United Arab Emirates

Cloud ERP for contractors and service companies in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi's contractors and service companies work for government entities, the energy sector and large developers, under contracts certified in stages and books that are audited. Aqid ERP costs each contract, holds its retention, keeps the IFRS for SMEs statements, and pays large payrolls through the MoHRE WPS file.

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In short

Abu Dhabi's contractors and service companies work for government entities, the energy sector and large developers, under contracts certified in stages and books that are audited. Aqid ERP costs each contract, holds its retention, keeps the IFRS for SMEs statements, and pays large payrolls through the MoHRE WPS file. The Premium plan fits, at AED 214 a month, with a 60-day free trial. Not built yet: There is no billing by percentage of completion and no timesheets; progress invoices are raised for the amount certified.

At a glance

CityAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
E-invoicingUAE e-invoicing (2027): the signed PINT AE invoice is prepared; transmission goes through an accredited service provider, and the connection to one is in progress, not yet live
VAT5% standard rate; the return is prepared from the books in the FTA's layout, not yet checked against the EmaraTax portal
PayrollA WPS salary file in the MoHRE SIF layout, end of service, payslips in Arabic and English; the UAE pension is not yet in the table
CurrencyAED, to 2 decimal places on every document and in the ledger
Recommended planScale: unlimited payroll, projects with budgets and retention, consolidated statements if the contractor runs several companies, and the API for your client's portals.
PriceAED 214 a month · 60-day free trial today, no card
Not built yetThere is no billing by percentage of completion and no timesheets; progress invoices are raised for the amount certified.

Business in Abu Dhabi, and the part Aqid ERP plays

Abu Dhabi is the capital and the seat of the federal government, the emirate's own entities and the energy companies. Contractors, facilities-management and service firms, consultancies and suppliers work on their contracts, often with hundreds of staff and a client who expects audited accounts.

Their books are project books that end in an audit: every cost tagged to a contract, retention held on certified invoices, the VAT return and the corporate tax estimate prepared from the same ledger, and a large WPS payroll every month. Aqid ERP does those and keeps the statements an auditor starts from.

How a business in Abu Dhabi runs on Aqid ERP

Contracts with retention

Each contract carries a budget and a percentage complete; certified invoices hold the retention back, and the profit and loss by project shows the margin before the contract ends.

Statements an auditor can start from

Profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and changes in equity in the IFRS for SMEs set, kept as you work, with locked periods and an audit trail that shows any change.

Large WPS payroll

Payroll for hundreds of staff with site allowances, overtime and claims, the MoHRE SIF file from each run, end of service accrued and bilingual payslips.

VAT and corporate tax from one ledger

The VAT return in the FTA's layout and the 9% corporate tax estimate above AED 375,000 are both prepared from the books you post.

A month at a facilities contractor in Abu Dhabi (example)

  1. Say a facilities contractor in Abu Dhabi invoices AED 1,800,000.00 of maintenance services certified in October, all at the standard rate. That is AED 90,000.00 VAT, AED 1,890,000.00 in total, on tax invoices issued from Aqid ERP.
  2. A supplier bills AED 540,000.00 plus AED 27,000.00 VAT for subcontracted cleaning crews, posted against a purchase order and tagged to the government-building contract.
  3. Payroll for 95 staff runs with a WPS salary file in the MoHRE SIF layout and end-of-service accruals, and its cost is posted to the books from the same run.
  4. The VAT return shows AED 90,000.00 output VAT and AED 27,000.00 input VAT, so AED 63,000.00 to pay before any other purchases. Each box opens to the invoices and bills behind it.
  5. These figures only show the arithmetic. How VAT applies to your supplies is for your tax adviser, set up before you start invoicing.

The parts you will use

Projects and cost centres

Tag every line to a project, a cost centre or a branch; profit by job, a budget and percentage complete per project, and retention held on contract invoices.

Accounting and reports

A chart of accounts for the UAE, bank accounts and reconciliation, fixed assets, and the IFRS for SMEs statements the corporate tax return starts from.

Payroll

Monthly payroll in AED, a WPS salary file in the MoHRE SIF layout, end-of-service accruals and bilingual payslips.

Corporate tax

The UAE estimate at 9% above AED 375,000, Small Business Relief recorded, and a closed year that stays closed.

The rules in the UAE, and what Aqid ERP does with them

VAT: the standard rate is 5%. The return is prepared from the books in the FTA's layout and every figure opens to the invoices and bills behind it; that layout has not yet been checked against the EmaraTax portal, and filing stays with you or your adviser.

Corporate tax: 9% on taxable income above AED 375,000. Aqid ERP keeps the IFRS for SMEs statements the return starts from, computes the UAE estimate and records Small Business Relief; whether income is qualifying free-zone income is your adviser's call, and no return is filed.

E-invoicing: the UAE's mandate (2027) runs through accredited service providers. Aqid ERP prepares the signed PINT AE invoice; its connection to a provider is in progress and not yet live.

Payroll: a WPS salary information file in the MoHRE SIF layout, end-of-service accruals under the labour law and payslips in Arabic and English. The UAE pension for national employees is not yet in the table, and no bank has yet accepted an Aqid ERP file.

Plans for a business in Abu Dhabi

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
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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
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Premium

For companies with branches, devices and volume

214 د.إ / month

  • Everything in Growth
  • Branches & devices
  • Consolidation & API
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Compare the plans in detail

Questions

Does Aqid ERP produce the MoHRE WPS file for a large Abu Dhabi payroll?

Yes. Each pay run produces a salary information file in the MoHRE SIF layout for your bank or exchange house, with every employee's net pay; end of service is accrued and payslips come out in Arabic and English. No bank has yet accepted an Aqid ERP file, so have the first checked.

Does Aqid ERP compute UAE corporate tax?

As an estimate: 9% above AED 375,000, with Small Business Relief recorded, from the statements it keeps as you work. It files no return, and whether free-zone income qualifies is for your adviser.

Does it produce the WPS file?

Yes, a salary information file in the MoHRE SIF layout from each pay run, with end of service accrued and bilingual payslips. No bank has yet accepted an Aqid ERP file, so have the first one checked by your bank or exchange house.

Industry pages for Abu Dhabi

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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
Aqid ERP for the UAEPrices in the UAEOvertime pay in the UAE: 25%, 50% at night, rest days and the 144-hour limitThe UAE Wage Protection System (WPS) in 2026: wages due on the 1st, through the WPSVAT deregistration in the UAE: when you must, when you may, and the final return

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