An independent audit gives your financial statements credibility with the authorities that license you, the banks that fund you, and the shareholders who rely on you. SKM International is an approved auditor across the UAE's major free zones and registered with the Ministry of Economy for mainland audits — so wherever your company is licensed, we can audit it and our report is accepted.
Many auditors are approved in a handful of free zones. SKM International is an approved auditor across the UAE's major free zones — including DMCC, JAFZA, DAFZA, DSO, SAIF Zone, Hamriyah (HFZA), RAKEZ, DIFC and Dubai CommerCity — and registered with the UAE Ministry of Economy to audit mainland companies. That combination means we can sign off your audit whether you are in a free zone or on the mainland, and the report will be accepted by your licensing authority.
Our audits are led by a Big Four-experienced team — with backgrounds at firms including KPMG, EY and Deloitte — and conducted to International Standards on Auditing, reporting under IFRS. We have audited UAE companies since 2006. If you would like the fuller picture of the firm, see our Audit & Assurance overview.
We have dedicated pages for the zones we are approved in — check yours.
The terms overlap: an external audit is an independent audit by an outside firm; a statutory audit is that same audit when an authority or law requires it. In the UAE, the annual audit most companies need for licence renewal is a statutory audit — and it is external by nature.
A real audit, conducted to International Standards on Auditing — not a rubber stamp.
A complete set of IFRS financial statements with our independent auditor's report.
Tell us your year-end and your licensing authority — free zone or mainland — and we will confirm what you need and get the audit done in good time.
An external audit is an independent examination of your financial statements by a firm outside your business. A statutory audit is that same external audit when it is required by law or by your licensing authority. In the UAE the annual audit most companies need for licence renewal is a statutory audit, and it is external by nature, so for most businesses the two terms describe the same engagement.
Yes, both. SKM International is an approved auditor across the UAE's major free zones, including DMCC, JAFZA, DAFZA, DSO, SAIF Zone, Hamriyah, RAKEZ, DIFC and Dubai CommerCity, and we are registered with the UAE Ministry of Economy to audit mainland companies. Wherever your company is licensed, we can audit it and our report will be accepted by your authority.
Many do. A growing number of free zone and mainland authorities require audited financial statements for trade-licence renewal, and banks, investors and group parents often require them too. Whether it is mandatory for you depends on your authority and structure. Tell us where you are licensed and we will confirm your position quickly.
We conduct our audits in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and report on financial statements prepared under IFRS. These are the standards UAE authorities, banks and shareholders expect, which is what makes our audit reports accepted without question, and our team's Big Four experience means they are applied properly.
The audit follows your financial year-end, and you will usually need the audited statements ready before your trade-licence renewal or any filing deadline that applies to you. We recommend starting in good time rather than at the last minute, so the audit is never the reason a renewal is delayed. We manage the timeline around your deadline.
Yes. We are a chartered accountancy firm handling audit, accounts, VAT and Corporate Tax. Having one team across all of them means your audited figures agree with your tax filings and your records, with nothing falling between providers, which is simpler for you and more consistent for anyone relying on your numbers.
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