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Statutory Audit
We conduct an integrated audit, which combines the financial statement audit,independent and objective assurance on financial information, transactionsand processes.
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Limited Review
We offer services relating to reviews of historical financial informationby expressing negative assurance on such historical financial information.
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Agreed Upon Procedures
We engage with organisationsto perform specific procedures and report findings to conform to their needs.
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Financial Reporting Advisory Services (FRAS)
Our team provides timely advice on the impact of accounting changes to assist businesses in the development of an appropriate implementation roadmap.
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Business Consulting
Grant Thornton UAE provides organisations with implementable plans that drive sustainable growth strategies to grow and optimise their business performance.
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Business Risk Services
Organisations need to understand risks thoroughly to be able to manage them better. Grant Thornton UAE helps businesses achieve the best balance between minimising risk exposure, optimising profitability and developing compliance review checklists.
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Regulatory Advisory Services
Grant Thornton UAE's extensive understanding of the overarching supervisory framework within the region equips our professionals to support financial institutions comply and abide by the set of regulatory mandates throughout the rapidly evolving ecosystem.
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M&A and Transactions Advisory
Grant Thornton UAE works with organisations on transactions from start to finish, assisting with strategy, identifying risks, executing deals, and helping to unlock their potential for growth and value creation.
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Restructuring Advisory
Grant Thornton UAE is committed to realising value for shareholders, in a way that recognises and supports the interests of all stakeholders. Our solutions maximise value, provide clarity and direction, and accelerate recovery and transformation for businesses.
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Technology Advisory & Cybersecurity
IT and technology are fundamental to drive the performance of businesses. Through leveraging the power of technology, Grant Thornton UAE helps organisations define and identify growth opportunities to achieve value-driven transformation and innovation.
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Forensics
Fraud and corruption pose a growing challenge worldwide. As the commercial landscape changes, an increasingly regulated environment requires stringent governance and compliance processes. Grant Thornton UAE helps organisations navigate challenges and crisis with a hands-on approach coupled with the use of technology.
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ESG Services
The Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda has gained significant traction over the years, to become one of the key strategic aspects of any business. It is imperative that all organisations, irrespective of industry sector, engage with their stakeholders and prioritise ESG practices to unlock sustainable growth opportunities.
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Corporate Tax
Our diversified team of corporate tax subject matter experts combines a perfect blend of international experience across several industry sectors, technical expertise, and commercial nuances with a commitment to deliver exceptional value to your business.
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VAT
The VAT team at Grant Thornton is well versed with the VAT Laws applicable across the region and holds valuable experience and professional accreditation in assisting clients across diverse industries to comply with the VAT obligations.
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Transfer Pricing
Grant Thornton UAE assists its clients in providing transfer pricing solutions that are implementable and operational, considering the facts and concerns of its clients.
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International Tax and Tax Due Diligence
Grant Thornton UAE supports multinational groups to optimise their tax structures. We can also assist businesses in analysing existing group transactions and inter-group supplies, as well as advising on potential implications of various taxes to facilitate an efficient Group tax structure.
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Economic Substance Requirements
Economic Substance rules were introduced in the UAE in 2019, requiring UAE businesses that undertake certain ‘Relevant Activities’ to maintain and demonstrate adequate substance.
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Customs and International Trade
The team at Grant Thornton is positioned centrally to assist the businesses with global cross-border tax structuring, planning and compliance needs.
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Excise Tax
We provide Excise Tax related advisory and compliance services to the producer, importer, and the storekeeper of excisable goods
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Incorporation and PRO
We provide guidance and help with setting up new entities in the UAE’s mainland and all the UAE free zones, as well as re-domiciliation of companies in the UAE. Our team drafts the needed legal documents and interacts with government authorities on various regulatory matters.
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HR & Payroll Services
HR & Payroll Services
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Outsourcing Advisory Services
Outsourcing Advisory Services
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has seen the increased emergence of growth orientated businesses; therefore complacency is no longer an option, especially in an ever changing and competitive market. In order to remain competitive, it is essential to have manageable operating costs.
Many businesses are facing common challenges including:
- high operating costs
- an increased need to focus on risk and compliance
- complexities of business processes
- required investment in technology
- need for training and retaining staff
Ongoing operational challenges can often deter the focus away from the strategic direction, which impacts the growth and profit potential.
With this in mind, outsourcing has emerged as a solution to address such time consuming challenges, whilst further promoting productivity in the workplace and throughout the business. Outsourcing introduces efficient and cost-effective delivery models in order to ensure that stakeholders can remain focused on strategic growth. The impact of this is being directly felt in the segments that outsourcing companies are able to address.
Research has suggested that outsourcing is emerging as a favorable option for the majority of companies who want to focus on growth and development, ranging from small to large businesses.
In a business environment which is competitive and complex it is essential to ensure compliance and accuracy at each business process stage. Failure to do so will result in:
- inefficient productivity;
- monetary loss,
- complex business processes
- demotivated staff
- retention issues
Therefore, more so than ever before business process outsourcing is fast becoming the only solution to cutting through complexity and addressing daily challenges, in order to transform them into efficient, high performing and compliant processes.
Often businesses spend a huge amount of time on monotonous tasks, which could be better solved with business process outsourcing specialism. This allows businesses to ensure productivity whilst introducing and endorsing internationally renowned and approved working models that are tailored for their business.
Global research from the International business report highlighted that one of the biggest constraints on growth was the lack of skilled workforce and access to labour in the UAE. Through adopting business process outsourcing models and methods, these issues can be avoided as specialist teams provide meaningful advice to support and encourage growth.
Business process outsourcing is being seen as a productive method of ensuring business efficiency and development. It often leads to staff satisfaction, as the day to day operational elements of the business are taken care of and become more efficient over time.
