Aqid ERPE-invoicing (UAE)
Every invoice leaves Aqid ERP as PINT AE XML, signed and kept with the invoice, so the day your business must transmit, the documents already have the shape the FTA asks for.
Buyer's guide · the UAE
Accounting software for the UAE
What a business in the UAE needs from its accounting software, checked against Aqid ERP point by point — including what it does not do yet.
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What accounting software in the UAE has to do
The rules that apply in the UAE, and how far Aqid ERP goes with each today.
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UAE e-invoicing — PINT AE
Invoices are generated as signed PINT AE UBL XML and kept with the invoice. The UAE model transmits through an accredited service provider on the Peppol network; Aqid ERP's connection to one is in progress and not yet live. Businesses under AED 50M appoint a provider by 31 March 2027 and transmit from 1 July 2027; at AED 50M and above, from 1 January 2027.
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VAT 5 % and the VAT 201
The FTA's VAT 201 filled from the ledger, standard-rated sales by emirate in boxes 1a to 1g, with the documents behind each figure. Not yet checked against EmaraTax with a live filing; you enter the figures on the portal.
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WPS SIF file and end of service
Monthly payroll in AED with a WPS salary file for your bank and end-of-service gratuity. Since 1 June 2026 (Resolution 340 of 2026) wages are due on the 1st of the following month with no grace period, and 85 percent of wages must go through WPS. Before a run closes, Aqid ERP warns when its payday is after the 1st and when an employee has no IBAN and would be paid outside WPS. The GPSSA pension for UAE and GCC nationals is not yet in the table, and no bank has yet accepted an Aqid ERP WPS file.
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Books in Arabic and English
An append-only ledger, a UAE chart of accounts, bank reconciliation, multi-currency and consolidation — the records a corporate tax return is prepared from, kept as they were made.
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Corporate tax estimate
An estimate from the period's profit: exempt income out, non-deductible expenses back in, the 0 % band to AED 375,000 and 9 % above, and the Small Business Relief election for revenue up to AED 3M, for tax periods ending by 31 December 2029. An estimate for your adviser, not a filing.
Everything runs on one ledger
Invoices, purchases, payroll, stock and projects post to the same books, so the reports are never a second copy of the truth.
VAT returns
Aqid ERP fills the VAT 201 from the ledger as you work, by emirate where the form asks. Open any box and see the invoices and bills behind it.
Payroll & WPS
Run the month, check it, pay it from your bank and file the WPS: gratuity and payslips come out of the same run.
Inventory
Each warehouse carries its own inventory account. Sell, receive, move or count, and the cost of sales and the stock value move with it.
Accounting & reports
Every posting is kept as it was made. Reports, reconciliations and consolidated statements read from the same ledger, in Arabic or English.
Corporate tax
The tax on the period's profit at 0 and 9 percent, the Small Business Relief test, and the statements the return needs, for your adviser to start from.
Sales
Send a quote, turn it into a sales order, deliver and invoice it, and collect: every step is one click from the last, and each posts to the ledger as it happens.
Purchasing
Raise a purchase order, receive the bill against it, approve what is over your limit and pay suppliers in one batch, with every step on the record.
Projects & cost centres
Tag each line to a project, a cost centre or a branch as you work. The reports split by that tag, so profit by job is a filter, not a spreadsheet.
Manufacturing
Define what goes into a product, release a production order, complete it batch by batch, and the cost of what you made lands in stock with the variance explained.
Several companies
Keep each company's books apart and read them together: consolidated statements in one currency, with ownership shares and intercompany balances shown.
Spreadsheets, desktop software or cloud accounting?
The three ways small businesses keep books, side by side. The desktop column is a typical installed product, not any one brand.
| What you need | Spreadsheets | Desktop software | Aqid ERP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invoices the tax authority accepts | Made by hand, no signed XML or QR | Depends on the version and add-ons | Built to the UAE's rules |
| Arabic and English | Two files to keep in step | Often one language per installation | Both, switched at any time |
| Owner, team and accountant on the same figures | Copies sent by email | On the office computer | In the browser and on the phone, with roles |
| An audit trail | Any cell can be overwritten | Varies by product | Append-only ledger; every action logged |
| Keeping up when the rules change | Yours to do | Usually a new version to install | Included in the plan |
Switching is a plan you approve
Bring contacts, accounts, items, opening balances and open documents from your current system. Every import shows what it will do before it writes a row.
Simple pricing in AED
Start free, pick a plan when you are ready.
Starter
For small businesses that need compliant invoicing
77 د.إ / month
- Compliant tax invoices
- Customers & quotes
- Payroll and WPS file for up to 5 employees
Growth
For teams that want the full books, not only invoices
109 د.إ / month
- Everything in Starter
- Full ledger & reports
- Unlimited payroll, inventory and consolidation
Premium
For companies with branches, devices and volume
214 د.إ / month
- Everything in Growth
- Branches & devices
- Consolidation & API
Questions about accounting software in the UAE
What is cloud accounting software?
Accounting software that runs in the browser: the books live on a server, so the owner, the accountant and the team see the same figures from any device, and updates arrive without installing anything.
What should accounting software in the UAE include?
Invoices that meet the UAE's rules, the tax return where there is VAT, payroll with the local contributions and end of service, stock, bank reconciliation, and reports in Arabic and English. The checklist on this page shows how far Aqid ERP goes with each.
How much does Aqid ERP cost in the UAE?
From AED 77 a month on Starter, excluding VAT where it applies, with two months free when paid yearly.
Can I try it before paying?
Yes. Every plan starts with a 60-day free trial and no card; you choose a plan when you are ready.
Can my accountant use it?
Yes, with an accountant role of their own, or you can find a firm in the accountant directory.
Can I take my data with me?
Yes, on every plan: lists to Excel and CSV, documents to PDF, and the public API reads the ledger.
Aqid ERP in the UAE
Set up for the UAE's rules from the first day.
- Plans from 77 د.إ a month
- UAE e-invoicing (2027)
- VAT 5 %
- Corporate tax
- WPS