map VAT codes and coordinate with your accounting setup or perform migrations if required.