Healthcare

Accounting for clinics and polyclinics in the UAE

For clinics and polyclinics in the UAE that keep their clinic system for patients and bookings. Aqid ERP runs the books beside it: invoices to insurers in AED, a P&L per department or branch, the VAT 201 laid out by emirate, and monthly payroll with the WPS salary file and end-of-service gratuity.

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In short

For clinics and polyclinics in the UAE that keep their clinic system for patients and bookings. Aqid ERP runs the books beside it: invoices to insurers in AED, a P&L per department or branch, the VAT 201 laid out by emirate, and monthly payroll with the WPS salary file and end-of-service gratuity. 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 is the accounting, VAT and payroll layer for a clinic, not a clinic management system.

At a glance

ForMedical clinics
E-invoicingPINT AE: signed UBL XML kept with each invoice; sending through an accredited service provider is not yet live (the mandate starts in 2027)
VAT5% standard rate; the VAT 201 is laid out from the books, sales by emirate
PayrollA WPS salary file, end-of-service gratuity, GPSSA pension for Emirati staff, payslips in Arabic and English
StockOn Growth and Premium, at weighted average cost
Recommended planGrowth, at AED 109 a month before VAT: payroll with no employee limit for doctors, nurses and reception, inventory for consumables, and consolidation if each clinic is its own company. Starter covers payroll for up to 5 employees.
PriceAED 109 a month before VAT · 60-day free trial today, no card
Not built yetAqid ERP is the accounting, VAT and payroll layer for a clinic, not a clinic management system.

How it runs

Takings and insurer invoices in, patient files stay out

Your clinic system keeps patient files and appointments. Each day's takings and each month's insurer invoices are posted in Aqid ERP as sales, so the ledger, the ageing and the VAT 201 all come from the same documents.

Each insurer with its own balance

Every insurer or corporate client is a customer with its own statement and ageing, so a payer that has fallen 90 days behind shows up before the amount becomes a write-off. Amounts you decide not to pursue go out on a credit note tied to the original invoice.

Departments and branches

Make general practice, paediatrics, lab and radiology cost centres and each site a branch. Tag revenue and supplies, allocate salary cost from the payroll entry, and read a P&L per department. A branch in another emirate reports its standard-rated sales under that emirate in the VAT 201.

Staff documents with expiry dates

Record each doctor's and nurse's residence visa, Emirates ID, work permit, health insurance and passport with its expiry date, and add the professional licence as another document. Aqid ERP reminds you 30 days and 7 days before each one lapses, and on the day.

A month at a polyclinic in Al Ain (example)

  1. Say your adviser has confirmed which of your services are zero-rated as qualifying healthcare and which are standard-rated, and your items are set up that way. In October, patients paying at reception account for AED 90,000.00 of zero-rated services and AED 60,000.00 of standard-rated ones, which carry AED 3,000.00 VAT.
  2. At month end you invoice one insurer AED 180,000.00 for covered visits, all on zero-rated items. The insurer's ageing shows the amount until it is paid. For a clinic under AED 50M, an invoice like this one travels through its accredited service provider from 1 July 2027.
  3. An outside lab bills AED 14,000.00 plus AED 700.00 VAT and a medical supplier AED 22,000.00 plus AED 1,100.00 VAT; each is tagged to its department. Payroll for 18 staff, AED 310,000.00, runs with a payday of 1 November, produces the WPS salary file and accrues gratuity in the same run.
  4. The VAT 201 shows AED 60,000.00 with AED 3,000.00 VAT in box 1a, because Al Ain is in the emirate of Abu Dhabi; AED 270,000.00 of zero-rated supplies in box 4; and AED 36,000.00 of expenses with AED 1,800.00 recoverable VAT in box 9. Net VAT due is AED 1,200.00.
  5. These figures only show the arithmetic. Which services are zero-rated, and how much input VAT you can recover, are for your tax adviser to decide.

The parts you will use

Sales

Tax invoices to insurers and companies, simplified tax invoices for patients, credit notes tied to the invoice they correct, automatic email reminders, and statements by email or WhatsApp.

Purchasing

Purchase orders and bills from labs and medical suppliers, with an approval limit in AED so large orders wait for a second approver.

Fixed assets

Ultrasound and X-ray units, lab analysers and the clinic fit-out on the asset register, with depreciation run each month in one click.

Payroll

Monthly payroll in AED with the WPS SIF salary file, end-of-service gratuity accrued every month, payslips in Arabic and English, and a warning when payday falls after the 1st.

Inventory

On Growth and Premium, consumables in several stores at weighted average cost, with usage posted by a stock adjustment or count.

VAT and e-invoicing for UAE clinics

VAT in the UAE is 5%, and the VAT law zero-rates qualifying healthcare. Which of your services qualify, and whether any are standard-rated or exempt, is for your tax adviser. Aqid ERP then keeps standard-rated sales in boxes 1a to 1g by the emirate of the branch, zero-rated ones in box 4, and opens each box to the invoices behind it.

E-invoicing covers invoices to businesses and government, so your invoices to insurers and companies are in scope, while sales to patients as consumers are outside it under current guidance. A clinic with revenue under AED 50M appoints an accredited service provider by 31 March 2027 and transmits from 1 July 2027. A clinic that bills only patients still needs a provider to receive its suppliers' e-invoices.

Aqid ERP signs every invoice as PINT AE XML today and keeps it with the invoice. It is not an accredited service provider, and its connection to one is not yet live. You enter the VAT 201 figures on EmaraTax yourself.

Plans for Medical clinics

Starter

For small businesses that need compliant invoicing

77 د.إ / month

  • Compliant tax invoices
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  • Payroll and WPS file for up to 5 employees
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For companies with branches, devices and volume

214 د.إ / month

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Questions

Do our patient invoices have to go through an accredited service provider in 2027?

Not under current guidance: sales to consumers are outside the e-invoicing phases announced so far. Invoices to insurers and companies are in scope, from 1 July 2027 for a clinic under AED 50M, with a provider appointed by 31 March 2027. Aqid ERP already signs each invoice as PINT AE XML; its own connection to a provider is not yet live.

Is healthcare zero-rated for VAT in the UAE?

The VAT law zero-rates qualifying healthcare, but that does not mean every service a clinic offers qualifies. Agree the treatment of each service with your tax adviser and set your items up accordingly; Aqid ERP reports zero-rated sales in box 4 and standard-rated ones by emirate.

Does Aqid ERP replace our clinic management system?

No. It has no patient records, EMR, appointments or insurance claims submission. Your clinic system keeps doing that; Aqid ERP does the accounting, VAT and payroll from the takings and invoices you post.

We have branches in Al Ain and Dubai. How does the VAT 201 split them?

Standard-rated sales follow the emirate of the branch that made them: Al Ain under Abu Dhabi in box 1a, Dubai in box 1b. Each branch can also have its own P&L and balance sheet for your own reporting.

Can it pay doctors and nurses through WPS?

It produces the WPS SIF salary file from the run's net pay and each employee's IBAN and labour card number, accrues gratuity and prints bilingual payslips; you upload the file to your bank. No bank has yet accepted an Aqid ERP WPS file, so test the first one with yours. Since 1 June 2026 wages are due on the 1st, and the run warns you if payday is later.

Can we track medical consumables and their expiry dates?

Consumables, yes, on Growth and Premium, in several stores at weighted average cost. Expiry dates and batches, no; keep those in your clinic or pharmacy system.

Appoint your provider before 31 March 2027. Start the books today.

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