An accounting review is a structured, independent examination of a company’s general ledger, trial balance, and financial records to identify inconsistencies, unsupported balances, incomplete reconciliations, classification issues, and reporting gaps. The CapitalZone delivers professional accounting reviews across Dubai and the UAE, producing detailed findings reports, open-items schedules, and corrective journal entries to ensure books are accurate and audit-ready.
Unreconciled bank balances, unresolved suspense accounts, and misclassified expenses distort financial reports and create serious risks ahead of UAE Corporate Tax filing, external audits, investor evaluations, or bank financing. We perform targeted reviews across your trial balance, aged receivables, payables, and VAT accounts to detect errors before they escalate.
Dubai-based team • Defined review scope • Clear findings • Actionable corrections
Focused Scope & Deliverables
Review chart of accounts structure, unusual manual journal entries, suspense accounts, and period-end balances to catch unsupported entries.
Verify whether external bank statements, payment gateways, and credit cards balance to general ledger accounts with zero unexplained items.
Examine customer and supplier aging reports, unallocated cash receipts, credit notes, and long-overdue balances to establish real recoverability.
Assess income recognition timing, expense classifications, accruals, prepayments, and invoice cut-offs around financial year-end.
Verify tax control accounts, output/input VAT ledger mappings, and tax expense adjustments to ensure complete alignment before filing.
Compare trial balances with balance sheets and profit & loss statements to ensure schedules are fully reconcilable for statutory auditors.
The review scope typically includes general ledgers, trial balances, bank reconciliations, accounts receivable and payable schedules, VAT control accounts, and financial statement consistency. The exact procedures and deliverables are confirmed before work begins.
No. An accounting review is a diagnostic management service designed to identify bookkeeping errors, missing reconciliations, and reporting gaps. It is not a statutory audit and does not issue an independent audit opinion.
Yes. We offer modular reviews focused on specific risk areas—such as bank reconciliations, VAT ledger accounts, inventory schedules, payroll interfaces, or a specific quarterly closing.
An accounting review often detects unusual journal entries, unauthorized expense trends, or control deficiencies. However, it is not a forensic investigation. If fraud is suspected, a dedicated forensic accounting engagement is recommended.
Yes. We formulate proposed adjustment entries and reconciliation schedules. Upon management review and authorization, we can post these corrections directly into your accounting software.
It identifies unsupported ledger balances, unposted adjustments, and missing documentation beforehand, drastically reducing external auditor questions, audit delays, and year-end billing overruns.
Yes. We inspect whether income and expense accounts are properly classified, whether input VAT is fully supported, and whether trial balances are ready for Corporate Tax computations under UAE law.
A focused review of specific accounts typically takes 3 to 5 business days, while a comprehensive multi-year or annual ledger review takes 1 to 2 weeks depending on document availability.
The Capital Zone Accounting & Bookkeeping is an independent private consultancy and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any UAE government authority. Government fees and approvals are subject to the respective authorities’ regulations.
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