Sharjah Airport International Free Zone · Sharjah

SAIF Zone approved auditors for your licence renewal.

SAIF Zone is home to thousands of trading and light industrial companies that use Sharjah International Airport and the nearby ports to reach the region. Quick Ashford audits SAIF Zone companies, files their corporate tax and VAT returns and keeps their books, for a fee agreed before we start.

Emirate
Sharjah
Established
1995
Audited statements filed with the authority
Every year
Sharjah skyline across the lagoon
SAIF ZoneNext to Sharjah International Airport

About SAIF Zone

What SAIF Zone is known for.

SAIF Zone is home to thousands of trading and light industrial companies that use Sharjah International Airport and the nearby ports to reach the region.

Known for
Trading, light industry and air cargo beside Sharjah’s airport
Location
Next to Sharjah International Airport

Typical SAIF Zone businesses

  • General trading
  • Light manufacturing
  • Air cargo and logistics
  • Services
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Audit requirements

Does a SAIF Zone company need an audit?

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

  • Licence renewal

    SAIF Zone requires companies to submit audited financial statements to the authority each year.

  • 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

SAIF Zone approved auditors: we are on the list.

Quick Ashford Auditing of Accounts L.L.C. is on the SAIF Zone approved auditor list. Our audit report is accepted for your licence renewal, and we file it in the format the authority asks for.

SAIF Zone keeps an Auditors Directory, and audit firms apply to be listed in it. Its licence renewal checklist asks for the original audited financial statements, signed by the owner and the auditor, for the financial year set in the company’s memorandum and articles.

Audited statements
Filed with SAIF Zone every year
When they are due
With the licence renewal
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Closing a company

How to liquidate a SAIF Zone company.

SAIF Zone’s closing form asks for notice of closure, a liquidation certificate from an auditor for FZE and FZC companies, a notice in two daily newspapers, and clearances for visas, customs, the post office and the facility. The published form dates from 2019, so we confirm the current checklist with the authority before we start.

  • 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 SAIF Zone companies.

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

  • SAIF Zone audit report

    Annual audit of your financial statements to International Standards on Auditing, in the format SAIF Zone 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 SAIF Zone company or branch.

  • Liquidation

    Liquidator’s report, clearances, visa cancellation and tax deregistration when a SAIF Zone 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

SAIF Zone FAQ

Questions from SAIF Zone companies.

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Do SAIF Zone companies need an audit?

SAIF Zone requires companies to submit audited financial statements to the authority each year. Separately, every Qualifying Free Zone Person must have audited financial statements under the corporate tax rules, whatever its size.

Do SAIF Zone companies pay corporate tax?

Yes, they are within the UAE corporate tax regime and must register and file a return. A SAIF Zone 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 SAIF Zone 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 SAIF Zone 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 SAIF Zone?

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

Who can audit a SAIF Zone company?

Quick Ashford Auditing of Accounts L.L.C. is on the SAIF Zone approved auditor list, so our audit report is accepted for your licence renewal. SAIF Zone keeps an Auditors Directory, and audit firms apply to be listed in it. Its licence renewal checklist asks for the original audited financial statements, signed by the owner and the auditor, for the financial year set in the company’s memorandum and articles.

How do I liquidate a SAIF Zone company?

SAIF Zone’s closing form asks for notice of closure, a liquidation certificate from an auditor for FZE and FZC companies, a notice in two daily newspapers, and clearances for visas, customs, the post office and the facility. The published form dates from 2019, so we confirm the current checklist with the authority before we start.

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