Meydan Free Zone · Dubai

Audit services for Meydan companies, ready before your licence renewal.

Meydan Free Zone offers a fully digital setup process and a prestigious address minutes from Downtown Dubai, which makes it a favourite for consultants, media and e-commerce founders. Quick Ashford audits Meydan companies, files their corporate tax and VAT returns and keeps their books, for a fee agreed before we start.

Emirate
Dubai
Established
2009
Audit needed to claim the 0% rate
Tax-driven
Downtown Dubai skyline
MeydanMeydan, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai

About Meydan

What Meydan is known for.

Meydan Free Zone offers a fully digital setup process and a prestigious address minutes from Downtown Dubai, which makes it a favourite for consultants, media and e-commerce founders.

Known for
Fast digital setup with a central Dubai address
Location
Meydan, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai

Typical Meydan businesses

  • Consultancy
  • Media and marketing
  • E-commerce
  • General trading
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Audit requirements

Does a Meydan company need an audit?

Four situations make audited financial statements necessary. Most companies meet at least one.

  • Licence renewal

    Meydan’s regulations require a company to submit audited financial statements within 30 days of the authority asking for them. Banks ask for them too, and the corporate tax rules require them for any company claiming the free zone 0% rate.

  • 0% corporate tax

    A Qualifying Free Zone Person must have audited financial statements, whatever its revenue. Without them the 0% rate is lost.

  • Banks and investors

    Banks ask for audited accounts for facilities, account reviews and large transfers. Buyers and investors ask for two or three years.

  • Closing the company

    Free zone authorities ask for a liquidator’s or auditor’s report and final accounts before they cancel a licence.

Authorities update their filing rules from time to time. We confirm the current requirement for your licence before we quote.

Approved auditors

Meydan approved auditors: how it works.

Meydan Free Zone does not publish an approved auditor list. Its regulations require a company to submit audited financial statements within 30 days of the authority asking for them, and Meydan states the auditor must be registered with the UAE Ministry of Economy. A change of auditor must be notified to the authority.

Audited statements
Needed for the 0% corporate tax rate
When they are due
Within 30 days of the authority’s request

Closing a company

How to liquidate a Meydan company.

Meydan’s own guidance asks for a liquidation report from an independent auditor registered in the UAE, a bank letter confirming the account is closed, visa cancellations and tax deregistration. It quotes between 2 and 16 weeks, depending on the company.

  • Shareholders’ resolution to dissolve the company and appoint a liquidator
  • Notice to creditors, where the authority requires it
  • Employee visas, establishment card and permits cancelled
  • Lease, utilities and bank account closed, with clearance letters
  • Liquidator’s report and final financial statements
  • Licence cancelled and the company removed from the register
  • VAT deregistration within 30 business days, and corporate tax deregistration within 3 months

What we do

Services for Meydan companies.

One team for the audit, the tax filings and the books behind them.

  • Meydan audit report

    Annual audit of your financial statements to International Standards on Auditing, in the format Meydan and your bank expect.

  • Corporate tax return

    Registration, Qualifying Free Zone Person assessment, tax computation and the annual return.

  • VAT registration and returns

    Registration when you pass the threshold, quarterly returns, refunds and voluntary disclosures.

  • Bookkeeping

    Monthly books and IFRS financial statements, so the audit and tax return start from clean numbers.

  • New company setup

    Licence application, visas and bank account for a new Meydan company or branch.

  • Liquidation

    Liquidator’s report, clearances, visa cancellation and tax deregistration when a Meydan company closes.

How we work

From first call to signed report in four steps.

  1. Free consultation

    A 20 minute call or WhatsApp chat about your company, your licence and what is due.

    Day 1
  2. Fixed-fee proposal

    A written scope, timeline and price. No hourly billing and no surprises later.

    Within 24 hours
  3. Fieldwork

    Share records by secure upload. We test, reconcile and keep you posted on every open point.

    Agreed timeline
  4. Signed report

    Your signed audit report or filed return, delivered in the format your authority requires.

    Before your deadline

Meydan FAQ

Questions from Meydan companies.

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Do Meydan companies need an audit?

Meydan does not routinely collect audited statements from every company, but banks do, and the corporate tax rules require them for any company claiming the free zone 0% rate. Separately, every Qualifying Free Zone Person must have audited financial statements under the corporate tax rules, whatever its size.

Do Meydan companies pay corporate tax?

Yes, they are within the UAE corporate tax regime and must register and file a return. A Meydan company that meets the Qualifying Free Zone Person conditions pays 0% on qualifying income and 9% on other income.

How long does an audit of a Meydan company take?

For most small and medium companies, one to three weeks once the accounting records are complete. If your licence renewal is close, tell us on the first call and we plan the work around it.

Can you keep the books and file tax returns for a Meydan company too?

Yes. Many clients use us for monthly bookkeeping, VAT returns and the corporate tax return as well as the annual audit, so the numbers are consistent across all of them.

Can you help set up a new company in Meydan?

Yes. We handle the application, licence, visas and bank account for new Meydan companies, and then look after the accounting, tax and audit each year.

Who can audit a Meydan company?

Meydan Free Zone does not publish an approved auditor list. Its regulations require a company to submit audited financial statements within 30 days of the authority asking for them, and Meydan states the auditor must be registered with the UAE Ministry of Economy. A change of auditor must be notified to the authority.

How do I liquidate a Meydan company?

Meydan’s own guidance asks for a liquidation report from an independent auditor registered in the UAE, a bank letter confirming the account is closed, visa cancellations and tax deregistration. It quotes between 2 and 16 weeks, depending on the company.

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