Aqid ERPThe day's takings into the books
Your booking or POS app closes the day. You post its services, product sales and VAT in Aqid ERP against the card clearing and cash accounts, so the bank deposit and the books agree when you reconcile.
Hospitality & lifestyle
Accounting for beauty salons and spas in the UAE
For UAE beauty salons, barbershops, nail bars and spas that run appointments in a booking app. Aqid ERP records each day's takings at 5% VAT, invoices bridal parties and corporate clients, keeps retail products and back-bar supplies as stock, and pays stylists and therapists through a WPS salary file.
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In short
For UAE beauty salons, barbershops, nail bars and spas that run appointments in a booking app. Aqid ERP records each day's takings at 5% VAT, invoices bridal parties and corporate clients, keeps retail products and back-bar supplies as stock, and pays stylists and therapists through a WPS salary file. Aqid ERP lays out the FTA's VAT 201 from the books, generates every invoice as signed PINT AE XML for the 2027 e-invoicing mandate and runs payroll in dirhams with a WPS salary file and end-of-service gratuity. The Growth plan fits, at AED 109 a month, with a 60-day free trial. Not built yet: Aqid ERP has no appointment calendar, so your booking app stays at the front desk and keeps the service history.
At a glance
| For | Salons & spas |
|---|---|
| E-invoicing | PINT AE: signed UBL XML kept with each invoice; sending through an accredited service provider is not yet live (the mandate starts in 2027) |
| VAT | 5% standard rate; the VAT 201 is laid out from the books, sales by emirate |
| Payroll | A WPS salary file, end-of-service gratuity, GPSSA pension for Emirati staff, payslips in Arabic and English |
| Stock | On Growth and Premium, at weighted average cost |
| Recommended plan | Growth (AED 109 a month before VAT) if you sell products or employ more than five people; a small service-only salon can start on Starter at AED 77. |
| Price | AED 109 a month before VAT · 60-day free trial today, no card |
| Not built yet | Aqid ERP has no appointment calendar, so your booking app stays at the front desk and keeps the service history. |
How it runs
Bridal and corporate bookings invoiced properly
A wedding party, a hotel contract or a company wellness day gets a tax invoice in AED from Aqid ERP, with a quote the client accepts online first, a customer statement and a payment link once you connect a payment provider.
Shelf and back-bar stock
Retail products and the colour, wax and oils used on clients are stock items at weighted average cost. The browser till reads barcodes for product sales, and a month-end count sends what was used to cost.
Stylists paid with commission
Monthly payroll in AED with commission as a percentage of sales, the WPS SIF salary file, gratuity on the basic wage and payslips in Arabic and English. Residence visa, work permit and health insurance dates raise a notice before they expire.
A month at a salon in Al Ain (example)
- Say your booking app records AED 58,000.00 of services and AED 9,000.00 of retail products in a month at your salon in Al Ain. VAT at 5% is AED 3,350.00, so AED 70,350.00 was taken by card and in cash. You post each day's totals against the card clearing and cash accounts.
- An events company books a bridal package for AED 9,500.00. You issue a tax invoice from Aqid ERP: AED 9,500.00 plus AED 475.00 VAT, AED 9,975.00 in all, with its signed PINT AE XML kept beside it, and the client pays through the link.
- Your product distributor bills AED 7,200.00 plus AED 360.00 VAT. The stock goes on the shelf at cost; at month end you count it, and what was sold or used comes off at weighted average cost.
- The landlord bills AED 16,000.00 plus AED 800.00 VAT for rent. Payroll for 11 staff includes each stylist's commission on their sales and produces the WPS SIF file, with the payday set on the 1st of the following month.
- VAT for the month: output tax of AED 3,825.00 (3,350.00 + 475.00) less input tax of AED 1,160.00 (360.00 + 800.00) leaves AED 2,665.00. Al Ain is in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, so the sales appear in Abu Dhabi's box of the VAT 201.
The parts you will use
Sales and invoices
Tax invoices for event and corporate clients, quotes accepted online without an account, credit notes for cancelled packages and automatic email reminders for unpaid invoices.
Inventory
Retail products and salon supplies in one store or several, with barcodes, stock counts and weighted average cost. Growth or Premium.
Purchasing
Purchase orders to distributors turn into bills, and staff can submit expense claims for small buys.
Payroll
Commission rules, the WPS SIF file, end-of-service gratuity, bilingual payslips and expiry notices for every team member's documents.
Branches and sections
Tag takings and bills to each branch, or to hair, nails and spa, allocate payroll to them, and read a profit and loss for each.
VAT and e-invoicing for salons in the UAE
Services and product sales are recorded at 5% VAT, input tax on products, rent and equipment is collected as you post the bills, and the VAT 201 is laid out from the ledger with each box opening to its documents. You enter the figures on EmaraTax by the 28th day after the period ends; the layout has not yet been checked with a live filing.
Walk-in clients are consumers, and sales to consumers are outside the e-invoicing phases announced so far; their receipts come from your booking or POS app. Invoices to businesses, such as an events company or a hotel, are in scope: a salon under AED 50M of revenue appoints an accredited service provider by 31 March 2027 and sends through it from 1 July 2027.
Aqid ERP signs those invoices as PINT AE XML today, but its connection to a provider is not yet live and it is not a provider itself. A salon that sells only to consumers will still need a provider to receive its suppliers' e-invoices.
Plans for Salons & spas
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
- Your own versioned metrics, consolidation & API
Questions
Do I have to give up my booking app?
No. Aqid ERP has no appointment calendar. Keep the booking app for clients and chairs, and use Aqid ERP for the books, the VAT 201, payroll and product stock.
Do I need e-invoices for walk-in clients?
Sales to consumers are outside the phases announced so far. Invoices to businesses are in from 1 July 2027 for a salon under AED 50M. Aqid ERP signs each business invoice as PINT AE XML now; transmission through an accredited service provider is not yet live.
Can payroll pay stylist commission?
Yes, as a percentage of sales by salesperson or cost centre, in the same run that produces the WPS SIF file. It does not read bookings, so commission per service stays in your booking app.
Will I be warned before a therapist's visa or work permit expires?
Yes. Record the residence visa, work permit, passport and health insurance on the employee record with their dates; notices come 30 days and 7 days before and on the day.
Can I track the products I sell and use on clients?
Yes, on Growth or Premium. Products are stock items at weighted average cost, with barcodes read at the till and on counts. There is no expiry tracking.
How do I start?
With a 60-day free trial. Migration help is free during the offer to 31 December 2026, including your product list and opening balances.
Other industries
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Property & construction
Trade, stock & production
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Groups of companies
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