ADGM registered auditors

An audit under the ADGM Companies Regulations must be done by an ADGM Registered Auditor. Small, subsidiary and dormant companies can be exempt, but a QFZP must keep audited accounts.

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ADGM registered auditors are the only auditors who can sign an audit under the ADGM Companies Regulations. ADGM guidance says annual accounts must be audited unless the company qualifies for an exemption. Use the quote form on this page to ask listed firms for an audit quote.

Source: ADGM guidance on accounts and audit for ADGM QFZPs, checked .

What ADGM requires

Annual accounts must be audited unless the company qualifies for an exemption. The guidance names three: a small company, a subsidiary of an ADGM parent, or a dormant company. The guidance is dated 25 August in its file name.

Exempt does not mean free of the rule everywhere. A Qualifying Free Zone Person (QFZP) that wants the 0% corporate tax rate must keep audited accounts regardless of size. So a small ADGM company that is a QFZP still needs an audit. Our page on the qualifying free zone person covers that rate.

Who can sign

An ADGM Registered Auditor. ADGM does not use the word approved. It uses registered, and it keeps two categories: Registered Auditors, which are firms, and Registered Audit Principals, which are individuals. Ask your firm which one will sign and confirm both on the register.

When it is due

The guidance we read does not give a day count after year end in the part we could use. We cannot state a deadline. Ask ADGM and your auditor.

Where the official list is

ADGM keeps a public register of auditors. It is on the ADGM site under operating in ADGM, auditors, find an auditor, in words: adgm.com find an auditor. The page blocked automated access on , so we read no names and state none. Search the register in your browser.

On size, a search snippet of the ADGM Registration Authority audit monitoring report gave 37 Registered Auditors and 132 Registered Audit Principals as of . We did not open the report, so treat the numbers as not verified.

How to use this page

  1. Check whether your company qualifies for an exemption.
  2. If it is a QFZP, assume you need audited accounts.
  3. Search the register for firms and the named principal.
  4. Use the quote form on this page to ask listed firms for an audit quote.

DIFC works differently, with a DFSA register. See free zone audit requirements or the full table at free zone approved auditors.

Firms in our directory that mention ADGM

The table under this section comes from our own data. Each firm appears because ADGM is named on its own homepage. We did not check licences or approvals. An audit under the ADGM Companies Regulations needs an ADGM Registered Auditor. The firms below say on their own site that they serve ADGM clients. That does not mean they are on the register, so search it before you engage anyone.

Firms in our directory that mention ADGM on their website

Ranked by a weighted Google score: the rating pulled toward 4.0 until a firm has about 30 reviews, so a few reviews cannot outrank hundreds. Scores read from Google Maps in . A rank is a fact about reviews, not a recommendation.

RankFirmAreaGoogleServices named
1KGRN Chartered AccountantsBusiness Bay5.0 from 2,083 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
2ADS Management Tax Consultancy LLCSheikh Zayed Road5.0 from 1,070 reviewsExternal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT, Corporate tax
3Elevate Business Solutions DMCCJumeirah Lakes Towers4.9 from 476 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
4Tulpar Global TaxationBusiness Bay4.9 from 407 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
5AONE Chartered AccountantsHor Al Anz5.0 from 101 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
6RNG Auditors LLCBusiness Bay4.9 from 129 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
7Jitendra Chartered AccountantsDIFC4.9 from 103 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
8Bestax Chartered AccountantsBusiness Bay4.8 from 197 reviewsExternal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT, Corporate tax
9Avyanco Business Setup ConsultancySheikh Zayed Road4.7 from 758 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
10Hallmark International Auditors & Tax AgentsDowntown Dubai5.0 from 49 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
11AMCA AuditingJumeirah Lakes Towers4.7 from 215 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
12GULFBIZAl Twar5.0 from 40 reviewsBookkeeping and accounting, VAT, Corporate tax, Company formation
13The One AccountantDeira4.9 from 44 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
14Baker Tilly UAESheikh Zayed Road5.0 from 33 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, VAT, Corporate tax
15ZLS Chartered Accountant & AdvisoryBur Dubai5.0 from 32 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
16IMC GroupBur Dubai4.9 from 35 reviewsBookkeeping and accounting, VAT, Corporate tax, Transfer pricing
17Aabi Chartered AccountantsBusiness Bay5.0 from 25 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
18UHY James Chartered Accountants LLCBusiness Bay4.6 from 67 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
19SAVVY SETUPSheikh Zayed Road4.6 from 57 reviewsBookkeeping and accounting, VAT, Corporate tax, Payroll and WPS
20AMA Global Audit Tax AdvisoryAl Qusais4.8 from 24 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
21Innovation Star Consultants LLCAl Garhoud5.0 from 16 reviewsVAT, Corporate tax, AML compliance, E-invoicing
22Ahmad Alagbari Chartered AccountantsPort Saeed4.6 from 35 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
23MCA Management ConsultantsDubai4.9 from 15 reviewsExternal audit, CFO services
24CONFEDERATE ACCOUNTING AND BOOK KEEPINGAbu Hail4.7 from 22 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
25Kreston Menon Chartered AccountantsBusiness Bay4.7 from 19 reviewsExternal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT, Corporate tax
26NR Doshi and PartnersBur Dubai4.8 from 10 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
27TRC PamcoBusiness Bay5.0 from 4 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
28Green Books Accounting And Tax ServicesPort Saeed5.0 from 4 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
29Elevate First Accounting & Auditing LLCDubai4.2 from 16 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
30MNA Accounting And AuditingAl Garhoud5.0 from 2 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, VAT, Corporate tax
31Tass & Hamjit Financial AdvisoryAl Garhoud5.0 from 2 reviewsInternal audit, VAT, Corporate tax, AML compliance
32Al Fakhar AccountingAl Qusais3.7 from 9 reviewsExternal audit, Internal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT
33Alkazim Chartered AccountantsDubai Silicon Oasis0.0 from 0 reviewsExternal audit, Bookkeeping and accounting, VAT, Corporate tax

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Questions people ask

Who can audit an ADGM company?

An ADGM Registered Auditor. ADGM guidance says any audit under the Companies Regulations must be done by one. The public register lists firms as Registered Auditors and individuals as Registered Audit Principals.

Which ADGM companies are exempt from audit?

ADGM guidance names three exemptions: a small company, a subsidiary of an ADGM parent, or a dormant company. Check the guidance for the exact test that applies to your company.

Does a qualifying free zone person need audited accounts in ADGM?

Yes. The guidance says a QFZP seeking the 0% corporate tax rate must keep audited accounts regardless of size, so the small company exemption does not remove that need.

How many registered auditors does ADGM have?

A search result for the ADGM audit monitoring report gave 37 Registered Auditors and 132 Registered Audit Principals at the end of the year before last. We only saw that as a snippet and did not verify it.

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