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U.S.A. Regional Trade Center Free Zone · Sharjah

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

The U.S.A. Regional Trade Center Free Zone was created to help companies trade between the United States and the Middle East, and licenses trading and service businesses in Sharjah. Quick Ashford audits USARTC companies, files their corporate tax and VAT returns and keeps their books, for a fee agreed before we start.

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Emirate
Sharjah
Audit needed to claim the 0% rate
Tax-driven
Sharjah skyline across the lagoon
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About USARTC

What USARTC is known for.

The U.S.A. Regional Trade Center Free Zone was created to help companies trade between the United States and the Middle East, and licenses trading and service businesses in Sharjah.

Known for
A trade gateway between American companies and the Middle East
Location
Sharjah

Typical USARTC businesses

  • Import and export
  • Trading
  • Business services
  • Regional representation
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Audit requirements

Does a USARTC company need an audit?

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

  • Licence renewal

    Filing rules at USARTC depend on the licence type. The corporate tax rules require audited statements 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

USARTC approved auditors: how it works.

Filing rules at USARTC depend on the licence type. The corporate tax rules require audited statements for any company claiming the free zone 0% rate.

Audited statements
Needed for the 0% corporate tax rate

Closing a company

How to liquidate a USARTC company.

Closing a USARTC company means settling its obligations, cancelling visas and permits, getting the authority’s clearances, cancelling the licence and deregistering the company with the Federal Tax Authority. We handle the liquidation from the shareholders’ resolution to the final tax deregistration.

  • 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

Company liquidation services

What we do

Services for USARTC companies.

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

  • USARTC audit report

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

  • Liquidation

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

USARTC FAQ

Questions from USARTC companies.

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Do USARTC companies need an audit?

Filing rules at USARTC depend on the licence type. The corporate tax rules require audited statements 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 USARTC companies pay corporate tax?

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

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

Who can audit a USARTC company?

Ask USARTC which auditors it accepts for your licence type before you appoint one. We confirm this with you before we quote.

Services

The work behind a clean audit.

Other free zones

We also work with companies in these zones.

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